Dental Branch, Department of Orthodontics - Required Courses 2nd Year Summer

M.S. Program- Advanced Education

REQUIRED COURSES

SECOND YEAR, SUMMER SEMESTER

APPLIED SCIENCES II

This course provides the advanced student with the opportunity to understand the principles of (1) ethics, (2) jurisprudence and risk management, (3) behavioral sciences and (4) education and teaching methodology.

ORTHODONTIC CLINIC II

TOPICS IN ORTHODONTICS IV

This advanced course provides the student with advanced knowledge in orthodontic diagnosis, analysis/case management, and treatment. Various approaches to routine orthodontic tooth movement, dentofacial orthopedic techniques, surgical-orthodontic techniques, and techniques for managing cleft palate and craniofacial deformities are presented. Instruction in different topic areas consists of a combination of lectures, seminars, laboratories and clinical activities throughout the year. Students are required to make oral case presentations throughout the year on patients they are treating in the postgraduate or craniofacial deformity clinic. At the completion of the course each resident is required to present a comprehensive oral and written case analysis of some or all of their patients to the faculty. Topics in Orthodontics I is a prerequisite for this course.

RESEARCH SEMINAR

Continuation (see description above)