Year 1, Semester 1 (Fall) (credit hours = 17)
| 1003731 – Orthodontic Patient Care 1 (7 cr. hrs.) |
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This course will train residents in medical, odontological, and
orthodontic examination procedures, orthodontic registration, clinical
analysis of occlusion/malocclusion, and a functional examination of the
stomatognathic system. Based upon the patient history, medical, and
odontological orthodontic diagnosis, residents will develop problem
lists and treatment models for each patient. This course is also
designed to train residents in therapy presentation and discussions with
patients and parents and the first treatment sequences.
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1003701- Orthodontic Documentation, Diagnosis & Analysis (2 cr. hrs.)
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Orthodontic Documentation, Diagnosis & Analysis is designed to orient
the new resident to orthodontics as a specialty practice by reviewing
and discussing the textbook “Contemporary Orthodontics" by Proffit (4th
edition). Basic facial, morphological, and cephalometric methods used in
clinical orthodontic practice will be reviewed, including principles of
describing the face and facial proportions, analyzing the facial
skeleton, intermaxillary relations, and tooth positions by model
analysis and by standard cephalometric techniques. Emphasis is placed on
various techniques and analyses used in analyzing patient records and
the skills necessary to secure and prepare orthodontic records and to
document comprehensively problems related to oral-facial health and
malocclusion.
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1003701- Orthodontic Documentation, Diagnosis & Analysis (2 cr. hrs.)
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Orthodontic Documentation, Diagnosis & Analysis is designed to orient
the new resident to orthodontics as a specialty practice by reviewing
and discussing the textbook “Contemporary Orthodontics" by Proffit (4th
edition). Basic facial, morphological, and cephalometric methods used in
clinical orthodontic practice will be reviewed, including principles of
describing the face and facial proportions, analyzing the facial
skeleton, intermaxillary relations, and tooth positions by model
analysis and by standard cephalometric techniques. Emphasis is placed on
various techniques and analyses used in analyzing patient records and
the skills necessary to secure and prepare orthodontic records and to
document comprehensively problems related to oral-facial health and
malocclusion.
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| 1003707 - Anatomy & Orthodontics (2 cr. hrs.) |
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This course is designed to review the functional anatomy of the head and
neck necessary for the complete understanding of orthodontic,
orthopedic, and surgical applications on human biology. The course will
especially focus on the functional morphology of the temporo-mandibular
joints, masticatory system, and upper cervical region, as well as the
topographic relations within the maxilla and mandible with regard to
orthodontic tooth movement, sutures, and related structures of the
facial skeleton. In addition, topographical relationships of hard and
soft tissues in relation to orthognathic surgery will be covered.
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| 1003703 - Orthodontic Mechanics 1 (2 cr. hrs.) |
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This course will describe the basic concept of straight wire treatment,
especially MBT systemized treatment, for developing proficient skills in
planning the mechanic strategies from the diagnosis, treatment plan,
aim, and commencing of treatment. The content includes the design of
appliances, bracket prescriptions, the need and design of enforcement,
etc. Also included is an overview of the biomechanics of removable
functional appliance therapy.
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1003704 - Cephalometric & Cast Analysis & Dentofacial Photography (1 cr.
hr.)
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This course will introduce the residents to the procurement and analysis
of cephalometric radiographs, study casts, and patient photographs. In
this course, the residents will hand and computer trace lateral
cephalograms to produce cephalometric analysis using a variety of
different methods and techniques. Study casts will be analyzed with
different types of analysis such as arch length analysis and the Bolton
tooth-size analysis. The concept of “excellent" patient photos is taught
in this course.
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| 1003705 - Typodont Course (1 cr. hr.) |
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This course prepares residents for clinical work by training them in
bracket placement, arch bow ligatures, bend backs, tie-backs, and
introduction to bending exercises. Banding and bracket placement will be
taught by the use of study models, as well as the basic biomechanics of
straight wire treatment before applications on patients.
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| 1002709 – Research Methodology I (2 Cr. Hrs.) |
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This course will provide an opportunity for students to advance their
understanding of research through critical exploration of research
language, ethics, and approaches. The course introduces the language of
research, ethical principles and challenges, and the elements of the
research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods
approaches. Participants will use these theoretical underpinnings to
begin to critically review literature relevant to their field of
interests and determine how research findings are useful in forming
their understanding of their clinical work and patient care.
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Year 1, Semester 2 (Spring) (credit hours = 17)
| 1003732 – Orthodontic Patient Care 2 (7 cr. hrs.) |
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This course is a continuation of Orthodontic Patient Care 1 and
represents full exposure to patient clinical orthodontic care. Residents
are taught to procure the necessary patient records, to implement
initial treatment plans and choices of treatment methods using either
fixed or removable appliances.
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| 1003702 - Craniofacial Biology & Development (2 cr. hrs.) |
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This course offers a clinically relevant understanding of craniofacial
growth and development. The course covers basic knowledge of prenatal
development, craniofacial growth, the development of occlusion, and of
skeletal and dental structures of particular importance for
orthodontics. This course also provides a clinically relevant
understanding of growth and development in relation to the practice of
clinical orthodontics and how growth is used in the treatment of
malocclusion.
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| 1003708 - Craniofacial Biology & Orthodontics (2 cr. hrs.) |
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This course will explore the relationship between tooth movement and
orthopedic jaw movement and the nature of the associated physiological
events. The physiology of mineralized tissues and the process of
alveolar bone changes are also explored.
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| 1003709 - Orthodontic Mechanics 2 (2 cr. hrs.) |
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This course will provide residents with knowledge on current and
classical orthodontic literature, the history, use, effect, and possible
side effects of orthodontic treatment, both fixed and removable.
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| 1003710 - Literature Review (1 cr. hr.) |
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This course includes instruction on critically evaluating professional
dental journal articles, predominantly of an experimental nature. The
course will consist of monthly seminars on evaluations of current
orthodontic literature. Residents will receive training in reviewing
current and past literature and understanding its relevance to clinical
orthodontics.
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| 1003711 - Wire Bending Exercises (1 cr. hr.) |
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Residents will be introduced to and trained in wire bending, and wire
bending techniques. Applied use of different arch bow materials and
bending techniques and how the different materials react to bending and
sliding.
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| 1002713 – Research Methodology II (2 Cr. Hrs.) |
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Biostatistics course provides an introduction to selected important
topics in biostatistical concepts and reasoning. This course represents
an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data and data
types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and
variability in data; methods for performing inference on population
means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing
and its application to group comparisons; issues of power and sample
size in study designs; and random sample and other study types. While
there are some formulae and computational elements to the course, the
emphasis is on interpretation and concepts. This course shall strengthen
students' preparation in their research proposal in the second year of
the program.
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Year 2, Semester 3 (Fall) (credit hours = 15)
| 1003733 – Orthodontic Patient Care 3 (8 cr. hrs.) |
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This course is a continuation of Orthodontic Patient Care 2 and
represents full exposure to patient clinical orthodontic care. Residents
are introduced to selected referrals with more complicated orthodontic
problems, adult patients, and patients having periodontal conditions or
other complicating factors.
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1003737 - Orthodontics & Maxillofacial Surgery & Planning (2 cr. hrs.)
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This course is based on surgical orthodontic lectures and seminars
discussing the diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of
dentofacial
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