Program Overview

Advanced Dental Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Program Overview

The Advanced Dental Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is a 36-month, full-time program designed to meet the eligibility requirements of both the American Dental Association for specialization in orthodontics and the certifying examination given by the American Board of Orthodontics. Applicants to the program must have a DDS or DMD degree, or foreign equivalent that is acceptable for New York State Licensure. Beginning on July 1 of each year, training will take place primarily in the School of Dental Medicine and its clinical facility (Dental Care Center).

Program Requirements

To receive a certificate in post-doctoral orthodontics, the student must:

• Satisfactorily complete all courses
• Submit 25 completed case analysis
• Submit two completed case write-ups as per standards of the American Board of Orthodontics
• Pass an oral examination modeled after the certifying exam of the American Board of Orthodontics
• Sit for parts I and II of the American Board of Orthodontics written examination
• Present and defend a research project at the end of the third year

Year I Program Requirements

• Basic Science Core
• Orthodontic Technique (Pre-clinical Orthodontics)
• Cephalometrics and Radiology
• Growth and Development
• Orthodontic Theory and Practice
• Head and Neck Anatomy
• Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Interdisciplinary Care I
• Clinical Orthodontics I
• Surgical Orthodontics and Craniofacial Deformities I
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Occlusion
• Literature Review I
• Journal Club
• Research Project
• Evolution of the Craniofacial-dental mechanism
• Supervised Clinical Teaching
• Expert Seminar Series

Year II Program Requirements

• Orthodontic Theory and Practice II
• Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Interdisciplinary Care II
• Surgical Orthodontics II
• Literature Review II
• Supervised Clinical Teaching
• Research Project
• Journal Club
• Clinical Orthodontics II
• Conferences in Clinical Orthodontics
• Expert Seminar Series

Year III Program Requirements

• Clinical Orthodontics III
• Literature Review III
• Teaching in the Undergraduate Dental Program
• Research Project
• Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, and Interdisciplinary Care III
• Supervised Clinical Teaching
• Conferences in Clinical Orthodontics
• Expert Seminar Series

Cost of Attendance

Financial aid budget or cost of attendance are made up of two parts, direct costs and indirect costs. For more information on Orthodontics Tuition & Fees including Living Expenses.