This is a two credit hour seminar course. The purpose of the course is to introduce the foundational concepts for understanding both the laws of mechanics and the typical tissue responses to force systems used in orthodontic appliances. Students will learn theory-guided approaches to planning safe, predictable and efficient orthodontic treatment. Students will be expected to read and critique background material in assigned textbooks and journal articles for seminar discussions. This course will supplement subject matter covered in the typodont course, ORT 662.

Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.

Seminar in orthodontic theory and practice for advanced graduate and postdoctoral students in orthodontics. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Lecture, three hours.

Seminar in orthodontic theory and practice for advanced graduate and postdoctoral students in orthodontics. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Lecture, three hours.

Seminar in orthodontic theory and practice for advanced graduate and postdoctoral students in orthodontics. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Lecture, three hours.

Research in orthodontics. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 credits.

Research in orthodontics. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 credits.

This clinical course requires the students to analyze and diagnose the present and developing occlusal disharmonies in their assigned patients and to provide therapy for those patients who need tooth movements judged to be within the scope of the general practice of dentistry. Clinic, 50 hours.

A seminar course for dental graduate students in areas other than surgery, emphasizing anatomical and surgical principles applicable to all dental specialties.

This course teaches the management of the ambulatory oral surgical patient. It includes patient evaluation, control of pain and anxiety, performance of minor oral surgical procedures, treatment of acute and chronic oral infections and of complications associated with oral surgery, and the use of the problem-oriented record. Slide-text programs and reading assignments supplement the outpatient clinical experience. Clinic, 48 hours.