James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
Orthodontic Residency Curriculum
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics:
Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics
About the Program:
| Overview | Faculty |
| Content | Facilities & Resources |
| Objectives | Patient Pool |
| Curriculum | Standard Benefits |
| Skills & Knowledge | Application |
CURRICULUM
An overview of curriculum components and distribution for the three years of the program are:
| Component | Percentage Distribution | ||
First | Second | Third | |
| Laboratory Exercises | 10% | 5% | --- |
| Clinical Early Treatment | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Clinical Orthodontics | 40% | 50% | 50% |
| Clinical Orthognathic Surgery | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Craniofacial Anomalies | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Didactic/Seminars* | 20% | 15% | 15% |
| Research | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Teaching | --- | --- | 5% |
*Includes daily case presentations with attending faculty in treatment planning. | |||
