• The graduate program in orthodontics prepares competent individuals to practice orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.
  • The programs' objectives are to provide students with an in-depth education in biological and biomechanical principles related to orthodontics, to teach students to diagnose, plan, and deliver comprehensive orthodontic health care service; and to develop students' research and service skills.
  • Opportunities are available for research and independent study in the department, and there are special facilities for research in biomechanics and craniofacial growth.
  • Interaction with other departments provides learning and research opportunities in surgical orthodontics, cleft lip and palate treatment, speech pathology, animal experimentation, and human growth.