PGDP-651 : Growth and Development

This course is designed as a review of human growth and development. Post-natal changes, development and methods of measuring and predicting growth are presented. Emphasis is placed on the growth and development of the head, face, jaws, skeleton and dentition. Case based learning is applied by having the residents present and perform two growth prediction on actual patients. Clinical implications and ramifications as well as the treatment is addressed before performing growth predictions and compared to treatment plans after a growth prediction is done.