PGDP-770 : Orthodontic Clinic

This course has been designed to provide the students with knowledge and understanding of the philosophy and mechanics of fixed appliances. The course is designed to give the students exposure to orthodontic problems with as diverse types of malocclusions as our clinic population will permit. The basic laboratory and didactic course material are correlated and demonstrated through the treatment of patients. Diagnosis and treatment planning, record keeping, appliance construction and manipulation, patient management and interpersonal relationships are stressed and practiced under supervision. A multidisciplinary approach to orthodontic mechanotherapy is presented. While predominantly straight-wire appliances, the student is also exposed to standard edgewise, bio progressive, functional, and other aligning appliances, and cases involving orthognathic surgery.