Advanced
Education -
Orthodontics
The program in
Orthodontics is a
twenty-four month course
of study beginning in July
of each year. The program
is designed to offer a
broad foundation in the
basic sciences and to
provide a background of
detailed knowledge
essential to the
understanding of
orthodontics. Primary
emphasis is on clinical
training, which is
correlated with and
supplemented by lecture,
seminar, demonstration,
and conference
instruction. Mastery of
the edgewise appliance is
stressed. Treatment with
functional appliances is
also emphasized as an
augmentation to fixed
appliance therapy. In
addition to the treatment
of routine orthodontic
problems, each student
treats several patients
with severe malocclusions,
requiring a combined
orthodontic-surgical
approach to therapy. Guest
lecturers introduce other
appliance techniques
currently used throughout
the world. Some of the
courses offered over the
two-year period are
orthodontic theory and
diagnosis, orthodontic
technique, biomechanics,
surgical orthodontics,
craniofacial
morphogenesis, anatomy,
and statistics. Each
student must also complete
a research project. The
program is fully
accredited by the ADA
Commission on Dental
Accreditation (CODA). All
applicants must take the
Graduate Record
Examination; foreign
studens must take the
TOEFL.
Advanced
Education in
Orthodontics
Curriculum and Credit
Hours
Key Information
Program
Director |
Dr.
Paul Armbruster |
Length
of Program |
24 months |
Matching
Participant |
Yes |
PASS
Participant |
Yes |
Certificate
Awarded |
Yes |
Degree
Awarded |
Master
of Science in
Dentistry |
Program Size |
4 |
Fees |
Yes |
Stipend Offered |
No |
International
Students Eligibility |
Applicants Without U.S. Dental Degrees: May
be Considered
Eligible Citizen Types:
- US Citizen, US Permanent Resident
- US/Canadian Citizen, US/Canadian Permanent Resident
- Non-US Citizen/Resdient (no sponsorship)
- Non-US Citizen/Resident (need sponsorship)
|
Application Deadline |
August
1 |
Program
Start Date |
July 1 |
Program
End Date |
June 30 |
Application
Materials Required |
PASS
applicatinos: https://adea.org/PASSapp/applicants/ |
Supplemental Application |
2" x
2" photograph uploaded here
LSU Processing Fee - $50, (non-refundable) paid on Pre-Admission Payment Portal
Copy of GRE Score Report
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Unofficial transcripts are accepted for consideration during the application process. If an offer of enrollment is extended, official transcripts are required along with a INDBE PASS score. Dental school and any other post-grad education transcripts are to be included.
Contact
the LSUHSC School of
Dentistry
Office of Advanced
Education:
LSUHSC School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
tel. 504-941-8113; fax
504-941-8180
E-mail: ds-AdvancedEducation@lsuhsc.edu
LSUHSC
School of Dentistry
Department of
Orthodontics
American
Association of
Orthodontists
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