MClinDent Orthodontics

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Objectives Training in the theory and practice of orthodontics
Entry requirements Entry requirements Recognised dental qualifications. MFDS essential for UK students, desirable for EU and overseas students. Overseas students without MFDS or equivalent must have three years' general dental experience.
Academic title MClinDent Orthodontics
Course description Course content

-The Aetiology and Development of Malocclusion;
-Principles of examination and diagnosis
-Contemporary clinical orthodontic techniques
-Epidemiology and research methods.

Teaching
-Tutorials,
-Demonstrations,
-Clinical sessions
-Laboratory and typodont exercises.
-Students are allocated a number of patients and receive extensive hands-on clinical experience in the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital in the use of fixed, removable and functional appliances

Assessment
-Continuous assessment
-Final examination with clinical and academic components
-Dissertation based on research project
-Presentation of selected patient records.