| Objectives of the Programme : |
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| The Orthodontics postgraduate program is designed to prepare a dentist for a career in clinical orthodontics, research and teaching. The overall goal is to educate dentists to become competent clinical orthodontics who will serve the public and the profession at a high level of excellence. |
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| Outcomes of the Programme : |
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| Upon successful completion of this programme, students will be able to : |
| OP-1 : | provide outstanding clinical and didactic education so that the orthodontic residents provide the best possible orthodontic treatment for their patients. |
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| OP-2 : | prepare orthodontic residents with the scientific background to make competent treatment decisions and to assess the quality of orthodontic treatment they provide. |
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| OP-3 : | instill professional and societal responsibility in all residents that will prepare them to become orthodontic leaders and address the public need. |
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| OP-4 : | provide residents with adequate computer skills to assist in practice management and patient treatments. |
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| OP-5 : | provide residents and practitioners with continuing education opportunities about recent advances in orthodontics and related fields. |
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| OP-6 : | contribute to the advancement of orthodontics through basic, applied and educational research. |
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| OP-7 : | be a resource in orthodontics for the public and community leaders. |
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| OP-8 : | manage patients with cleft lip and palate. |
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| OP-9 : | understand and apply the preventive and interceptive treatment strategies in clinical orthodontics. |
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| OP-10 : | competent to diagnose a patient, to collect orthodontic diagnostic records, and to evaluate and analyze these records. |
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| OP-11 : | competent to diagnose and manage a patient requiring orthognatic surgery using contemporary diagnostic methods and appliances. |
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| OP-12 : | understand and apply basic principles of fixed orthodontic treatment and retention protocols. |
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| OP-13 : | understand normal timing and patterns of craniofacial growth and development, and to evaluate hand-wrist radiographs. |
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| OP-14 : | plan removable appliances for simple orthodontic treatment and construct these appliances.
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| OP-15 : | evaluate research report in scientific background |
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