Orthodontics Program
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 students 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:
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| 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 |
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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