GRDN 514 Introduction to Biomedical Research 4 units
This introductory course provides residents with basic information necessary to develop a research proposal. It will culminate in the delivery of an approved Research Proposal, suitable for submission to the resident’s departmental Research Guidance Committee (RGC). The course has two major components: 1) Applied Biostatistics and 2) Proposal Writing. Within the Proposal Writing segment, the course will focus on a) critical evaluation of the literature, b) proposal design and methodology, and c) proposal writing. Lectures, seminars.
GRDN 601 Practice Management 2 units
Prepares student for specialty practice. Concepts of employment, records, incorporating, insurance, and practice planning.
GRDN 609 Professional Ethics 2 units
Designed to provide students with a theological and philosophical framework for professional ethics. Topics include individual rights, autonomy, informed consent, and responsibilities of the professional person in the dental field, as well as in society as a whole.
GRDN 623 Biomedical Science II 4-5 units
This two-quarter course is offered every other year (alternating with Biomedical Science I) during fall and winter quarters. The course content is cell biology, applied oral pathology, biology of hard tissues, physiology, and biochemistry. Course participants are expected to have basic knowledge in the various topic areas since this course is constructed on an advanced level of understanding.
OMFS 608 Surgical Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Conference 0.5 unit
Uses recent pathology cases as the basis for review and discussion of common and ominous lesions encountered. Emphasizes differential diagnosis and patient management. Guest lecturers cover selected topics in oral and maxillofacial pathology. Repeated registrations required to fulfill the total units.
OMFS 616 Application of Surgical Principles to Orthognathic Surgery 1 unit
An introductory multidisciplinary lecture seminar emphasizing teaching preoperative diagnosis, treatment planning, intraoperative procedures, and postoperative care of orthognathic patients, description of congenital and developmental deformities with emphasis on all aspects of surgical-orthodontic patient management.
ORDN 524 Introduction to Graduate Orthodontics 12 units
A lecture course outlining the principles of applied design, the application of forces to produce tooth movement, and the tissue response to such forces. An overview of orthodontics to prepare the student for clinical practice of orthodontics – diagnosis and treatment planning including cephalometrics, growth forecasting and preparation of visual treatment objectives.
ORDN 524L Introduction to Graduate Orthodontics Laboratory 6 units
Selected laboratory projects to enhance the didactic portion of the course.
ORDN 525 Materials Science and Mechanics 2 units
Structure and properties of materials used in orthodontics. Analysis of the effects of mechanical and heat treatment. Survey of strength and mechanics in force delivery systems.
ORDN 529 Applied Anatomy 2 units
Fundamentals of anatomy as it applies to a special region or application.
ORDN 527 Clinical Photography 1 unit
Clinical proficiency in intra-oral and extra-oral photography. Discussion and use of photographic equipment and techniques on orthodontics patients. Camera, lens and flash required.
ORDN 535 Advanced Cephalometrics 2 units
A look at cephalometrics from a historical perspective to the present time, including most of the major analyses.
ORDN 536 Concepts of Physical Anthropology 2 units
Basic and classic concepts of physical anthropology as they relate to orthodontics.
ORDN 545 Growth and Development 3 units
Principles of growth and development from the subcellular to the tissue level. Emphasis on myogenesis and osteogenesis. Prenatal and postnatal development of the face and jaws, including the classic concepts of facial growth. Consideration of general growth, with the goal of developing ability to recognize abnormal signs, observe variations, diagnose pathological conditions, know the normal, predict height, and use various standards to assess growth and development.
ORDN 546 Fundamentals of Occlusion 2 units
The development of the human face and dentition. A concept of dynamic functioning occlusion.
ORDN 571 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning I 2 units
Diagnosis and treatment of assigned patients.
ORDN 574 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning II 2 units
Continuation of ORDN 571 with follow-up of clinical cases with progress records
ORDN 584 Current Orthodontic Literature I 2 units
Presentation of current papers in various disciplines of orthodontics.
ORDN 591 Current Orthodontic Literature II 2 units
Presentation of current papers in various disciplines of orthodontics.
ORDN 597 Orthognathic Surgery Theory and Literature Review 2 units
Presentation of current papers in various disciplines of orthodontics with primary emphasis on surgical orthodontics. Presentation of cases with various problems requiring surgery.
ORDN 604 Seminar in Orthodontics 1 unit
A critical review of suggested etiological factors of malocclusion. Problems of diagnosis and the rationale of various treatment philosophies. Liberal use of current literature. Discussion by guest lecturers with demonstrated competence in the field.
ORDN 605 Advanced Seminar in Orthodontics 2 units
Second-year seminar, design of clinical diagnosis; practice management.
ORDN 606 Craniofacial Genetics 2 units
Basic genetics; introduction to craniofacial clinic.
ORDN 608 Physiology and Pathology of Speech 1 unit
Study of specific areas of oral myofunctional disorders which influence the occlusion.
ORDN 634 Orthodontic Clinical Conference 2 units
Preparation and presentation of the diagnosis, case analysis, and treatment plan with primary emphasis on difficult and unusual cases.
ORDN 635 Finishing Mechanics I 2 units
Orthodontic treatment modalities with emphasis on finishing mechanics for the patient.
ORDN 636 Finishing Mechanics II 1 unit
Principally a seminar course created for first year graduate orthodontic students to expose them to alternate treatment philosophies and modalities. Guest orthodontists present the main portion of the course and demonstrate their treatment concepts in finishing orthodontic cases.
ORDN 654 Practice Teaching in Orthodontics 4 units
Experience in teaching the undergraduate dentistry student. Repeated registrations are required to fulfill the total units.
ORDN 655 Temporomandibular Function and Dysfunction 2 units
The temporomandibular joint and dysfunction in health and disease. Diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of the temporomandibular joint with an emphasis on the integration of orthodontics and temporomandibular joint treatment.
ORDN 657 Orthodontic Board Preparation 6 units
Presentation of finished orthodontic cases to faculty and residents. Preparation for the American Board of Orthodontics. Repeated registrations are required to fulfill the total units.
ORDN 697A Research 1 unit
The first part of research is devoted to identifying a research project, preparing a proposal and obtaining approval for the protocol.
ORDN 697B Research 1 unit
The second part of research covers the actual research actively including data collection.
ORDN 698 Thesis (M.S. track only) 3 units
ORDN 725 Clinical Practice in Orthodontics 56 units
Diagnosis and treatment of assigned patients including adults. A minimum of 210 clock hours per quarter (8 qtrs.) are required to fulfill the total units of 56.
RELE ___ A course in religion 3 units
Last Revised: Tue, Feb 26, 2008
