Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) with Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics at Boston University

Combined CAGS and MSD in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, designed to meet American Dental Association training requirements for orthodontics. About half of the time is clinical, with the remainder given to lectures, seminars, basic sciences and research. Training also supplies patient cases for American Board of Orthodontics examinations.

Faculty: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine  |  Department: Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics  |  Duration: Minimum of 36 months of full-time enrollment  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Didactic requirements total 69.50 units, clinical 22.50 units and research 2.75 units, covering craniofacial growth, cephalometrics, biomechanics, occlusion and neuromuscular physiology. Sample courses include Orthodontic Fundamentals, Biomechanics II, Digital Diagnosis and Treatment Planning and Orthognathic Surgery; the MSD requires a research project, defense and publishable manuscript.

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