Orthodontics Continuing Ed Course Scheduled at University of IL at Chicago College of Dentistry

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun. 6, 2012 - The Department of Orthodontics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry will offer a four-week Continuing Education course for foreign-trained orthodontists, providing an update on Recent Advances in Orthodontics.

The course will be offered beginning Monday, Oct. 1, 2012; Monday, April 1, 2013; and Monday, July 1, 2013. It will feature both classroom and laboratory components.

Topics to be covered include:

Diagnosis and Decision-Making, featuring objective-based orthodontic technique, digital photography and 3-D imaging, cone-beam CT, OrthCAD and other digital model systems, and Dolphin software;

Treatment of Class II Malocclusion with Extraction of Four First Bicuspids on a Typodont, featuring bracket placement, treatment stages and wire sequences, finishing and detailing, and retention;

Clinical Observations; and

Daily Seminars, including diagnosis and treatment planning, analysis of treatment outcome, literature, and orthognathic surgery.

The Department of Orthodontics is located on the first floor of the UIC College of Dentistry; laboratory facilities, computers, and an electronic conference facility are located on the second floor. Clinical facilities were completely re-equipped with state-of-the-science units in 2010. The department’s library and conference rooms were remodeled in 2011.

Tuition for the four-week program is $3,200. A total of 30 Continuing Education credits will be given upon completion of the course.

The UIC College of Dentistry is located at 801 S. Paulina St. in Chicago, just west of downtown.

For more information or to register, contact Dr. T. Peter Tsay, Professor, Orthodontics, at (312) 413-4132 or ttsay@uic.edu.