First-Professional Certificate in Orthodontics at University of Pennsylvania |
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University of Pennsylvania is a Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Research Universities (very high research activity) with 23,980 students in Philadelphia, PA.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Masters degree, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate, Doctor's degree, First-Professional degree, Certificates/First-Professional Certificate |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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The University of Pennsylvania's roots are in Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy. But Penn's reach spans the globe.
Faithful to the vision of the University's founder, Benjamin Franklin, Penn's faculty generate knowledge that is unconstrained by traditional disciplinary boundaries and spans the continuum from fundamental to applied. Through this new knowledge, the University enhances its teaching of both theory and practice, as well as the linkages between them.
Penn excels in instruction and research in the arts and sciences and in a wide range of professional disciplines. Penn produces future leaders through excellent programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels.
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Encourage, sustain, and reward its faculty; nurture, inspire, and challenge its students; and support and value its staff;
Strengthen and appreciate the diversity of its communities;
Support free expression, reasoned discourse, and diversity in ideas;
Pursue positive connections to the city, state, and region and a mission of service to its neighbors in West Philadelphia;
Develop and support its connections to alumni and friends; and
Foster the growth of humane values. |
University Of Pennsylvania
Certificates/First-Professional Certificate
Orthodontics
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The two-year postdoctoral program in orthodontics integrates basic science and clinical orthodontics in a comprehensive curriculum, designed to develop clinically proficient specialists who possess a scholarly insight into orthodontic theory as it relates to patient care. While the basic science courses build upon residents' predoctoral knowledge of oral biology and related areas, the major part of the program consists of clinical education and training. Several popular corrective orthodontic regimens are taught, giving residents a thorough understanding of the respective merits of each treatment philosophy and the ability to apply them clinically. Since many corrective orthodontic problems involve adolescents, there is a strong emphasis on growth and development. A special Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontic Clinic, adjacent to Penn Dental Medicine's postdoctoral Orthodontic Clinic, allows residents to gain experience with the pre-adolescent. However, management of the adult patients is also emphasized through courses such as TMJ therapy and orthognathic surgery. Other highlights of the program include:
* Experience in interdisciplinary care of patients requiring complex restorative dentistry or advanced periodontal therapy. A combined faculty from fixed prosthetics and orthodontics presents a one-year course in occlusion.
* Participation in monthly rotations at the Craniofacial Clinic at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, exposing residents to craniofacial anomalies and treatment and the team approach involved in treating such conditions.
* Instruction in computer applications for diagnosis, treatment planning, and practice management.
* Presentation of a course in gross anatomy of the head and neck. Students undergo a ten-hour wet dissection with special emphasis devoted to the temporomandibular joint and its associated structures.
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