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University of Kentucy College of Dentistry 
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Orthodontics

Orthodontic Specialty Curriculum

Curriculum—The core curriculum courses for dentistry are taken along with the other graduate students within the College of Dentistry. Instructors outside the division of orthodontics teach these courses, such as oral pathology, biostatistics, oral biology and TM disorders in the first and second year of the program. Courses such as diagnosis and treatment planning, cephalometrics, growth and development, surgical orthodontics and biomechanics are taught by orthodontic and other closely related faculty.

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First Year - Fall Semester

PDF Course Credits Course Director
OBI 650 Oral Biology for Postgraduate Dental Students I 2 Dr. Ebersole
ORT 610 Craniofacial Form 2 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 660 Orthodontic Diagnosis 2 Dr. Hicks
ORT 662 Orthodontic Technique 2 Dr. Stansbury
ORT 664 Biomechanics 1 Dr. Hicks
CDS 611 Child Growth & Development I 2 Dr. Hicks
ORT 770 Orthodontic Seminar 1 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 661 Orthodontic Seminar- Clinic 3 Dr. Kluemper
  Total Credit Hours 15  

First Year - Spring Semester

PDF Course Credits Course Director
OBI 651 Oral Biology for Postgraduate Dental Students II 2 Dr. Ebersole
CDS 612  Child Growth & Development Part II 2 Dr. Beeman
CDS 631  Orofacial Pain and TM Disorder 2 Dr. Okeson
ORT 661  Orthodontic Seminar- Clinic 3 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 770  Orthodontic Seminar 1 Dr. Kluemper
  Total Credit Hours 14  

Second Year - Fall Semester

PDF Course Credits Course Director
CPH 605 Introduction to Epidemiology 3  
OPT 650 Oral Pathology 2 Dr. White
ORT 661 Orthodontic Seminar- Clinic 3 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 770 Orthodontic Seminar 1 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 790 Research in Orthodontics 3 Dr. Beeman
OSG 651 Anatomical Relationships in Surgery 1 Dr. Van Sickels
  Total Credit Hours 10  

Second Year - Spring Semester

PDF Course Credits Course Director
ORT 620 Oral Pharyngeal Function Part I 2 Dr. Hicks
ORT 661  Orthodontic Seminar-Clinic 3 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 710 Management of Complex Orofacial Deformities 1 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 770 Orthodontic Seminar 1 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 790 Research in Orthodontics 3 Dr. Beeman
OPT 651 Oral Pathology II 2 Dr. White
  Total Credit Hours 12  

Third Year - Fall Semester

PDF Course Credits Course Director
ORT 621 Oral Pharyngeal Function Part II 2 Dr. Hicks
ORT 661  Orthodontic Seminar-Clinic 3 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 768  Residents Credit For Masters Degree 2 Dr. Beeman
ORT 770  Orthodontic Seminar 1 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 790 Research in Orthodontics 3 Dr. Beeman
PER 776 Periodontal Therapy Seminar 1 Dr. Mark Thomas
  Total Credit Hours 11  

Third Year - Spring Semester

PDF Course Credits Course Director
ORT 661 Orthodontic Seminar-Clinic 3 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 768 Residents Credit For Masters Degree 2 Dr. Beeman
ORT 770 Orthodontic Seminar 1 Dr. Kluemper
ORT 790 Research in Orthodontics 3 Dr. Beeman
PER 776 Periodontal Therapy Seminar 1 Dr. Mark Thomas
  Total Credit Hours 11