| ORTD | 513 | Craniofacial Growth and Development | 4 hours. | Physiology of the stomatognathic system, behavioral development, implications of craniofacial growth and development, reactions of periodontal tissues to applied force and prevalence; causes of malocclusion. Prerequisite(s): Matriculation into the Certificate Program in Orthodontics or MS in Oral Sciences program. |
| ORTD | 521 | Methodologies in Craniofacial Research | 1 hours. | Demonstration and discussion of the techniques and methods employed in the study of the structure, growth and function of the craniofacial region. |
| ORTD | 524 | Craniofacial Anomalies I | 2 hours. | Introduction to a variety of orofacial clefts, etiology, clinical presentation, growth and development and habilitation via an interdisciplinary team approach. Longitudinal analysis of cases with cleft lip and palate. |
| ORTD | 525 | Craniofacial Anomalies II | 1 hours. | Introduction to treatment aspects of patients with orofacial clefts and to a variety of craniofacial anomalies, their etiology, clinical presentation, growth and development and habilitation through a team approach. Clinical rotations through the Center for Craniofacial Anomalies. Prerequisite(s): ORTD 524. |
| ORTD | 537 | Biostatistics Applied to Craniofacial Research | 2 hours. | Multivariate statistical techniques applied to craniofacial growth research. Prerequisite(s): ORTD 523 and a basic univariate statistics course. |
| ORTD | 595 | Seminar in Orthodontics | 1 TO 2 hours. | Presentations by selected guest lecturers on research or clinical material relating to matters of interest to the Department of Orthodontics. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 13 hours. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the orthodontics postgraduate or oral sciences graduate program. |