Advanced Dental Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Program Director: Hechang Huang, DDS, MSD, MS, PhD

The Advanced Dental Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is a 36-month, full-time program designed to meet the eligibility requirements of both the American Dental Association for specialization in orthodontics and the certifying examination given by the American Board of Orthodontics. Applicants to the program must have a DDS or DMD degree, or foreign equivalent that is acceptable for New York State Licensure. Beginning on July 1 of each year, training will take place primarily in the School of Dental Medicine and its clinical facility (Dental Care Center).

Instruction is provided through lectures, seminars, case presentation, conferences and clinical practice. Emphasis is on diagnostic procedures and treatment planning and the application of clinical methods, best designed to meet the treatment objectives for the individual patient.

To receive a certificate in post-doctoral orthodontics, the student must:

• Satisfactorily complete all courses
• Submit 25 completed case analysis
• Submit two completed case write-ups as per standards of the American Board of Orthodontics
• Pass an oral examination modeled after the certifying exam of the American Board of Orthodontics
• Sit for parts I and II of the American Board of Orthodontics written examination
• Present and defend a research project at the end of the third year

Year I program requirements include:

Basic Science Core
Orthodontic Technique (Pre-clinical Orthodontics)
Cephalometrics and Radiology
Growth and Development
Orthodontic Theory and Practice
Head and Neck Anatomy
Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Interdisciplinary CareI
Clinical Orthodontics I
Surgical Orthodontics and Craniofacial Deformities I
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Occlusion
Literature Review IJournal Club
Research Project
Evolution of the Craniofacial-dental mechanism
Supervised Clinical Teaching
Expert Seminar Series

Year II program requirements include:

Orthodontic Theory and Practice II
Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Interdisciplinary Care II
Surgical Orthodontics II
Literature Review II
Supervised Clinical Teaching
Research Project
Journal Club
Clinical Orthodontics II
Conferences in Clinical Orthodontics
Expert Seminar Series

Year III program requirements include:

Clinical Orthodontics III
Literature Review III
Teaching in the Undergraduate Dental Program
Research Project
Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, and Interdisciplinary Care III
Supervised Clinical Teaching
Conferences in Clinical Orthodontics
Expert Seminar Series

Cost of Attendance

Financial aid budget or cost of attendance are made up of two parts, direct costs and indirect costs. For more information on Orthodontics Tuition & Fees including Living Expenses. Please visit https://dentistry.stonybrookmedicine.edu/tuition_financial_aid.

For more information about this program (i.e. tuition, application, stipends), please email: Hechang.huang@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Director, Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
120A Rockland Hall
School of Dental Medicine
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8701