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 postdoctoral orthodontics, the student must:
- Satisfactorily complete all courses listed below;
- 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 the findings and discuss their research project at a formal seminar
- Submit for publication a clinical case report.
An application to the orthodontic specialty training program may be downloaded and printed from this website ( click
on link below ) or obtained from:
Office of Academic Affairs, Admissions and Financial Aid
Stony Brook University
School of Dental Medicine
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8709
Telephone: 631-632-8871
Deadline for Completed Application is September 1, 2007 the year proceeding expected matriculation.
Application for Advanced Education
Program in Orthodontics
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The postdoctoral program in orthodontics 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 D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree, or foreign equivalent. Beginning
on July 1 of each year, training will take place primarily in the School of Dental Medicine and its clinical facility (the Dental Care Center)
at University Hospital, and at other teaching hospitals affiliated with the dental school and Health Sciences Center such as the dental department
of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Instruction is provided through lectures, seminars, case presentation, conferences and clinical
practice.