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DENT5174: Comprehensive Orthodontic Theory 1
2025 unit information
This unit is a series of lectures and daily tutorials on comprehensive orthodontic theories. These include published studies on combined use of various techniques, and clinical trials that apply newly developed techniques. This unit also emphasises the recent developments of comprehensive orthodontic treatment approaches and the underlying research. This unit further exposes students to contemporary developments of orthodontic treatment approaches and the supporting research, to understand the important philosophy of evidence-based orthodontics.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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DENT5171 or DENT6229 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT5172 and DENT5173 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the role of orthodontics, limitations and potential complications
- LO2. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of craniofacial growth and functional occlusion
- LO3. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of orthodontic relapse and retention
- LO4. Demonstrate familiarity with the current literature, including ability to correctly analyse and compare current literature with principles, and techniques of the past
- LO5. Demonstrate advanced skills in cephalometric and the use of computerised cephalometric analysis and superimposition
- LO6. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of principles of anchorage employed in the biomechanics of orthodontics, minimizing the loss, the friction in orthodontic appliances, frictional resistance during orthodontic tooth movement, skeletal anchorage systems as well as their complications
- LO7. Competently diagnose, treat and manage the conditions related to sleep apnoea, cleft-lip and palate and adult patients and medically compromised patients
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Surry Hills, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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