DOD 500 Orthodontic Technique Presents a comprehensive study of the mechanical principles and practices which are used in the clinical correction of dental and skeletal malocclusions. Emphasis is placed on the application of sound engineering principles to known biological mechanisms. A broad range of appliances will be fabricated by the participants in order to gain a better understanding of their use and limitations. Several exemplary cases of mechanical approaches to be used in the Orthodontic Clinic.	6 Credit Hours
DOD 501-506 Orthodontic Clinic & Seminar The clinical delivery of comprehensive orthodontic care to patients with various forms of malocclusion. Each student will initiate and complete treatment for approximately thirty patients with varying types and degrees of malocclusion. In addition, this seminar will review and evaluate the success, failure and compromises necessary in the clinic learning experiences of all orthodontic cases treated and completed as part of the program requirements for each graduate student. Pre-treatment and post-treatment records will be analyzed and compared during a detailed discussion of diagnosis, treatment planning, mechanics and retention, providing a critical evaluation of the clinical result. The clinic program is divided into four segments, each with its own clinical faculty group. The students will, therefore, approach and treat their patients through the eyes of four different treatment teams. While a variety of appliances will be used in the clinic, the basic appliance of choice is the edgewise mechanism. Each seminar segment includes presentation of case reports by the faculty, evaluation of patient response in clinic, discussion of techniques, office management, and patient control, as well as all aspects of the science, philosophy and art of orthodontics.	42 Credit Hours
DOD 510 Roentgenographic Cephalometrics Presents the basic principles, techniques, and precautions in radiology as related to orthodontics. The anatomy, landmarks, terminology, techniques, and interpretation of radiographs of the head will be discussed. Several of the most commonly used roentgenographic cephalometric analyses will be studied and applied to clinical patients. Additional readings as to the role of this radiographic tool in other dental specialties (oral surgery, prosthetics, etc.) will be incorporated into the course.	1 Credit Hour
DOD 511 Early Treatment Seminar Covers the areas of treatment in mixed dentition with different approaches to various dento-skeletal problems. Limited treatment and treatment with functional appliances will be discussed. Understanding development of the dentition and occlusion is emphasized.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 512 Orthodontic Literature Review This course is designed to acquaint the graduate student with topics that are pertinent to the history and practice of the orthodontic specialty. Each student will research the literature in specific subject areas and prepare a report on this information for his classmates and faculty.	1.5 Credit Hours
DOD 520 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Lecture with video, handouts, skills check and written examination culminating in the award of a two year CPR certificate. Course format consists of four (4) hours home preparation followed by four (4) hours of classroom lecture and exercises.	0 Credit Hours
DOD 521-526 Early Treatment Seminar and Clinic The goal of this segment is to expose the student to diagnostic considerations and varied treatment modalities in the developing dentition. To this end, approximately 10 to 15 patients, per orthodontic resident, with various dento-skeletal problems in the mixed dentition will be assigned. The student will be responsible, as appropriate, for diagnosis, case presentation, case management, retention and referral for follow-up.	22 Credit Hours
DOD 531 TMJ & Occlusion Seminar An introduction to current concepts of mandibular movement as related to a semi-adjustable articulator. Concepts of different types of tooth position (cusp to marginal ridge, cusp to fossa) and jaw positions are explained. Functional disturbances and disorders along with changes in the TMJ, teeth, periodontium and muscles are discussed, compared, and executed on mounted casts. The present rationale behind splint therapy is considered and both centric relation and anterior repositioning appliances will be constructed. The importance of occlusion and oral function as major goals of orthodontic treatment are emphasized.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 532-536 TMJ and Occlusion Seminar & Clinic This clinic segment will offer the student the opportunity to treat 3-5 cases presenting with TMJ dysfunction. In particular, patients presenting with "myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome" characteristics as well as certain types of TMJ disc dysfunction will be evaluated for appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Students will be required to work up a detailed diagnosis, mount models utilizing a facebow transfer, and construct, where indicated, centric relation and anterior repositioning splints. After TMJ therapy, appropriate recommendation for such necessary follow-up treatments as dental equilibration, prosthetics, orthodontics, and oral surgery will then be made. In addition, significant time will be spent discussing risk management considerations for the TMJ-orthodontic patient	11 Credit Hours
DOD 541 Dento-Facial Abnormalities Seminar This course covers the history of cooperative efforts of the oral and maxillo-facial surgical and orthodontic specialties to find solutions to problems that the individual disciplines could not handle independently. It will cover diagnosis and treatment planning for acquired and congenital dento-facial abnormalities disturbing the biological and social well being of affected patients. The literature in this field will be reviewed extensively in an attempt to clarify some of the controversies surrounding the multi-faceted subject of orthognathic surgery.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 543 Journal Club A review and analysis of current orthodontic literature. Students will read and analyze articles from AJO, Angle and other orthodontic journals.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 544 Human Development The psycho-social nature of developing children and adolescents will be discussed. Psychological development from infancy through early adulthood will be described with emphasis placed on services. Discussions of specific management problems from the orthodontic clinic will be included in the course whenever they are applicable. In particular, specific reference will be made to the psychological testing assessment of patients presenting with TMJ dysfunction.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 551-556 Dento-facial Abnormalities Seminar & Clinic Four to five clinical cases will be evaluated and worked up for the treatment jointly by the graduate students of the Department of Orthodontics and the oral surgery residents of the local hospitals participating in this program. Guest lecturers from various associated disciplines will also participate in the program.	16 Credit Hours
DOD 563 Speech Psysiology & Pathology A review plus detailed consideration of oral, facial, and pharyngeal physiology, with particular attention to the functions of mastication, deglutition, and speech. Particular attention will be paid to recent research concerned with relationships between oral-pharyngeal function and arch form occlusion. In addition, this course will also review the development of normal speech, language, and hearing skills, their pathologies and typical etiologies. Attention will also be paid to the presumed relationships between aberrations or orofacial structures and speech production.	1 Credit Hour
DOD 564 Practice Teaching Includes preparation and presentation, under supervision, of assigned lectures. This course is designed to expose the student to methods of teaching undergraduate dental students in the clinic and the classroom.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 572 Microbiology and Asepsis An overview of current microbiological considerations in dentistry, including practical asepsis management.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 574-576 Advanced Orthodontic Clinic The goal of this clinic is to introduce the student to the rigors, pace, and environment of a modern day orthodontic practice. The student will have an opportunity to improve those technical skills needed to be successful upon starting his/her own practice, including four-handed dentistry.	4.5 Credit Hours
DOD 578 Biomechanics This course will introduce the student to the basic physical properties of orthodontic wires and force systems. The subjects of moments, couples, orthodontic tooth movement in three planes of space and the requirements of static equilibrium will also be discussed. These basic principles will then be utilized to analyze force systems employed in clinical orthodontic practice.	1 Credit Hour
DOD 581 Cranio-facial Anatomy Development and functional anatomy will be presented and discussed in this seminar. Emphasis will be on osteology and myology of the craniofacial region. Relationships will be drawn between normal and abnormal anatomical configurations, as well as the effects of growth and development, orthopedic and orthodontic treatment of these relationships.	1 Credit Hour
DOD 582 Periodontics Provides an opportunity for the practicing orthodontist to understand the role of periodontal disease during orthodontic tooth movement, to recognize periodontal disease in all of it's manifestations so that the appropriate referral and/or treatment is rendered, and to understand the role that a periodontist may play in treatment planning for the orthodontic patient.	1.5 Credit Hours
DOD 583 Cleft Lip and Palate Seminar Covers the role of the orthodontist in the multidisciplined management of the problem of cleft lip and/or palate. The evolution of treatment concepts of children and adults with a cleft will be discussed. Guest specialists from the various medical, dental, and para-medical fields (oral surgery, orthodontics, prosthodontics, audiology, neurology, speech pathology, psychiatry, psychology, genetics, social and behavioral sciences) will discuss the role that each has in the functioning of a cleft lip and cleft palate rehabilitation team.	1.5 Credit Hours
DOD 584 Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic The student will be assigned 8 to 10 craniofacial anomalies/cleft patients which he will diagnose and treat under the guidance of orthodontists who function as part of the "cranio-facial team" at Children's Hospital of Michigan.	1.5 Credit Hours
DOD 591 Basic Research Methodology The nature of measurement in orthodontics. Basic principles and techniques of research design and analysis, particularly in orthodontic research. Introduction to probability theory, sampling theory, and criteria of reliability and validity will be discussed. Fundamental concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics, and an introduction to scales of measurement and application of parametric and nonparametric tests.	1.5 Credit Hours
DOD 592 Research Design and Analysis A consideration of the role of statistics, in general, and of specific statistical tests in various types of research undertaken by the dental profession. The uses and abuses of descriptive and inferential statistics in reporting research results. Further analysis of the dental research literature with particular emphasis on the use of statistics. Various writing styles will be analyzed and critically evaluated.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 593 Research Project This course will be viewed as consisting of three phases, although graded as one at project completion in term VI.	6 Credit Hours
Research Project (Phase I) Independent research relating to the research project requirement for the MS degree in Orthodontics: formulation of the research idea, review of appropriate literature, formulation of the research hypothesis, and the methods and materials to be used in the project.
Research Project (Phase II) Collection of the data relating to the research project requirement for the M.S. degree in Orthodontics.
Research Project (Phase III) Analysis and interpretation of the data and finalization of the article to be submitted to a professional journal.
DOD 595 Advanced Orthodontic Seminar A series of guest lectures by outstanding professional persons will expose graduate students to the many diverse approaches to the practice of orthodontics not presently taught within the structured curriculum. Emphasis will be put on the differences in individual approaches to such things as: treatment planning and mechanics, timing of treatment, practice management, orthodontic business administration, and auxiliary utilization. These seminars will be scheduled throughout the year in conjunction with the SOSO group in Windsor and the CE program at the Universities of Michigan and Detroit Mercy.	2 Credit Hours
DOD 598 Cranio-Facial Pathology and Genetics A study of pathologic conditions affecting the cranial and oral regions. Clinical features are correlated to the embryological, anatomical, and histological alterations characteristic of each pathologic condition. Special emphasis is given on description of these pathological syndromes with craniofacial manifestations.	1.5 Credit Hours