Master of Science [M.S] (Orthodontics)
Field of Study:
$37,500/Yr
SLU?s two-and-a-half year, full-time program in the specialty of orthodontics leads to a Master of Science in dentistry degree and a certificate in orthodontics. It provides intensive instruction and training in the biological and clinical sciences related to the specialty of orthodontics. The program typically begins the third week in June and continues for 30 consecutive months, with a 36-month option available for international students from specific countries.
The orthodontic program is offered by Saint Louis University?s Center for Advanced Dental Education, which strives to balance progressive excellence with the highest standards and the compassionate service of our Catholic Jesuit heritage. Our graduates leave Saint Louis University prepared to be astute and aware clinicians using an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to caring for craniofacial and dental patient problems.
SLU?s orthodontics program offers three basic areas of training: an extensive and comprehensive clinical experience that involves diagnosis, treatment planning, active treatment, and retention of patients representing a variety of malocclusions and craniofacial deformities; core courses that include biomedical sciences and clinical concepts; and orthodontic research. You will need to complete 80 credit hours to graduate.
Specific courses include facial development, biomechanics, clinical cephalometrics, oral biology, surgical orthodontics, orthodontic problems related to cleft-palate patient, speech problems related to the oral mechanism, history of orthodontics, diagnosis and treatment planning, clinical diagnosis, orthodontic analysis and treatment modalities, introduction to clinical orthodontics, principles of orthodontic techniques, tip-edge brackets and the differential straight-arch technique, seminar on child and adolescent psychology, review for the ABO examination and thesis research.
Tuition Fees
Year | 1st Year Fees |
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Tuition Fees | $37500 (USD 37500) |
Eligibility & Entry Requirement
Academic Requirements:
- Applicants should hold a D.D.S or D.M.D or equivalent general dental degree from an accredited university
- Submit official transcripts of previous education
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required on a scale of 4.0
- GRE scores
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume
- Biographical goals statement
- National Match Number
English Language Requirements:
- IELTS: minimum 6.5
- Duolingo: minimum 110
- Pearson: minimum 54
- TOEFL: minimum 80 in IBT, 550 in PBT
Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
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Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyMaster | TypeMerit-Based | |
Bharat Petroleum Scholarship 2020 | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyMaster | TypeMerit-Based | |
YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeTuition-Fee-Waiver | |
Innovation in Education Scholarship - La Tutors 123 | Scholarship per student$ 500/Yr$500 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
(ISC)² Women’s Cybersecurity Scholarships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Comindware Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 4,000/Yr$4,000 | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeMerit-Based |
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