Orthodontics

Knowledge

The candidate is able to:

• elaborate on etiological factors of tooth- and jaw position- defects and has knowledge of their prevalence.
• elaborate on pre-and postnatal growth of head and jaws, methods to evaluate growth rate and direction and how growth can be affected by orthodontic treatment.
• elaborate on occlusion development.
• diagnose eruption anomalies and how they manifest themselves.
• explain the need and indication for orthodontic treatment.
• elaborate on when and how various types of malocclusions should be treated.
• elaborate on the principles of orthodontic treatment at various ages, the mechanisms and effects of fixed, removable and functional orthodontic appliances.
• elaborate on the biological reactions to orthodontic tooth movement, adverse effects and the stability of the treatment.
• elaborate on the principles for the correction of tooth and jaw position defects in interdisciplinary treatment.
• elaborate on the most common malformations of the face and jaws and the principles of the treatment of cleft lip- and palate.

Skills

The candidate is able to

• carry out clinical examinations necessary to diagnose growth-, eruption- and occlusal anomalies at various ages.
• assess the need and timing for orthodontic treatment.
• inform patients and parents/ guardians about the need (if there is one) for orthodontic treatment, what the treatment involves and it's risks, risk factors and possible side effects.
• refer patients with treatment need to an orthodontic specialists and communicate and collaborate with the specialist about the treatment.
• inform patients and/ or parents/ guardians about the social security benefits associated with orthodontic treatment.
• prevent the development of local tooth defects and initiate treatment to break habits that have diverse effects on the development of the patient's occlusion.
• carry out prophylactic measures for patients receiving treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances.
• observe interdisciplinary treatment and evaluate stability after orthodontic treatment.

General qualifications

The candidate is able to

• diagnose growth-, eruption- and occlusal anomalies and inform about orthodontic treatment needs (if there are needs).
• present problems as results of malocclusions, the impact of treatment (or no treatment) and inform the patient and/or the parents/ guardians about the social security benefits associated with orthodontic treatment.
• specify timing and the need for referral of a patient to an orthodontist.
• present the principles of treatment of various types of malocclusions and the orthodontic treatment with different orthodontic appliances and approaches.
• inform about adverse effects associated with orthodontic treatment and contribute to prophylactic measures for patients undergoing treatment with orthodontic appliances.