Global Guidelines for Education and their Impact on the Orthodontics Profession through the Years

Orthodontic specialty training passed through different phases before it progressed to its today's high standards in content, format, duration, and accreditation. Specialty training, postgraduate and graduate education, accreditation of programs, and recognition of the orthodontic specialty used to be significantly different in the past among countries and regions. However, during the last 30 years a clear tendency for harmonization and uniformity is obvious. The aim of this article is to briefly outline the evolution of the orthodontic specialty training characteristics in different parts of the world and relate them with the recognition, through the years, of the orthodontist as a dental specialist professionals.
Source: Seminars in Orthodontics - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research