University of California, San Francisco
- California
- Orthodontics
- dentistry.ucsf.edu
Program Contact
UCSF School of Dentistry Office of Admissions, 707 Parnassus Avenue, D4000, San Francisco, California, 94143-0758
The Orthodontics Program is a 35-month full-time program beginning in July each year. The program is fully accredited and meets the educational requirements of the American Dental Association (ADA). It is designed to prepare future leaders in orthodontics, who are qualified for academic careers as well as for clinical practice.
The orthodontic program provides a balanced education with a strong emphasis in active clinical experience, didactics and research. The program combines a foundation in basic sciences with clinical and behavior training relevant to the delivery of orthodontic treatment. Postgraduate students participate in the prevention and correction of malocclusions and facial disproportions to achieve the best functional and esthetic results in growing children as well as in adults. Instruction is presented through lectures, seminars, demonstrations and conferences and is supplemented and emphasized by clinical treatment of patients. Our graduate students also receive strong didactic and clinical foundations in interdisciplinary treatments including prosthodontics, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, craniofacial anomalies, sleep disordered breathing and temporomandibular joint disorders and orofacial pain.
A certificate in Orthodontics and an MS degree in Craniofacial Sciences are awarded upon satisfactory completion of the postgraduate program. This program also offers an Orthodontics certificate combined with a PhD degree in Craniofacial Sciences. All graduates are educationally eligible for examination by the American Board of Orthodontics and are required to take the written examination at the end of the program. For detailed information regarding the program, please access the program website: https://dentistry.ucsf.edu/programs/post-grad/orthodontics
Program Information
| Program Type | Orthodontics |
|---|---|
| Program Code | ORTHO932 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate, Masters |
| Program Size | 5 |
| Program Length | 35 months |
| Application Deadline | September 1 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | Yes |
| Stipend Offered | No |
| Match Participating | Yes |
| Program Website | dentistry.ucsf.edu |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- GRE
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
- TOEFL
Supplemental Requirements
- Requires supplemental fee
Transcript Evaluation and Instructions
Please upload all higher education transcripts to ADEA PASS. If selected for the program, you will be asked to have the institutions send official transcripts to UCSF School of Dentistry.
If you have international coursework:
You must submit to ADEA PASS a course-by-course evaluation of all international transcripts by either Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc., or World Education Services AND upload an unofficial copy of the international transcript directly to ADEA PASS.
If a WES ICAP report is submitted to PASS this will fulfill the requirement for the evaluation and transcript.
Letters of Evaluation Instructions
Please have your evaluators upload their letters directly to ADEA PASS. Three letters of evaluation are required along with an Institutional Evaluation Form.
TOEFL Requirement Instructions
Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), if your native language is not English and you have not completed at least one year of college or university-level studies in the United States or an English speaking Canadian Institution. Scores/results must be within two years of the opening of the application cycle. We do not accept MyBest Score.
Other Requirement Instructions
INBDE: Applicants that have completed dental school must Pass NBDE Parts 1&2 OR INBDE by application deadline. An applicant in dental school can be considered for an interview without having taken the exam but must Pass the exam by November 1.
GRE: Take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and post scores on ADEA PASS application by application deadline. Scores are good within 5 years of the opening of application cycle.
International Student Eligibility
This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: Yes
Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:
- US Citizen
- US Permanent Resident
Interview Schedule
Interviews during the 2024-25 admissions season will be conducted onsite. Invitations will be sent directly by the residency program.
Additional Information
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