27/06/2014

UIC Launches International Postgraduate Programme in Orthognathic Surgery and Surgical Orthodontics

In January 2014, the UIC launched the International Postgraduate Programme in Orthognathic Surgery and Surgical Orthodontics, which is headed by Dr. Puigdollers and Dr. Hernández-Alfaro and coordinated by Dr. Clusellas and Dr. Molina.

The programme consists of five modules with national and international speakers, including surgeons and orthodontists, along with professors from the area of Orthodontics and Surgery at the UIC.

The objective of the programme is to provide residents in their final year of maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics training, orthodontists and specialists in maxillofacial surgery with diagnostic, clinical planning and 3D radiology tools.

It also aims to teach students about the essential concepts in the orthodontic management of surgical cases; incorporate different surgical treatment techniques; emphasize the collaborative process between the orthodontist and surgeon in these treatments; and address the latest advances in this field.