The full-time training lasts four years and comprises a theoretical part (at least 180 hours per year), a pre-clinical part (at least 30 hours per year) and a clinical part (at least 1,290 hours per year). In addition to the internal placement in the training centre under the direction of an approved placement supervisor-coordinator, the clinical training also includes an external independent professional practice placement of at least 500 hours in an approved location and under the direction of an approved placement supervisor. During the placements, candidates devote themselves entirely to practising a specialization, according to a plan approved by the ministerial committee. During training, candidates may not undertake any clinical activity outside their placement work.

Candidates must become involved in research work in an area of the specialization. Before the end of the training, they must present a paper to a scientific meeting as well as a dissertation or an article for publication in a leading international journal.

Programme committee

President : Myriam DELATTE

Members : Catherine BEHETS, Pierre BERCY, Sami BOU SABA, Alain BRABANT, Hugo De Clerck, Charles PILIPILI, Hervé REYCHLER, José VREVEN and a representative from the DACCS.

Président : Myriam DELATTE

Membres : Catherine BEHETS, Pierre BERCY, Sami BOU SABA, Alain BRABANT, Hugo De Clerck, Charles PILIPILI, Hervé REYCHLER, José VREVEN et un représentant des dentistes assistants cliniciens candidats spécialistes en orthodontie (DACCS).

See the general admission requirements

Specific procedures :

candidates must have a Belgian ‘licence’ degree in Dentistry (or a Master’s degree in Dentistry) or a degree recognized as being equivalent in Belgium by the relevant authorities and be able to practise in Belgium
candidates must show evidence of having been selected to study the specialization of orthodontics at a Belgian faculty of medicine

Further information about the legal requirements and the practical details of the selection examination may be obtained from the office.

The Royal Decree of 30 May 2002 on the availability of dentistry studies, published on 18 June 2002, applies to candidates who wish to gain professional status as general dentists. (These candidates therefore fall into the category of generalists or specialists in the restricted intake.)

Applications should be submitted to the academic in charge of the programme: the deadline is 1 July. The organization of the selection examination is in accordance with the timetable and the general examination regulations.

Selection committee

The selection panel is composed of at least three members : the president of the programme committee of the two Advanced Masters (orthodontics and periodontics) and at least one other member from the programme committee of the relevant Master programme (orthodontics).

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Gestion du programme

MDEN Ecole de médecine dentaire et de stomatologie

Responsable académique et Maître de stage coordinateur :

Tél. : 02 764 57 07

Contact

Secrétariat de l’Ecole de médecine dentaire et de stomatologie

Tél. : 02 764 57 52

Fax : 02 764 57 22

E-mail :

The theoretical training is made up of the part, common to all the training programmes, which leads to the award of professional status in dentistry. This part comprises training for independent professional practice as well as interactive seminars on the following topics: economic aspects of bucco-dental treatment, the organization and management of a dental surgery, professional regulation and responsibility, dental computer systems, critical analysis of scientific literature, introduction to legal dentistry, introduction to communication, ergonomics, radiodiagnosis including radioprotection, ethological aspects of health care and the relationship between first and second line health care.

During the course, students’ knowledge and skills during the basic training in dentistry are deepened and further knowledge and skills are acquired in the following areas :

General medicine and biology

Additional anatomy and maxillo-facial embryology
development of the viscero-skull masticatory organs
importance of genetic and functional factors during cranio-facial growth
physiology of ventilation, speech, deglutition and mastication
elements of cellular biology

General orthodontics

diagnosis, etiology and treatment of dento-maxillo-facial dysmorphoses
cranio-facial malformative syndromes
use of medical imaging in orthodontics
different cephalometric analyses:
- tracing
- interpretation
- growth predictions with and without treatment
development of dentition

Specialized orthodontics

orthodontic terminology
prevention and early treatment of malocclusions
physiology of dental movements
dento-facial orthopaedics
orthodontic therapy :
- elements of biomecanics
- long term effects
- recurrence
iatrogenous and limiting effects of orthodontic treatment
complete diagnosis
treatment and treatment plan objectives in orthodontics
orthodontic treatments and TMA

Orthodontic techniques

removable appliances
functional appliances
extra-oral appliances
fixed appliances :
- sequences of treatment
- properties of materials
- principles of biomechanics
- different fixed orthodontic techniques
- partial fixed appliances
brace appliances

Multidisciplinary treatments

ortho-surgical treatments
treatment of patients with labio-palatine clefts
orthodontic treatments with parodontal pathology
preprosthetic orthodontics

Special procedures

special features of orthodontic treatment in adults
use of implants and mini-screws in orthodontics
distraction technique

Seminars

discussion of treatment plans
impact of developments in orthodontic treatment : presentation of clinical cases
reviews of the literature and discussion of articles
use of speech therapy in orthodontics

orthodontics and root resorptions

There is an assessment of candidates’ theoretical and practical knowledge at the end of each year which enables the programme committee to validate the academic year. At the end of the course, assessment is based on a test of candidates’ theoretical and practical knowledge, on the report of the placement supervisors, on the presentation of twenty cases which have been treated and fully documents, on the presentation of a case at a public session as well as the defence of an original dissertation or article for publication in a leading international journal.

When the above requirements have been fulfilled, the programme committee will award the academic qualification of Advanced Master in Orthodontics.

This is not a substitute for recognition by the ministerial committee. It is evidence of academic and scientific training in the context of specialized training leading to the award of professional status.

To have their training period validated by the ministerial committee for orthodontics, candidates must submit their training record book, duly completed, at the end of each year of training.

General presentation of the programme