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The necessity to establish surgical orthodontic

Showkatbakhsh R, Jamilian A. The necessity to establish surgical orthodontic fellowship program for orthodontists. Prog Orthod.2012 Nov;13(3):260-5.doi: 10.1016/j.pio.2012.02.002. Epub 2012 May 8

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Medical field is developing very rapidly and is becoming more specialized. Orthodontics is of no exception. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity of establishment of surgical orthodontic fellowship program for orthodontists in order to provide them with better insight.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A 10 multiple choice question survey was taken from 270 orthodontists who participated in the European Orthodontic Society Congress in Istanbul, 2011. The results were tabulated and analyzed.

RESULTS:

52% of the respondents believed that the knowledge of treatment of orthognathic surgery patients can be significantly improved by adding a fellowship of orthognathic surgery after the residency program.

CONCLUSION:

Adding such program can be very constructive and will give better insight to orthodontists in regards to treatment of orthognathic patients.

Professor Abdolreza Jamilian Orthodontist

About Professor Abdolreza Jamilian Orthodontist

Professor Jamilian, an orthodontist, has a specialized fellowship in orthodontic surgery and maxillofacial abnormalities and is a professor in the orthodontics department of the Dentistry School of the Islamic Azad University. He is member of Iranian and European Board of Orthodontics (EBO) and is a member of the Iranian, American and European Orthodontists Association.

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