Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Certificate
About the Program
The advanced education residency program in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics have been changing the world one patient at a time since the program started.
Learning for our orthodontic residents starts inside our extensive facilities, laboratories and libraries where students have access to nationally known researchers, collaborative hospital partners and veteran faculty and can expect courses that emphasize the edgewise technique and interceptive and functional treatment. Objective inquiry and statistical validation are emphasized.
Training goes well beyond the classroom. Our location next to an elite children’s hospital means students will learn to manage craniofacial anomalies alongside the craniofacial experts at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Graduates can immediately start a career in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, joining UMKC orthodontists making change across the world.
Enrollment
The full-time, 30-month program begins July 1.
You will apply for concurrent enrollment in the oral and craniofacial sciences master's degree program, which requires a separate application once you've been accepted into the Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics certificate program.
Licensure Requirement
U.S. regional or equivalent Canadian clinical licensure exam by the end of the first year of residency (Spring Semester) for residents starting directly after graduation
Admission Requirements
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Evidence of graduation from a school of dentistry accredited by the American Dental Association or the Canadian Dental Association
- Minimum 3.0 dental school GPA
- Class ranking in top 50%
Preference is given to applicants with both general practice experience and completion of an advanced education in general dentistry or general practice residency program.
How to Apply
- Complete the American Dental Education Association's (ADEA) Postdoctoral Application Support Services (PASS) application and submit all documentation directly through PASS
- Official dental school transcripts
- Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE) scores (not required for application review)
- Institutional Evaluation Form (IEF)
- Minimum of three dental faculty evaluators for the Professional Evaluation Form (PEF)
- Register with the National Matching Services (The Match)
- GRE scores (UMKC code: 6872)
- When we have received your PASS materials, we will send you an email with a link to complete the UMKC general application and submit all documentation directly through the UMKC application portal
- Application fee
- Application documents such as proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
We invite finalists to an interview as a required part of the application. Funding for travel to the interview is the responsibility of the applicant. International applicants must take a dental skills bench test as part of the interview process.
If matched for the program, you must pay a $1,000 nonrefundable acceptance fee within two days of acceptance.
Please do not send a copy of your application or any documents directly to the UMKC School of Dentistry.
Application deadline: September 1 (the year before planned enrollment)
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Costs and funding
Orthodontic residents receive a competitive annual stipend.