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Orthodontics, Orthodontology

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT-Houston)

  • A program that focuses on the advanced study of the guidance of growing dental structures and the correction of misalignments, disproportionate growth, and traumas caused by genetics, disease, injuries, and dysfunctional behaviors. Includes instruction in malocclusion, design and fabrication of orthodontic appliances, craniofacial alignment, physiological function and analysis, cephalometrics, model analysis, space analysis, surgical orthodontics, cleft lip and palate, and treatment planning and management. Find Colleges Offering Orthodontics, Orthodontology Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
      Salary and Wages

      Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

      • Average Annual Salary: $181,800
      • Average Hourly Rate: $87.40
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 9,179
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 10,026
      • Percent Job Growth: 9.23%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Manual Dexterity
      • Finger Dexterity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Orthodontics, Orthodontology
     TotalMasterCertificate
    Overall
    All Students1266
     
    By Gender
    Male633
    Female633
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien---
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    Black---
    Asian---
    Hispanic---
    White1266
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