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World Federation of Orthodontists guidelines for postgraduate orthodontic education by Takashi Ono; Valmy Pangrazio-Kulbersh; Letizia Perillo; Flavia Artese; Ewa Czochrowska; M. Ali Darendeliler; Steven Dugoni; William E. Fayad Bajaire; Eric Liou; Jae Hyun Park; David P. Rice; Abbas Zaher; Athanasios E. Athanasiou; Lee W. Graber; Nikhilesh R. Vaid is a Dentistry article available to read on EtoBox.

Advanced dental education programs in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics require an extensive and comprehensive evidence-based experience, which must be representative of the current didactic and technical advancements. Over the past 25 years, the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) has placed emphasis in the support for the recognized orthodontic specialty training programs in every region of the world. In its early years, the WFO developed general principles for specialty education that culminated in the first comprehensive curriculum recommendations, i.e., the WFO Guidelines for Postgraduate Orthodontic Education, which was published in February 2009. In view of the significant changes in the specialty of orthodontics, the WFO has revised and updated its previous document to reflect the expanded scope and demands of current orthodontic education and practice. The members of the task force participated in a thorough revision of the guidelines and created a new document that takes into consideration the didactic, clinical, and the appropriate physical facilities to provide clinical care, study, and research areas. Although it is recognized that there will be variations i

Author

Takashi Ono; Valmy Pangrazio-Kulbersh; Letizia Perillo; Flavia Artese; Ewa Czochrowska; M. Ali Darendeliler; Steven Dugoni; William E. Fayad Bajaire; Eric Liou; Jae Hyun Park; David P. Rice; Abbas Zaher; Athanasios E. Athanasiou; Lee W. Graber; Nikhilesh R. Vaid

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)