Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ORT 501 — Introductory Orthodontics

ORT department course · Nigerian universities

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Course contents

History, definition and scope of orthodontics. Normal development of occlusion and oral function. Growth of facial skeleton, including theories of facial growth, classification, aetiology, epidemiology, and health risks associated with malocclusion. Malposition of teeth and mal- relation of arches.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ORT 501.

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