About this program
The department of orthodontics and craniofacial biology at the Radboud university medical centre offers a four-year fulltime international postgraduate programme in orthodontics to become a specialist in orthodontics. The programme leads to a certificate of completion of specialist training in orthodontics according to EU-directive 78/686/EEG.
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The department of orthodontics and craniofacial biology at the Radboud university medical centre offers a four-year fulltime international postgraduate programme in orthodontics to become a specialist in orthodontics. The programme leads to a certificate of completion of specialist training in orthodontics according to EU-directive 78/686/EEG. The programme is approved and accredited by the Specialist Registration Committee of the Dutch Dental Association (RTS). The programme is also approved by the Network of Erasmus based European Orthodontic Programs (NEBEOP). Upon completion of all requirements of the programme the postgraduate student has to pass an external examination to acquire the certificate.
Education starts once every two years, in April of the uneven years. Candidates are selected during the preceding period. The programme can be combined with a PhD programme. The combined postgraduate – PhD programme takes six years. Upon fulfillment of the necessary requirements (mainly a doctoral thesis based on five publications in ISI-listed journals), a PhD degree can be awarded.
For more information please contact
Jacqueline Verhoeven
Coordinator specialist training in Orthodontics
Applying
The 2023 program is full, we are not taking applications. Interested in the program for 2025?
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We have reached the maximum of participants for 2023.
Applying for the program in 2025
We are seeking bright, highly-motivated individuals, with the desire and drive to work in an engaging and creative environment. Being a team member, proven educational and/or research experience are a pre.
Please check back here in 2024 to learn about the application process.
In short
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Dentists with a Dutch (BIG) registration.
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What do you need to start this program?
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Requirements
Applicants should have graduated as a dentist (DDS or DMD) from a recognized institution.
Before you can start one of the postgraduate programmes in Orthodontics at universities in the Netherlands, you have to be registered as a dentist in the Netherlands (BIG registration), which also requires a Dutch language proficiency test.
The BIG registration has to be obtained before we can offer you a position at our department.
Learn more about working in the Dutch healthcare sector with a foreign diploma.
Applicants from non-English-speaking countries are required to take the Academic IELTS exam, with a minimum total score of 7.0. The exam score must be current (less than two years old) and has to be submitted with the other application documents.
During the 4 years education you are not allowed to work outside the university and will be paid for your working hours.
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The program is tailored to the needs and requirements of the forein program and resident.
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Contents
The one-year programme usually is part of an orthodontic education program abroad. The program is tailored to the needs and requirements of the foreign program and resident. The start of the one-year programme is always discussed once a candidate is really interested. The resident attends theoretical seminars on various topics, journal clubs, treatment planning sessions, and participates in other activities as agreed upon.
Patient treatment takes place under supervision and a rotation is done in the cleft palate craniofacial unit.
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Before you can start one of the postgraduate programmes in Orthodontics at universities in the Netherlands, you have to be registered as a dentist in the Netherlands (BIG registration), which also requires a Dutch language proficiency test.
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All theoretical courses are concluded with an examination. There is also a field examination.
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Research is part of the program for every resident.
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Research
Research is part of the programme for every resident. Each resident conducts a research project in close collaboration with an advisor. The research of the department is embedded in two research institutes of the Radboudumc: the Radboud Institute of Health Sciences (RIHS), and the Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS). During the years many publications of faculty and residents have been published in international ISI-listed journals. Each resident is required to have two manuscripts accepted in or submitted to international ISI-listed journals by the end of the postgraduate programme. It is a requirement to complete the research prior to the external examination as the publications are an integral part of the examination.
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2023 is full, the next program is in 2025.
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For more information on the costs of this program, please contact us.
Structure and contents of the program
The four-year fulltime programme contains lectures, seminars, preclinical and clinical courses, research activities, and occasionally teaching to undergraduate students.
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The four-year fulltime programme contains lectures, seminars, preclinical and clinical courses, research activities and occasionally teaching to undergraduate students.
The main part of the theoretical training is concentrated in the first three years, including biological, medical and dental subjects related to the science of orthodontics. Furthermore, scientific methodology and introduction to research are taught. Active participation in research projects related to growth and development of orofacial structures is required for all residents and this starts in the first year.
The treatment of patients is preceded by a variety of theoretical courses and an extensive preclinical course, mainly in fixed appliance techniques. Knowledge and insight in treatment strategies and procedures is gained chiefly by seminars. Clinical experience is obtained in the fixed appliance techniques, removable appliances, functional appliance therapy, and extra-oral treatment procedures. Residents participate in the cleft palate craniofacial unit on a rotational basis.