A British-trained specialist orthodontist is a highly trained
professional who has completed a five-year university dentistry
degree course to obtain a dental qualification; then worked
in various branches of dentistry to gain a broad working
knowledge and experience of its different fields; and then
completed an approved three-year full-time university or
hospital postgraduate orthodontic training programme to achieve
higher qualifications.
This advanced training includes subjects such as growth
and development, genetics, biomechanics and anatomy; as
well as clinical skills in the design, application and control
of corrective appliances or braces.
Orthodontics
has long been a specialised discipline, though general dentists
are also legally entitled to perform procedures in any branch
of dentistry. However, specialist orthodontists are the most
highly trained experts in the field of orthodontics.
Our
specialist orthodontists Dr
Brian Selwyn-Barnett and Dr
Mahmoud Pourghadiri have
for years limited their practice to the treatment of orthodontic
problems only. They are both on the Specialist Register
of the General Dental Council; as well as being members
of the British, European and American Associations of Orthodontics,
and fellows of the World Federation of Orthodontists.
