2026 Orthodontic Mini-Residency

2026 Orthodontic Mini-Residency is organized by University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry and will be held from Aug 31 - Sep 04, 2026 at University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

Course Description:
This summer, members of the University of Washington School of Dentistry faculty will offer an intensive five-day lecture series on current clinical concepts in orthodontics. The enrollment is limited to 12 individuals in order to maximize the learning environment, allowing the participants to interact closely with some of the leading orthodontic clinicians and researchers in the United States.

Course Topics:
Topics for this year reflect the current clinical and research interests of the teaching faculty, and will include:

• Accelerated Tooth Movement
• AI for the Orthodontist
• Anchors: Dental Ankylosis and Its Management
• Asymmetries: the Class II Subdivision
• Autotransplantation in Everyday Orthodontics
• Biomechanics and Clinical Applications with TADs
• Bone Recovery after Iatrogenic Dehiscences and Fenestrations
• Botox for the Orthodontist
• Canines: Good Dog, Bad Dog
• CBCT Imaging for Orthodontists
• Class II Correction with Aligners
• Complex Aligner Cases
• Craniofacial Orthodontics
• Decoronoation
• Evidence-based orthodontics
• Managing Sleep Disordered Breathing in an Orthodontic Practice
• MARPE
• Occlusion and Orthodontics
• Openbite or Case Presentations