Master's Degree in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics

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You will have the opportunity to choose the Master in Spanish or English, adapting to your needs and linguistic preferences. The small group will allow you to enjoy more personalised attention and a more participative learning.

Those with a bachelor's degree in dentistry require further postgraduate training to be able to diagnose, plan and carry out basic orthodontic treatment. For this reason, CEU UCH can offer you a complete training package to enable you to become a full-time orthodontist. This comprises two study programmes: the Master's Degree in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics and the Lifelong Learning Master Programme in Orthodontics. This will enable you to gain the expertise and experience you need to provide orthodontic treatment safely and confidently.

To do this, our students receive a solid and wide-ranging grounding in theory; they are encouraged to think critically, to reason, and to take evidence-based decisions; and they are given the opportunity to put everything they have learned into practice by dealing with real patients at the University's Dental Clinic.

Requirements

Before you begin the admission process, check that you meet the specific admission requirements for the Master's Degree in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. To be admitted, you must apply for a place on both study programmes (the Master's Degree in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics and the Lifelong Learning Master Programme in Orthodontics) as they form a complete training package; if your application is successful, you will be admitted to both components.

The University offers its students the Transformational Competencies Training Plan, to provide them with learning opportunities to further enhance employability and career prospects.

The Transformational Competencies Training Plan at CEU is made up of four practical modules, structured around key soft skills and competencies.

Soft skills are an essential part of the armoury of today's professionals. The ever-changing working environment means that the ability to adapt and relate to others effectively is more important than ever. And not only will you get the chance to develop these skills - you can gain a microcredential to prove it.

Each module consists of four hours of in-person training sessions and you can agree a flexible training schedule with the instructor to suit your learning needs. This schedule will consist of a blend of practical and dynamic activities, a run-through of some theory, self-assessment exercises, peer feedback and some space for reflection.

Master's degrees (máster universitario) are postgraduate qualifications which are accredited by quality assurance agencies for higher education at both a national and regional level in Spain. For CEU UCH, this means that they are accredited by ANECA (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación), and AVAP (Agència Valenciana D’Avaluació i Prospectiva), respectively. This makes them different from certain other postgraduate programmes in Spain, which may be specific to a given university and are known as títulos propios, which do not require such external accreditation.

This quality assurance process means that Spanish master's degrees are recognized as valid in any country in the European Higher Education Area.

Students with a master's degree are eligible for doctoral programmes.

With regard to civil service selection processes in Spain, master's degrees carry more weight than títulos propios, which are classified as part of lifelong learning. Both types of qualification are perceived as valuable in the private sector.