A State-of-the-Art Reference in Postgraduate Orthodontic Education Worldwide

New York, NY, October 09, 2015 --(PR.com)-- "Orthodontic Postgraduate Education: A Global Perspective," recently published by Thieme, is the first book of its kind to report on the global educational environment in orthodontics and review the structure and function of postgraduate orthodontic programs in different parts of the world. It begins with an overview of the history and current state of orthodontic education, and then describes the academic, clinical, and research components of orthodontic specialty programs in Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania.

This book is a thorough and up-to-date resource for orthodontic faculty, researchers, and organizations seeking knowledge on the policies and trends in contemporary orthodontic education. It also contains a wealth of valuable information for any dental student considering application to a postgraduate orthodontic program.

Eliades/Athanasiou
Orthodontic Postgraduate Education:
A Global Perspective
Thieme Publishers, Stuttgart/New York. 2016
180 pp, 30 illus.; Hardcover
ISBN: 9783132004016
eBook - Available from ebookstore.thieme.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes
eISBN: 9783132004115
€74.99/$89.99

About the Authors

Theodore Eliades, DDS, MS, Dr Med Sci, PhD, FRSC, FIMMM, FRSM, FInstP, is Professor and Director, Clinic of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Athanasios E. Athanasiou, DDS, MSD, Dr Dent, is Acting Dean, Professor, and Program Director in Orthodontics, Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates; Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

About Thieme
Thieme Publishing Group is a medical and scientific publishing house employing more than 900 staff and maintaining offices in seven cities, including New York, Delhi, Rio and Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1886, the Thieme name has become synonymous with high quality and excellence in online and print publishing. Thieme publishes 150 peer-reviewed journals and more than 450 new books annually. The company has a rapidly growing array of web-based products in medicine and science. State-of-the-art online products include eNeurosurgery, eOrthopaedics, eOtolaryngology, eSpine, Medlantis, Thieme eJournals, Thieme Electronic Book Library, and the medical student website WinkingSkull.com and Thieme Teaching Assistant, an innovative web-based platform for faculty. For more information about Thieme, please visit www.thieme.com.