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Orthodontic treatments like braces help move teeth that are crooked or that do not fit together right. By fixing these problems, orthodontics can also help keep your mouth healthy.

Course Description

Dental braces (also known as braces, orthodontic cases, or cases) are devices used in orthodontics that align and straighten teeth and help to position them with regard to a person's bite, while also working to improve dental health. They are often used to correct underbites, as well as malocclusions, overbites, open bites, deep bites, cross bites, crooked teeth, and various other flaws of the teeth and jaw. Braces can be either cosmetic or structural. Dental braces are often used in conjunction with other orthodontic appliances to help widen the palate or jaws and to otherwise assist in shaping the teeth and jaws.

Level

Undergraduate

Department of Orthodontics

Introduction

Department offers all kind of malocclusions (irregular/flared teeth) treatment including removable appliances, functional appliances and fixed ortho and help in jaw surgeries. Department also offers the jaw problems including jaw protrusions and jaw retrusions.

The department equipped with one of the state of the art facilities for various undergraduate and post graduate residency programs

Department is associated with MCPS/FCPS since 2005
Department has recently started MDS program 2012

Pakistan Medical & Dental Council

PM&DC is a statutory regulatory authority established under Pakistan Medical & Dental Council Ordinance 1962 as a body corporate. It is known and respected worldwide and is part of international community of medical regulatory authorities (IAMRA). Pakistani doctors are considered one of the best and are doing meritorious service in all parts of the world and that is a testimony to the effective regulation of medical education being done by the PM&DC. No Pakistani Doctor can practice in Pakistan or abroad without being registered with PM&DC or without being in good standing with it

Brief History

1. Established by adopting Indian Medical Council Act 1933 on the recommendation of Health Conference in 1947.(1948)
2. Re-organized under P.M.C. Act of 1951. (1951)
3. West Pakistan Medical Council was created on the formation of West Pakistan by merging Sindh & Punjab Medical Councils. (1957)
4. The Council was re-constituted under Medical & Dental Council Ordinance 1962, and Provincial Medical Councils were dissolved. (1962)
5. The Medical & Dental Council (Amendment) Act. (1973)
6. (The Lapsed)The Medical & Dental Council (Amendment) Ordinance(lapsed on September 24,1999). (25th May 1999)