title: Undergraduate orthodontics--a collision course on occlusion.
abstract: Five years ago the dental school at Belfast instituted a 'longitudinal course' in orthodontics. It has meant changes to attitudes and working practices, and staff and students have been both flexible and open minded. Here, Andrew Richardson and Hill Mercer, outline the course, the contortions, and some of the problems that have been straightened out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mercer
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000592:standards*; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000193:education*