title: The teaching of undergraduate orthodontics in Nigeria.
abstract: A description is given of the teaching of Orthodontics to Undergraduate Dental Students in Nigeria over the last 15 years. The advantages of a change in Orthodontic curriculum at the University of Lagos Dental School are highlighted. The importance of having at least one full-time Orthodontist, in each Nigerian dental school, is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004497:Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods