The postgraduate courses of the School of Dentistry seek the development and expansion of knowledge by providing fundamental, important training in the areas of knowledge that respond to the needs of the community and the environment.

The academic training of postgraduate courses seeks to expand knowledge through research to develop clinical skills and abilities that allow us to address the different oral health problems that affect our population.

The general objectives of the Academic Program are the following:

1. Contribute to the comprehensive training of high-level professionals in the field of Orthodontics, allowing for comprehensive, broad, and socially and scientifically grounded training.
2. Develop clinical and investigative experience and skills that enable the student to diagnose and treat all problems related to the specialty.
3. To offer up-to-date training in the literature and management of techniques in Orthodontics.

• Degree in Dentistry awarded by a national or foreign university, according to current regulations.
• Compulsory Social Year completed or certified (Nationals).
• Degree certifications indicating grade point average and position held.
• Complete the admission form and pay the registration fees (non-refundable).
• Pass the admission tests established for this purpose by the Office of Extension and Postgraduate Studies.
• English proficiency exam.
• Complete resume.
• Pass the interview conducted by the selection committee.

Details on the admission and registration schedule and process should be consulted at the Admissions and Academic Registration Area website.

Professional Profile 

The Orthodontic Specialist trained at the Universidad del Valle must be an expert clinician to supervise, guide and correct the appearance of anomalies in the growth and development of the cranio-dental-facial structures.

The graduate of the Orthodontics program must be a deep connoisseur of the evolutionary process of the human being and specifically must know the dynamic processes of transformation and change of the various components of the cranio-cervico-facial complex of the individual in all its stages of growth and development and its impact on the social well-being of our community.

Occupational Profile 

The postgraduate courses of the School of Dentistry of the Universidad del Valle are based on the philosophy that the institution itself determines for all its undergraduate and graduate areas, based on the comprehensive training of specialists, experts in the clinical performance of their specialty, with a high social projection and academic character and characteristics of research and teaching.

First Semester

• Genetics
• Molecular Biology
• Growth and Development I
• Photography and IT
• Radiology and other imaging techniques
• Occlusal Analysis I
• Diagnostic Procedures I
• Biomechanics and Biomaterials I
• Functional Orthopedics I
• Methodology I
• Preclinical and Clinical I

Second Semester

• Oral Histoembryology
• Anatomy
• Biology of Tooth Movement
• Growth and Development II
• Physiology I
• Diagnostic Procedures II
• Information technology (IT) II
• Occlusal Analysis II and ATM
• Biomechanics and Biomaterials II
• Functional Orthopedics
• Craniofacial Anomalies I
• Methodology II
• School of Dentistry Assistance Clinic
• LPH and Anomalies Clinic (Hospital Universitario del Valle)
• Clinic Instituto Tobías Emanuel
• Preclinical II

Third Semester

• Growth and Development III
• Physiology II
• Diagnostic Procedures III
• Interdisciplinary Treatment I
• Biomechanics and Biomaterials III
• Functional Orthopedics III
• Craniofacial Anomalies II
• Methodology III (Biostatistics)
• Civil Liability I
• Teaching Technique and Methodology I
• School of Dentistry Assistance Clinic
• LPH and Anomalies Clinic (Hospital Universitario del Valle)
• Clinic Instituto Tobías Emanuel
• Preclinical III

Fourth Semester

• Growth and Development IV
• Physiology III
• Craniofacial Complex Syndromes
• Diagnostic Procedures IV
• Interdisciplinary Treatment II (Orthodontics - Endodontics - ATM)
• Biomechanics and Biomaterials IV
• Functional Orthopedics IV
• Craniofacial Anomalies III
• Methodology IV
• Psychology
• Civil Liability II
• Teaching Technique and Methodology II
• School of Dentistry Assistance Clinic
• LPH and Anomalies Clinic (Hospital Universitario del Valle)
• Clinic Instituto Tobías Emanuel
• Clinic Hospital San Juan de Dios
• Preclinical IV

Fifth Semester

• Interdisciplinary Treatment III (Orthodontics - Periodontology - Restoration)
• Craniofacial Anomalies IV
• Journal Club I
• Methodology V (Epidemiology) Political Sciences
• Administration and Service Management I
• School of Dentistry Assistance Clinic
• LPH and Anomalies Clinic (Hospital Universitario del Valle)
• Clinic Instituto Tobías Emanuel
• Clinic Hospital San Juan de Dios

Sixth Semester

• Interdisciplinary Treatment IV (Orthodontics - Periodontology - Restoration)
• Craniofacial Anomalies V
• Journal Club II
• Orthodontic Laboratory - Orthopedics
• Administration and Service Management II
• Bioethics
• School of Dentistry Assistance Clinic
• LPH and Anomalies Clinic (Hospital Universitario del Valle)
• Clinic Instituto Tobías Emanuel
• Clinic Hospital San Juan de Dios

• Having completed and passed the subjects of the academic program and fulfilled the credits of the same.
• Carry out the support of a research paper.
• Process the internal Clearance Certificate for the School and Library.
• Cover certification fees in accordance with the established institutional policies.