Differences between dentists and orthodontists

A dentist who is known as a dentist surgeon, after completing a dental degree at the age of 6 years, completes all dental procedures, except for the complex and specialized problems of oral and dental problems. Treatment of more complicated and complicated problems relates to the OEM dentistry (specialist, endodontic specialist, periodontal specialist, surgeon, etc.).
Problems and abnormalities of the jaw and face and in general abnormal teeth are from the beginning in the field of orthodontic specialist. Obtaining a degree in orthodontic knowledge required during a 3-year specialist course, in addition to a 6-year period of dental doctor (dentist’s surgeon). The dentistry surgeon, having passed the entrance exam with the highest marks in comparison with other specialized fields, is successful in entering the 3 year education course in the field of orthodontics and treatment of maxillofacial anomalies. These 3-year courses are held full-time in the specialist department of prestigious universities, which at the end of the course are referred to as graduates of the “Orthodontic Specialist” or “Orthodontist”.