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placed on understanding the diversity of orthodontic treatment options available. Our students graduate with a full range of comprehensive treatments, Phase I treatment, craniofacial care, and combined orthodontic/orthognathic surgery procedures.</span></p></span></div></div> <div class="views-row col-md-6 col-xs-12 mr-auto"><h3 class="views-field views-field-name-1"><span class="field-content"> <a href="/academics-admissions/academic-divisions/section-prosthodontics">Prosthodontics</a> </span></h3><div class="views-field views-field-description__value"><span class="field-content"><p><strong>Section Chair: <a href="/profile/175">Dr. Ting-Ling Chang</a></strong></p> <p>Disciplines include fixed prosthodontics, removable prosthodontics, implant dentistry, and maxillofacial prosthetics. With multi-leveled educational programs<br> for students, residents, postdoctoral fellows and clinical trainees.</p></span></div></div> <div class="views-row col-md-6 col-xs-12 mr-auto"><h3 class="views-field views-field-name-1"><span class="field-content"> <a href="https://dentistry.ucla.edu/academics-admissions/academic-divisions/special-patient-care-and-Maxillofacial-Prosthodontics">Special Patient Care & Maxillofacial Prosthetics</a> </span></h3><div class="views-field views-field-description__value"><span class="field-content"><p><strong>Section Chair: <a href="/profile/233">Dr. Eric Sung</a></strong></p></span></div></div> </div> <div class="row ct-section"> <div class="academic-division-grouping col-12"> <h2>Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences</h2> <dl class="academic-division-chairs"> <dt>Division Chair: </dt> <dd><a href="/profile/younai-fariba-s" hreflang="en">Fariba S. 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