CIP Code 51.0508 - Orthodontics/Orthodontology

CIP 2020 · 6-digit program · National Center for Education Statistics

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CIP 2020 6-digit program. Official National Center for Education Statistics classification.

Key facts for CIP 51.0508

Code
51.0508
Level
6-digit program, CIP 2020
Official title
Orthodontics/Orthodontology
STEM
No
IPEDS
Valid for completions reporting

Definition

National Center for Education Statistics, CIP 2020.

A program that focuses on the advanced study of the guidance of growing dental structures and the correction of misalignments, disproportionate growth, and traumas caused by genetics, disease, injuries, and dysfunctional behaviors. Includes instruction in craniofacial growth and development, malocclusion, design and fabrication of orthodontic appliances, craniofacial alignment, physiological function and analysis, cephalometrics, model analysis, space analysis, surgical orthodontics, cleft lip and palate, and treatment planning and management.

Classification scope

Examples

Common catalog titles. Not a complete list of college major names.

  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert.)
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology (MS)
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology (PhD)
  • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Where CIP 51.0508 sits in the hierarchy

2-digit series 51 Health Professions and Related Programs 4-digit series Direct parent 51.05 Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
6-digit program Current 51.0508 Orthodontics/Orthodontology

Related programs in 51.05

14 official

Other 6-digit programs in this 4-digit series.

CIP classifies programs. Occupations are linked through the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Industries are NAICS sectors from the BLS occupation-by-industry table for those occupations. This is not a placement rate, and it is not a direct CIP to NAICS or CIP to SIC crosswalk.

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Using CIP 51.0508

What is CIP Code 51.0508?

CIP Code 51.0508 is the CIP 2020 6-digit program Orthodontics/Orthodontology.

Is CIP Code 51.0508 a STEM-designated program?

No. CIP Code 51.0508 is not on the DHS STEM designated degree program list used on this site.

Sources for CIP 51.0508

  • Official classification source National Center for Education Statistics. Classification of Instructional Programs, CIP 2020. NCES CIP 2020
  • Occupation crosswalk NCES and BLS CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk.

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, definition, examples, and cross-references are the NCES CIP 2020 text. STEM marks use the DHS STEM designated degree program list, archived July 12, 2023.