I am looking for a postgraduate course in Orthodontics from
universities in US/Europe/Australia. The course should satisfy the
following criteria:

Location: Anywhere in US/Europe/Australia/Asia except countries which
were part of the former soviet union (USSR).

Duration: 1-3 years

There should not be any requirement for TOEFEL or any other entrance
examination.
Fees should be less than US$4000/- per annum, including one time fees
paid at the beginning.
Medium of Instruction should be English.
It should be possible for International students to apply (I am from
India).
Preference for UK/Australia.

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Request for Question Clarification by larre-ga on 30 May 2002 08:35 PDT

I researched each of the postgraduate Orthodontics programs listed in
the International Dentistry Schools and U.S. Dentistry Schools
Directories at:
http://www.dentalsite.com/dentists/intsch.html
http://www.dentalsite.com/dentists/densch.html

None of the available programs match all of your criteria.

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Request for Question Clarification by chromedome-ga on 30 May 2002 09:01 PDT

Would Canadian unversities be acceptable?

The exchange rate Cdn $/US $ is favourable, and most cities here have
a significant Indo-Canadian community.

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Request for Question Clarification by mvguy-ga on 30 May 2002 21:06 PDT

How firm are you on the $4,000 requirement, if everything else meets your specs?

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Clarification of Question by orthodontist-ga on 30 May 2002 21:42 PDT

Universities in Canada would be acceptable provided all other requirements
are satisified. 

Unfortunately, I have to be very firm on the US$4000 criteria. 

It is not necessary to show the English language requirements of the program.
I know most of these myself.

Thanks everyone for your time.

Schools both in Australia and in the UK require IELTS (and are
accepting Toefel as an alternative). Moreover, all medical schools
require some kind of entrence exam.

With the tuition you are willing to pay you my want to think about
schools in poorer European countries. However, these schools, too,
require some kind of English test (although not necesarily TEOfEL).

Do you want me to show you the requirements of English language
programs in schools in these countries, although there's an entry
exam?

I think that you are asking the impossible. The cheapest course fees I
found were in Greece, but these come to $5500 per year.  To enter into
this course you would need to have a knowledge of Greek as well as of
English, either proved by means of a certificate or through an
interview with a committee of the university.  Courses in Hungary,
which you would not wish to consider, cost twice as much as your
maximum, and also require proof of ability in English as well as an
entrance exam, while courses in Western Europe cost 3-4 times your
maximum. Perhaps you should investigate the possibility of obtaining a
grant to do this course, and also the possibility of obtaining a
recognised proof of competence in English.

If you have not already please have a look at the results from
Peterson's Guide to Graduate schools in North America.

http://iiswinprd01.petersons.com/GradChannel/AcdSearchResults.asp

Many of these schools do require TOFEL and many of these schools fees
are higher than you have requested, but they ALL say there is funding
available.

Contact schools you are interested from the emails provided in the
link above and you may find something that meets your needs.

Also, have you checked scholarship sites that provide funding for
studies abroad?

Good luck.

I have checked a large number of schools in the UK and in Canada. None
offer a post graduate course leading to a degree for a fee anywhere
close to your limits - most are 3 to 4 times as expensve. However, a
number of dentistry schools offer Certificate course at more moderate
fees which maybe within your limits.