- WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ORTHODONTICS ABOUT THE UIC DEPARTMENT OF ORTHODONTICS The Department was founded in 1929 with the goal of offering graduate study in orthodontics. Since its inception it has been engaged in research, teaching and patient care. The graduates have contributed greatly to the development of dentistry's oldest specialty. The Department occupies a 6000 square-foot location ...www.uic.edu/depts/dort/ortho.html