Program Overview

Program Description

The Graduate Diploma (Gr. Dip.) in Oral Medicine offered by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences is a new three-year graduate studies program of 30 credits in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. It provides advanced oral medicine specialty education in clinical practice. Students who complete the program will be eligible for specialty qualification through the National Dental Specialty Examination and the Fellowship Examination of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada.

Unique Program Features

• Our program offers a multidisciplinary approach within hospital clinics, fostering collaboration with Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) and cancer care programs.
• With a combined focus on research and clinical practice, participants gain hands-on experience through rotations in various specialties, ensuring exposure to diverse patient populations.
• The program provides an invaluable opportunity to learn from leading experts in sleep medicine, enriching both clinical skills and academic insight.

University-Level Admission Requirements

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency

Program Details

Available Intakes

• Fall

Application Deadlines

• Intake: FALL
  • Applications Open: September 15
  • Application Deadline - International: October 10
  • Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada): October 10
• Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice.

Research Areas

Keywords

• Oral medicine
• Orofacial pain
• Temporomandibular disorders
• Oral mucosal disease
• Oral manifestation of systemic disease
• Sleep apnea

Program Structure

The program is a three-year graduate studies program of 30 credits.

Eligibility and Qualification

Students who complete the program will be eligible for specialty qualification through the National Dental Specialty Examination and the Fellowship Examination of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada.