Program Overview

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, M.Dent.

Overview

The Master of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) includes a four-year hospital residency for which a Post-Graduate Training Certificate is awarded. The program is certified and fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada and, as such, is also recognized by the American Dental Association. The primary objective of the program is to train dentists to become competent, ethical Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons for practice in Canada.

Admission Information

Admission to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide. Admission requirements for Master's students are found in the Master's Degrees General Regulations section of the Guide.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery M.Dent. Admission Requirements

• Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and be in possession of a National Dental Examining Board of Canada Certificate.
• They must comply with provincial requirements for licensing of interns and residents.
• Some additional post-graduate experience is desirable.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete:

• All clinical rotations and assignments as set out in the four years of hospital residency training;
• All courses listed under the "Progression Chart".
• An essay/research project DDSS 7220 in a specified area selected in consultation with the department is required.
• Expected Time to Graduate: 4 years

Progression Chart

The plan of study includes the following courses:

• Year 1:
  • GRAD 7300: Research Integrity Tutorial
  • GRAD 7500: Academic Integrity Tutorial
  • GRAD 6000: Summer Research
  • GRAD 7020: Master's Re-registration
  • DDSS 7030: Advanced Oral Radiology
  • DDSS 7220: Essay/Research Project
  • DDSS 7230: Advanced Oral Pathology
  • DDSS 7240: Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Seminar 1
  • DDSS 7250: Clinical Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1
  • ANAT 7060: Advanced Human Macroscopic (Gross) Anatomy
  • CHSC 6810: Biostatistics for Clinicians
  • ORLB 7090: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Year 2:
  • DDSS 7260: Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Seminar 2
  • DDSS 7270: Clinical Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2
• Year 3:
  • DDSS 7280: Clinical Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 3
• Year 4:
  • DDSS 7290: Clinical Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 4

Registration Information

Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 'GRAD' courses applicable to their program.

Regulations

Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.

Supplementary Regulations

Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations.

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.

• All students must successfully complete GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student's research or within the student's first year, whichever comes first.
• All students must successfully complete GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration.

Courses

Dental Diagnostic and Surgical

• DDSS 7010: Biology and Pathology of the Periodontium
• DDSS 7030: Advanced Oral Radiology
• DDSS 7050: Oral Medicine and Oral Diagnosis
• DDSS 7120: Advanced Clinical Periodontics
• DDSS 7130: Occlusion
• DDSS 7160: Basic Clinical Periodontics
• DDSS 7210: Clinical Practice in Periodontics
• DDSS 7220: Essay/Research Project
• DDSS 7230: Advanced Oral Pathology
• DDSS 7240: Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Seminar 1
• DDSS 7250: Clinical Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1
• DDSS 7260: Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Seminar 2
• DDSS 7270: Clinical Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2
• DDSS 7280: Clinical Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 3
• DDSS 7290: Clinical Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 4
• DDSS 7300: Dental Implantology