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Dentistry

Dentistry

Location

Location

  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Place Mercantile
  • 2001 Ã山ǿ¼é College Avenue, Suite 500
  • Montreal QC H3A 1G1
  • Canada
  • Telephone: 514-398-7203
  • Fax: 514-398-8900
  • D.M.D. and Dent-P Admissions Offices
  • 2001 Ã山ǿ¼é College Ave. (by appointment)
  • Telephone: 514-398-7203 ext. 00063
  • Email: undergrad.dentistry [at] mcgill.ca

About Dentistry

About Dentistry

Our Undergraduate Dental Program (D.M.D.) curriculum is innovative and dynamic, reflecting the minds of our outstanding professors and their vision for training tomorrow's leaders in oral health care. First and foremost, we want our graduates to be professionals who possess sound judgment. We believe this is the best way to ensure that their patients, and the population at large, receive the most effective care possible—that means health care that is supported by scientific evidence and a sense of social justice.

To attain this goal, we have created a curriculum that employs cutting-edge approaches to the management of oral health problems, as well as innovative teaching and learning techniques. It focuses on the relationship between oral health and general health.

During recent years, our curriculum has changed dramatically to reflect the evolving needs of society and the dental profession. In the coming years our curriculum will evolve further to improve the capacity of our graduates to better serve under-privileged groups in our society and to become leaders in oral health-related research and academics, organized dentistry, dental practice, and government, all with a view to addressing the enormous disparities in oral and general health that exist in society today.

D.M.D. – Four-Year Program (215.5 credits)
During the first 18 months of the program, the Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) are taught in conjunction with the Faculty of Medicine. Students then complete seven months of intense preclinical training followed by two years of clinical training in our brand new, state-of-the-art undergraduate teaching clinic. Students rotate through various hospital departments including Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry (at the Montreal Children's Hospital), the Jim Lund Dental Clinic, and the Ã山ǿ¼é Pain Centre.
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Dental Preparatory (Dent-P) (30 credits)
The primary educational objective of the Dent-P program is to offer students the opportunity to adapt to university-level academics before undertaking the rigorous curriculum of the D.M.D. program. To achieve this objective, students must complete two consecutive terms of a Bachelor of Science-style curriculum. Students in the Dent-P program are admitted by the Faculty of Dentistry but are officially registered in the Faculty of Science for the duration of the Preparatory Year.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 19, 2015) (disclaimer)

Dentistry Admission Requirements and Application Procedures

Dentistry Admission Requirements and Application Procedures

Admissions – Undergraduate Program

Admissions – Undergraduate Dentistry Program

The application for admission to the Faculty of Dentistry for September 2015 will be available online in the Fall at www.mcgill.ca/applying. Please consult the Faculty of Dentistry's website at www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/prospective/undergrad for the most recent application procedures. All documents, including transcripts, curriculum vitae, and personal statement, must be submitted by the deadlines given below. Each application to the D.M.D. program (four years) or the Dental Preparatory program (one year + D.M.D. program) must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee; please refer to the Student Accounts website for fee details.

The Faculty of Dentistry encourages students from various backgrounds to apply. Prospective applicants are advised to pursue courses of study, whether in the humanities, the social or the natural sciences, that appeal to them. The Faculty aims to graduate socially aware, culturally sensitive and community-oriented practitioners who are committed to improving access to oral health care. Developing interpersonal skills such as active listening, communicating, empathy and compassion are important if you select dentistry as a career.

Application Deadlines – Undergraduate Program

Application Deadlines – Undergraduate Dentistry Program

Deadline to submit the online application to the Degree Completion Program (Advanced Standing) Deadline to submit all required documents for the Degree Completion Program Deadline to submit the online application to the four-year D.M.D. program Deadline to submit all required documents for the four-year D.M.D. program Deadline to submit the online application to the Dental Preparatory Program (Dent-P) Deadline to submit all required documents for the Dental Preparatory Program (Dent-P)
Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Nov. 1 Nov. 6 March 1 March 3

For students accepted into the four-year D.M.D. program or the Degree Completion program, notification of acceptance must be accompanied by a deposit of CAD$500, which will be applied against tuition. For students accepted into the D.M.D. program, fifty per cent (50%) of the deposit fee is refundable up to June 15. For students accepted into the Dent-P program, notification of acceptance of the offer must be accompanied by a deposit of CAD$400, which will be applied against tuition. The deposit is refundable up to July 15.

Deferred Admission

Admission into the first year of our D.M.D. program may be exceptionally deferred for a period of one (1) year at the discretion of the Admissions Committee. A deferral request can only be made once the offer of admission has been accepted and the deposit paid. If a request for deferral is granted, the registration deposit will be transferred to the deferred term.

Requests must be submitted in writing and addressed to our Chair of Admissions. This letter of a maximum of two pages should set out the reason(s) for the request, and must be submitted no later than July 15.

Note: Deferral admission is not granted for students accepted into the Dent-P or the Degree Completion program.

Extenuating Circumstances

In case of any serious medical or personal difficulty(ies) that had a significant impact on academic performance, a claim of “Extenuating Circumstances (EXTC)†can be made in the application.

A 500-word letter must be provided explaining the situation that was outside of the applicant's control and which may have impacted the applicant’s candidacy (any supporting documentation must be referenced where applicable). The letter should also provide information such as: when, specifically, the situation occurred (start date – end date); how this affected the applicant's candidacy; and what the Admissions Committee should take into consideration when reviewing the application. Any supporting documentation such as medical notes, accident reports, etc. to support your case must be provided. The letter and supporting documents must be submitted in one PDF file and uploaded via Minerva to the appropriate checklist item.

Four-Year D.M.D. Program

Four-Year D.M.D. Program

During the first 18 months of the program, the Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry are taught in conjunction with the Faculty of Medicine. Students then complete seven months of intense preclinical training followed by two years of clinical training in our brand new state-of-the-art undergraduate teaching clinic. Students rotate through various hospital departments including Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry (at the Montreal Children's Hospital), the Jim Lund Dental Clinic, and the Ã山ǿ¼é Pain Centre.

Requirements

Applicants to the program should have either completed the following entrance requirements or be completing them by July 31 of the year of entry to the D.M.D. program.

A 120-credit (“four-yearâ€) or equivalent Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in any discipline is required. Applicants who have successfully obtained a Diploma of Collegial Studies (Diplôme d’études collégiales; “DECâ€) in a pre-university program can apply with a 90-credit program from a Quebec university. The program must have been undertaken on a full-time basis and should be completed in the time prescribed by the program. A full course load (e.g., 15 credits) is expected in regular sessions. Summer or other interim sessions are acceptable; however, they should not take away from regular sessions.

As an indicator of the GPA that is competitive, here are the average GPAs for admitted dental students in the past three years:

  • 2014: 3.82
  • 2013: 3.78
  • 2012: 3.71

Basic Science Requirements

Applicants must have successfully completed (or be in the final stages of completing) the following courses at a university level with laboratory or practical work in each:

  • a minimum six (6) credits of Introductory Biology/Biological Sciences coursework with labs;
  • a minimum six (6) credits of General (or Physical) Chemistry coursework with labs;
  • a minimum three (3) credits of Organic Chemistry coursework with labs;
  • a minimum six (6) credits of Introductory Physics coursework with labs.

Grades of Pass/Fail (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) are not acceptable in coursework. Numerical or letter-class grades are required. Academic performance within these courses will be considered. Prerequisite courses completed more than eight years before the application deadline will not be considered. Distance or correspondence education courses will not be considered except by special permission at the discretion of the Admissions Office.

The Admissions Office may accept Advanced Levels (UK System), French Baccalaureate ²¹²Ô²Ôé±ð Terminale, Série S, IBO Courses (Higher Level), and AP Results (College Board) as acceptable alternatives. Official test results should be sent from the examination board directly to Ã山ǿ¼é Enrolment Services:

In addition to the above prerequisite courses, it is strongly recommended that students know biology, physiology, statistics, and genetics at a level equivalent to the first-year introductory courses at Ã山ǿ¼é. Those courses are not yet mandatory but are considered a good preparation for the studies of the Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry.

Note: The basic science requirements are currently under review. Prospective applicants should check our website for more up-to-date information.

Dental Aptitude Test (DAT)

The Canadian Dental Association Aptitude Test (DAT) is no longer required.

Dent-P – Dental Preparatory Program

Dent-P – Dental Preparatory Program

Applicants must be recognized residents of Quebec and enrolled in the second and final year of the Sciences Profile of the Quebec Colleges of General and Professional Education (CEGEP) to be eligible to apply for the five-year program.

Applicants who have followed a combined three-year Science program (example: 200.11, 200.12, 200.13, 200.15, 200.16), or have followed the joint Science and International Baccalaureate program (200.10) are also eligible providing they are currently enrolled in the final year of the DCS and that they have not extended the length of their program.

Applicants must have undertaken a minimum of six courses (13.33 credits) in each regular semester.

The integrated Arts & Science program (700.A0) is also acceptable, providing the applicants have obtained the necessary competencies listed in The "Requirements" section below.

The Faculty accepts applicants from Collège international Marie de France and Collège Stanislas as part of this category under the following conditions:

  • must be a recognized resident of Quebec;
  • must be in the final year (²¹²Ô²Ôé±ð terminale) of the Séries S;
  • must have attended the institution, at minimum, for 1ere ²¹²Ô²Ôé±ð and ²¹²Ô²Ôé±ð terminale in full;
  • must not have extended the length of their program for reasons of personal choice;
  • must have an R-score along with course attestation (provided by school).

The five-year program consists of a Dental Preparatory (Dent-P) year followed by the regular four-year dental program. During the Dent-P year, students are registered in the Faculty of Science and must take courses totalling 30 credits. There are several required courses as well as a number of elective courses selected for the purpose of broadening and enriching their education.

Requirements

The assessment of an applicant's academic performance for CEGEP-level applicants is based on the overall R-score (cote de rendement au collégial; cote R). As an indicator of a competitive cote de rendement, here are the CRC averages for admitted Dental Preparatory students in the past three years:

  • 2014: 34.27
  • 2013: 34.38
  • 2012: 34.74

Required courses

  • Biology 301 NYA (00UK), General Biology II (401) NYB (00XU)
  • Chemistry 101 NYA (00UL), 201 NYB (00UM), Organic Chemistry I (301) DYD (00XV)
  • Mathematics 103 NYA (00UN), 203 NYB (00UP)
  • Physics 101 NYA (00UR), 201 NYB (00US), 301 NYC (00UT)

Students in the 700.A0 program must have completed the Biology objectives of 01Y5 and 01YJ, strictly follow their CEGEP curriculum, and take every opportunity to complete the following: Chemistry: 01YH and Physics: 01YF or 01YG.

Applicants not admissible to the Dent-P program:

  • Applicants who are completing a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) in more than two years (with the exception of certain students taking a “double DEC†or those enrolled in an approved Sports Études program);
  • Applicants who have already obtained a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) who are registered in an undergraduate degree program or who have completed an undergraduate degree are not eligible.

These students must apply to the four-year D.M.D. program.

A student accepted to the Dent-P program will be required to register for a full year in the Faculty of Science. In that year, the student must take courses totalling 30 credits. Following the successful completion of this year, determined by a Student Promotion Committee, students will proceed into the first year of the four-year D.M.D. program. Students must obtain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 with all individual grades “B†or higher for required courses and complementary science courses, and passing grades for the remaining complementary and elective courses to be promoted into the first year of the D.M.D. program.

Note: Students failing to meet these requirements will have their candidacies assessed by the Student Promotions Committee. Possible outcomes of this review include, but are not limited to, being granted a one-year extension of the Dent-P Program within the Faculty of Science.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 17, 2015) (disclaimer)

D.M.D. – Four-Year Program (215.5 credits)

Note: The curriculum is under constant revision. Curriculum Outline

For more information, see D.M.D. – Four-Year Program (215.5 credits).

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Dental Preparatory (Dent-P) (30 credits)

The five-year program consists of a Dental Preparatory (Dent-P) year followed by the regular four-year dental program. During the Dent-P year, students are registered in the Faculty of Science and must take courses totalling 30 credits. There are several required courses as well as a number of elective courses selected for the purpose of broadening and enriching...

For more information, see Dental Preparatory (Dent-P) (30 credits).

Faculty of Dentistry—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 19, 2015) (disclaimer)
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