Dental Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences
Head/Program Director: Dr. Adnan Shah
Campus Address/General Office: D343-780 Bannatyne
Telephone: 204-789-3684
Fax: 204-272-3077
Email Address: oral.surgery@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/dentistry/dental-diagnostic-and-surgical-sciences

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program Information

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.

Application Information

Students should complete and submit their online application with supporting documentation by the date indicated on the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery M.Dent. program of study page.

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

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The oral defense is open to all and the student has 20 to 25 minutes for a presentation. Typically, 5 minutes is permitted per examiner in a first round of questions, then a second round with an opportunity for follow-up questions from each examiner. Questions may be permitted from the audience should time permit. The entire oral examination should not exceed 1 hour, following which the committee will deliberate on whether the candidate passes, passes subject to revision of the thesis or fails. 

Registration Information

Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies ‘GRAD’ courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.

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; and
• GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;

unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.

Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.

General Regulations

All students must:

• maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).

Courses

Dental Diagnostic and Surgical