Faculty Affiliation

Dentistry

Degree Programs

Dentistry

MSc and PhD

• Fields:
  • Dental Anaesthesia;
  • Dental Biomedical Sciences (this field is taken by MSc and PhD students who are not in a specialty);
  • Dental Public Health;
  • Endodontics;
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology;
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Medicine;
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology;
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;
  • Oral Medicine;
  • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics;
  • Pediatric Dentistry;
  • Periodontics;
  • Prosthodontics

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

• Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course
  • Dentistry, MSc, PhD
• Biomedical Engineering (admissions have been administratively suspended)
  • Dentistry, MSc, PhD
• Global Health (U of T Global Scholar)
  • Dentistry, MSc (thesis only), PhD
• Musculoskeletal Sciences
  • Dentistry, MSc, PhD
• Neuroscience
  • Dentistry, MSc, PhD
• Women's Health
  • Dentistry, MSc, PhD

Overview

The Faculty of Dentistry offers graduate programs leading to either a Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degree. These graduate programs appeal to:

• applicants, both dentists and non-dentists, who wish to pursue graduate research training; and
• applicants who have a degree in dentistry and who are pursuing research training and advanced clinical education in one of the dental specialties (also known as fields).

Consequently, both the MSc and the PhD degrees have a common core of coursework, with each having varying additional research and clinical training requirements (if applicable).

The Dentistry MSc program develops students’ scholarly skills and critical thoughts, and is intended for those whose career goal is to achieve mastery of a field in oral health science, employment in a research environment, or clinical specialty practice (if applicable). The MSc in Dentistry can be completed through the following options: 1) thesis in the field of Dental Biomedical Sciences, 2) thesis with dental specialty, or 3) coursework only with dental specialty.

The Dentistry PhD program is intended for those whose career goal is to work at the forefront of their field in oral health sciences as an independent research scientist or clinician-scientist in an academic, governmental, or industrial setting. This thesis-based program can be completed with or without a dental specialty, and on a full-time basis only.

Contact and Address

Web: www.dentistry.utoronto.ca
Email: gradstudies@dentistry.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 864-8114
Fax: (416) 979-4944

Faculty of Dentistry, Student Services Office
University of Toronto
Room 104, 124 Edward Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6
Canada

Not all courses are offered every year. The Faculty of Dentistry should be consulted each session as to course offerings. Required courses vary by specialty. Please contact the Graduate Department for details.

Core Courses

General Courses

Courses for Students in MSc or PhD Dental Specialties