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MSc Program (Endodontics Specialty)

Program Description

The Dentistry MSc, Endodontics specialty is a three-year full-time program. The specialty in Endodontics is designed to provide students with opportunities to acquire excellent clinical skills and comprehension of the underlying biology. Its components include patient care, providing all aspects of endodontic treatment; topic-specific and current literature seminars; clinical conferences; core curriculum courses; rotation programs; research at the MSc level, including application for funding, preparation of manuscripts for publication, presentation at national and international research forums; and guest lectures.

Students must complete a dental clinic rotation as part of the Endodontics specialty requirements.

Students start the program in the Summer session. Upon completion of all program requirements, students are eligible for the MSc degree and certification in the chosen dental specialty.

Note: coursework-only students are ineligible to enrol in the PhD in Dentistry program at a later date.

MSc Program (Endodontics Specialty): Thesis-Only Option

Minimum Admission Requirements

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Graduate Department of Dentistry's additional admission requirements stated below.
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or an equivalent degree with at least a B+ standing (3.3 out of 4.0 grade point average [GPA]) in the final year from a recognized university.

Program Requirements

Students must successfully complete a total of 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) and a thesis as follows:
- Year 1:
  - DEN1010H Research Ethics (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE)
  - DEN1015H Introduction to Biostatistics (0.5 FCE)
- Year 2:
  - DEN1101H Introduction to Research Methods and Dissemination (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE)
- Years 2 and 3:
  - DEN1001H⁰ Graduate Research Dissemination Seminars (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE).
In the specialty of Endodontics, complete 18.0 required FCEs as follows. Students have the option to take DEN1008H Cone Beam CT Imaging (Credit/No Credit; 0.25 FCE; prerequisite: DEN1007H), in addition to the total FCEs required for the specialty.

Note: course timing may vary between years. Please contact gradstudies@dentistry.utoronto.ca for details.
- Year 1:
  - DEN1002H Oral Pathology (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN1007H Oral Radiology (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN1014H Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Care (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN1062H Pharmacology of Dental Therapeutics (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN1070H⁺⁺ Advances in Dental Materials Science (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN1090H Inhalation and Oral Minimal and Moderate Sedation for Dental Procedures (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE)
  - DEN3005H Head and Neck Anatomy (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN5005H⁺ Introduction to Graduate Endodontics (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN5011Y Graduate Endodontics Case Presentation I (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5021Y Graduate Endodontics Topical Literature I (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5031Y Endodontics Current Literature Seminar I (Credit/No Credit; 1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5091Y Endodontic Clinic 1 (Credit/No Credit; 1.0 FCE)
  - PDE9094Y⁰ Clinical Conferences (Credit/No Credit)
  - Begin thesis research (RST9999Y)
- Year 2:
  - DEN1022H Investigating Pathogenic Biofilms (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN1060H Oral Physiology: Sensory and Neuromuscular Function (0.5 FCE)
  - DEN5004Y⁰ Single Tooth Replacements with Implant-Supported Prosthesis
  - DEN5012Y Graduate Endodontics Case Presentation II (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5022Y Graduate Endodontics Topical Literature 2 (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5032Y Endodontics Current Literature 2 (Credit/No Credit; 1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5092Y Endodontic Clinic 2 (Credit/No Credit; 1.0 FCE)
  - PDE9094Y⁰ Clinical Conferences (Credit/No Credit; 1.0 FCE)
  - Continue with thesis research (RST9999Y)
- Year 3:
  - DEN5004Y⁰ Single Tooth Replacements with Implant-Supported Prosthesis (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5013Y Graduate Endodontics Case Presentation III (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5033Y Endodontics Current Literature Seminar 3 (Credit/No Credit; 1.0 FCE)
  - DEN5093Y Endodontic Clinic 3 (Credit/No Credit; 1.0 FCE)
  - Oral defence of the thesis (RST9999Y).
Residency. Students must be on campus and participating for the duration of their registration in the program.

Program Length

10 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: S/F/W/S/F/W/S/F/W/S)

Time Limit

4 years full-time

⁰ Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded or credit is given when completed.

⁺ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.

⁺⁺ Course is offered in alternate years.

MSc Program (Endodontics Specialty): Coursework-Only Option