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MSc Program (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialty)

Program Description

The Dentistry MSc, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery specialty is a four-year full-time program. The specialty in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is concerned with and includes the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of disorders, diseases, injuries, and defects, involving the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions and related structures. Clinical activities are based primarily at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Humber River Hospital, and The Hospital for Sick Children. There is also additional participation at other University-affiliated teaching centres: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation, Lakeview Health, and the Rouge Valley Health Network.

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 (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 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)
  - DEN1101H Introduction to Research Methods and Dissemination (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE)
- Years 1, 3, and 4:
  - DEN1001H⁰ Graduate Research Dissemination Seminars (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE)
- Year 2:
  - DEN1015H Introduction to Biostatistics (0.5 FCE).
In the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, complete 20.5 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)
  - DEN1311Y Oral Surgical Pathology (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN2051Y Surgical Orthodontics I (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3001Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1: The Physiologic Basis of Disease (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3002Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2: Principles and Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3003Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 3: Evidence-Based Literature Reviews in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3004Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 4: Applied Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3005H Head and Neck Anatomy (0.5 FCE)
  - PDE9094Y⁰ Clinical Conferences (Credit/No Credit)
  - Begin thesis research (RST9999Y)
  - Principles of Surgery module taken through the Department of Surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine (0.0 FCE)
- Year 2:
  - DEN3001Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1: The Physiologic Basis of Disease (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3002Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2: Principles and Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3003Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 3: Evidence-Based Literature Reviews in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1.0 FCE)
  - Continue with thesis research (RST9999Y)
- Year 3:
  - DEN1312Y Advanced Oral Surgical Pathology I (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN2052Y Surgical Orthodontics II (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3001Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1: The Physiologic Basis of Disease (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3002Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2: Principles and Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3003Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 3: Evidence-Based Literature Reviews in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3004Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 4: Applied Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck (1.0 FCE)
  - PDE9094Y⁰ Clinical Conferences (Credit/No Credit; 1.0 FCE)
  - Continue with thesis research (RST9999Y)
- Year 4:
  - DEN2052Y Surgical Orthodontics II (audit only)
  - DEN3001Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1: The Physiologic Basis of Disease (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3002Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2: Principles and Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1.0 FCE)
  - DEN3003Y Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 3: Evidence-Based Literature Reviews in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1.0 FCE)
  - Oral defence of the written thesis (RST9999Y).
Residency. Students must be on campus and participating for the duration of their registration in the program.

Program Length

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

Time Limit

5 years full-time

⁰ Course that may continue over a program. Credit is given when the course is completed.

MSc Program (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialty): Coursework-Only Option