Health Sciences 2014–2015 University Calendar

5.2.1

Four-Year D.M.D. Program

During the first 18 months of the program, basic and applied sciences 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 the Undergraduate Teaching Clinic. Students rotate through various hospital departments including Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry (at the Montreal Children's Hospital), and the McGill Pain Centre.

Requirements

Applicants to the program should have either completed the following entrance requirements or be completing them by June 30 of the year of entry to the D.M.D. program.

A 120-credit (“four-year”) 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; “DEC”) 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:

2013: 3.78
2012: 3.71
2011: 3.76

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. 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.

University-level courses in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology and Physiology are recommended.

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

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