Health Sciences Calendar
2005 - 2006

2.7.4 Program Requirements

All students who are registered in Graduate Clinical Programs in the Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, and who are not already registered with l'Ordre, must register with l'Ordre des Dentistes du Québec. Further information may be obtained from the Registrar of l'Ordre des Dentistes du Québec, 625 René-Lévesque Boulevard West, 15th Floor, Montreal, QC  H3B 1R2.

M.SC. IN DENTAL SCIENCES

The M.Sc. degree should normally be completed within two years of full-time study.

Required Courses

(8 credits)

EPIB 607	(4)	Inferential Statistics (or equivalent course)
DENT 671D1	(2)	Advanced Research Seminar
DENT 671D2	(2)	Advanced Research Seminar

Complementary Courses

(8 - 14 credits)

chosen from the following:
ANAT 632D1	(3)	Experimental Morphology
ANAT 632D2	(3)	Experimental Morphology
ANAT 663D1	(4.5)	Histology
ANAT 663D2	(4.5)	Histology
BIOC 404	(3)	Biophysical Chemistry
BIOC 450	(3)	Protein Structure and Function
BIOC 454	(3)	Nucleic Acids
BIOC 456	(3)	Biochemistry of Membranes
BIOL 524	(3)	Topics in Molecular Biology
DENT 562	(3)	Calcified Tissues
DENT 654	(3)	Mechanisms and Management of Pain
EPIB 606	(4)	Introduction to Epidemiology
EPIB 611	(3)	Study Design and Analysis 1
EPIB 621	(3)	Data Analysis Health Sciences 1
EPIB 635	(3)	Clinical Trials
EPIB 655	(3)	Epidemiology in Public Health
EPIB 681	(3)	Data Analysis Health Sciences 2
EXMD 610	(3)	Biomedical Methods in Medical Research
POTH 630	(3)	Measurement: Rehabilitation 2
PSYC 505	(3)	The Psychology of Pain

Other complementary courses in the University may be taken with the approval of the supervisor or research director.

Thesis Research Courses

(24 - 30 credits)

The required number of Master's thesis credits (minimum 24) will be made up from among the following:

DENT 650	(3)	Thesis Research 1
DENT 651	(6)	Thesis Research 2
DENT 652	(9)	Thesis Research 3
DENT 653	(15)	Thesis Research 4

M.SC. IN DENTAL SCIENCE, OPTION IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

(46 credits)

Duration: Four calendar years commencing July 1.

Students will register in the four-year graduate-training program, which leads to a McGill Certificate of Residency Training. They will concurrently register with the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office during the Third and Fourth years of the program and complete the requirements for the M.Sc. degree during these two years.

Required Courses

(16 credits)

DENT 631	(3)	OMFS 2 Seminar
DENT 632	(3)	Clinical OMFS 2
DENT 641	(3)	OMFS 3 Seminar
DENT 642	(3)	Clinical OMFS 3
EPIB 607	(4)	Inferential Statistics (or equivalent course)

Thesis Component - Required

(30 credits

DENT 651	(6)	Thesis Research 2
DENT 652	(9)	Thesis Research 3
DENT 653	(15)	Thesis Research 4

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