Welcome to U of T's Department of Graduate and Postgraduate Dentistry, the leading graduate education centre in oral health sciences in Canada. We offer a research-intensive learning environment for advanced education of clinical specialists and research scientists alike, and our graduate program is open to both those with a dental degree and those who have graduated university and have majored in any subject that is applicable to research in oral health.

Our graduate department offers educational programs leading to either a Ph.D. or a M.Sc., with two streams depending on the career goals of the students: The M.Sc. / Dental Specialty stream includes the most comprehensive menu of dental specialty programs in North America; it is targeted to those whose career goal is to pursue clinical specialty practice with the extra dimension of part-time teaching or research. High quality, accredited specialty education is combined with a research thesis at the masters level. Students pursuing a dental specialty may also combine their program with a Ph.D. if their goal is to concentrate on an academic career.

Dental Anaesthesia
Dental Public Health
Endodontics
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anaesthesia
Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine
Oral Radiology
Orthodontics
Paediatric Dentistry
Periodontology
Prosthodontics

The doctoral stream M.Sc. and Ph.D includes a research-intensive program to prepare students for careers centered in research and teaching in oral health sciences. The Ph.D. is for those whose career goal is to become an independent research scientist. The M.Sc. is for those whose career goal is to achieve mastery of a field, for employment in a research environment.

I invite you to browse our website. We provide lots of information for your interest and we have loaded our website with links to the appropriate application forms for your convenience.

For those who have questions, please contact the Graduate Program Officer, Mrs. Lori Mockler.

Respectfully,

David Locker
Associate Dean, Graduate and Postgraduate Studies