Residencies in General Dentistry

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

1. Academic Requirements
2. English Facility Requirements

1. Academic Requirements

In order to be eligible for admission consideration, an applicant must be either a graduate of the Doctor of Dental Surgery Program at the University of Toronto, or possess equivalent qualifications, by the commencement of the appointment in June. Foreign-trained dental graduates, i.e. graduates of non-accredited dental programs, should normally have completed the Qualifying Program or the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program and the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) examinations. Under exceptional circumstances, however, candidates without these qualifications may be accepted on the basis of individual credentials. Applicants should be aware that in most years, no applicants are accepted unless they have successfully completed the Qualifying Program or the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program and the NDEB examinations.

2. English Facility Requirements

All applicants must be proficient in both written and spoken English. Applicants whose first language (i.e. the language learned at home as a child) is not English and who have completed less than four years of full-time academic study in an English language school system located in a country where English is the primary language, are required to achieve an appropriate standard in a recognized test of English facility. Note: We will not exempt from English facility testing any applicant who studied in English in a country where the primary language is not English.

However, we will exempt from English facility testing any applicant who has successfully completed, with grades of "C" or higher, at least four full degree courses, including at least one full course in English, Social Sciences or Humanities, taught in English, in a recognized English-medium university located in a country where English is the primary language. We will also exempt from English facility testing any applicant who is a bilingual francophone and who has satisfactorily completed at least four years of full-time academic study in the Canadian school system.

Acceptable proof of English facility must be submitted by the application deadline. If acceptable proof of English facility is not received by the application deadline, the application will be cancelled. Tests taken more than two years prior to the application deadline will not be considered. Official test scores must be sent by the testing agency directly to the Admissions Office, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto . The following tests are recognized:

• Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB):
  The minimum requirement is an overall score of 85, with no part below 80. Information Bulletins and Registration Forms may be obtained from the MELAB office::

  MELAB
  University of Michigan
  500 East Washington Street
  Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2028
  USA

  Telephone: (734) 615-5605
  Fax: (734) 615-6586
  Email: melabelium@umich.edu
  Web site: www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/testing/melab or the University of Toronto MELAB web site: www.library.utoronto.ca/melab.

Applicants in the Toronto area may register in-person at:

Toronto MELAB Centre
Room 139, New College
University of Toronto
45 Willcocks Street
Toronto, ON M5S 1C7
Telephone: (416) 946-3942 Fax: (416) 946-0337 Email: melab.newcollege@utoronto.ca

You may also pick up a MELAB Bulletin at Admissions and Awards (address above).

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Module:
  The minimum requirement is an overall band of 6.5, with no band below 6.0. For information about this test, world-wide test centres and registration procedures, you may contact the IELTS Office at www.ielts.org . You may also contact the Ontario Test Centre:

  IELTS Administrator
  299 Doon Valley Drive
  Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4
  Telephone: (519) 748-3516
  Fax: (519) 748-3505
  Email: ielts@conestogac.on.ca
  Web site: www.conestagac.on.ca/ielts

• Test of English as a Foreign Language Paper-based Test (TOEFL)

Those who present the paper-based TOEFL must ensure that the Test of Written English (TWE) is also available on their test date. The TOEFL CBT includes an Essay in every administration of the test.

Minimum requirement:
TOEFL PBT - total score 600 + 5.0 on TWE
TOEFL CBT - total score 250 + 5.0 on Essay
TOEFL IBT - total score 100 + 22 on Writing

Note: The TOEFL Institution Code is 0982-00. You must list this code correctly, or we will not receive your results. TOEFL/TWE Bulletins may be obtained from American embassies and consulates, offices of the United States Information Service (USIS), or you may contact:

TOEFL Services
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton , NJ 08541
USA
Telephone: (609) 771-7100
Email: toefl@ets.org
Web site: www.toefl.org

You may also pick up a TOEFL CBT Bulletin at:

Admissions and Awards, University of Toronto
315 Bloor Street West
Toronto , ON M5S 1A3
Telephone: (416) 978-2190
Web site: www.adm.utoronto.ca

• The Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE):
  The minimum requirement is an overall score of 86, with 32 in Writing and 22 in each of Reading and Listening. For tests taken before January 2008 the minimum requirement is an overall score of 5, with 2 in Writing, and 2 + 1 (or 1 + 2) in Reading and Listening sections. Currently available in Toronto only. COPE Information Bulletins with registration forms and sample questions may be picked up at Admissions and Awards (address above), or you may contact:

  COPE Testing Ltd.,
  7B Pleasant Blvd., Box 1164
  Toronto , ON M4T 1K2
  (Note: this is a mailing address only).
  Telephone: (416) 962-2673
  Email: info@copetest.com

  Complete information, including a downloadable registration form is available at Web site: www.copetest.com