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Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry

DENT: Dentistry


  1. DENT 407 (6) Special Oral Care in the Community

    Provision of special oral health services in community settings.

    Prerequisite: All of DHYG 405, DHYG 435. Prerequisites may be waived for non-program dental hygienists and others.

  2. DENT 410 (3)5 Dentistry I: Foundations of Clinical Dentistry

    Fundamentals of human biology, body systems, diseases, and supporting basic oral health sciences. Learning in small groups, classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings utilizing technology. Professionalism, ethics, interprofessional education and the social contract, communication skills, and critical evaluation of the literature. Begin to apply foundation knowledge and skills to patient assessment and care. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  3. DENT 420 (3)8 Dentistry II: Basic Clinical Dentistry

    Continued exposure to body systems and the supporting biomedical sciences with applications in dental clinical sciences, integrated into small group learning, classroom, laboratory, and community settings utilizing technology; continued engagement in professionalism, ethics and communication skills. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: DENT 410.

  4. DENT 430 (3)6 Dentistry III: Intermediate Clinical Dentistry

    A multi-disciplinary course integrating didactic, simulation, clinical, and community service learning. Students function as team members in clinical group practices with individual progression through the Clinical Clerkships.

    Prerequisite: DENT 420.

  5. DENT 440 (3)2 Dentistry IV: Complex Clinical Dentistry

    A continuing integrated, multi-disciplinary course with ongoing participation in clinical group practices and individual progression through the Clinical Clerkships and community service learning. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: DENT 430.

  6. DENT 504 (1) Endodontic Microsurgery

    Treatment planning, instruments, techniques, materials, prognosis, and evaluation of results. Lectures, seminars, and simulation training. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-1-0]

  7. DENT 505 (1) Dental Traumatology

    Dental trauma and tooth resorptions: etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Lectures, seminars, and simulation training. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-1-0]

  8. DENT 506 (6) Topics in Dental Public Health I (Critical Literature Review)

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  9. DENT 507 (6) Topics in Dental Public Health II (Critical Literature Review)

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: DENT 506.

  10. DENT 508 (6) Public Health Rotations I

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: All of DENT 506, DENT 507.

  11. DENT 509 (6) Public Health Rotations II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: All of DENT 506, DENT 507, DENT 508.

  12. DENT 510 (6) Pediatric Dentistry Literature Review I

    Continues in year 2. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  13. DENT 511 (6) Pediatric Dentistry Literature Review II

    Continues in year 3. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  14. DENT 512 (6) Pediatric Dentistry Literature Review III

    Continues in year 3. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  15. DENT 513 (6) The Pediatric Patient I

    Continues in year 2. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  16. DENT 514 (6) The Pediatric Patient II

    Continues in year 3. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  17. DENT 515 (6) The Pediatric Patient III

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  18. DENT 516 (3) Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning I

    Continues in year 2. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  19. DENT 517 (3) Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning II

    Continues in year 3. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  20. DENT 518 (3) Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning III

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  21. DENT 523 (6) Oral Medicine II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-6(3)]

  22. DENT 524 (6) Craniofacial Growth and Development

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  23. DENT 525 (6) Prosthodontic Literature Review I

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  24. DENT 526 (6) Prosthodontic Literature Review II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  25. DENT 527 (6) Prosthodontic Treatment Planning and Outcomes Seminars I

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  26. DENT 528 (6) Prosthodontic Treatment Planning and Outcomes Seminars II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  27. DENT 529 (6) Prosthodontic Treatment Planning and Outcomes Seminars III

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  28. DENT 530 (3) Maxillofacial Prosthodontics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  29. DENT 531 (6) Biomaterials

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  30. DENT 532 (6) Prosthodontics I

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  31. DENT 533 (6) Prosthodontics II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  32. DENT 539 (3) Statistical Methods

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  33. DENT 540 (3) Research Methods

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  34. DENT 541 (6) Craniofacial Biology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0]

  35. DENT 542 (1.5) Oral Cell Biology and Biochemistry

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  36. DENT 543 (3) Advanced Occlusion and Articulation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0]

  37. DENT 544 (1.5) Oral Microbiology and Immunology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  38. DENT 553 (3) Oral Medicine I

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-6(3)]

  39. DENT 555 (2) Oral Pathology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  40. DENT 556 (2) Oral Radiology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  41. DENT 557 (6) Advanced Oral Radiology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-6(3)]

  42. DENT 561 (2-6) d Directed Studies in Dental Sciences

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  43. DENT 565 (8) Biomechanics of Craniofacial Orthopedics and Orthodontics I

    Continues in second year. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  44. DENT 566 (8) Biomechanics of Craniofacial Orthopedics and Orthodontics II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  45. DENT 567 (8) Orthodontic and Craniofacial Orthopedic Patient Care I

    Continues in second year. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  46. DENT 568 (8) Orthodontic and Craniofacial Orthopedic Patient Care II

    Continues in third year. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  47. DENT 569 (8) Orthodontic and Craniofacial Orthopedic Patient Care III

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  48. DENT 570 (2) Periodontal Case Management

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  49. DENT 572 (3/6) d Literature Review in Periodontics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  50. DENT 573 (3/6) d Literature Review in Periodontics II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  51. DENT 574 (1) Periodontic Treatment Planning Seminars

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  52. DENT 575 (3) Implant Therapy

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  53. DENT 576 (2) Guided Tissue Regeneration

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  54. DENT 577 (3-6) d Advanced Topics in Restorative Therapy

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  55. DENT 578 (6) Endodontic Literature Review I

    Dental anatomy, morphology, endodontic instruments, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, etiology and pathogenesis of endodontic infections, and strategies of infection control. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-0-0]

  56. DENT 584 (6) Endodontic Literature Review II

    Endodontic epidemiology, materials, prognosis of treatment, geriatric endodontics, complications, treatment resistant infections, and endo-perio lesions. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-0-0]

  57. DENT 591 (1) Endodontic Case Management I

    Modern endodontic technology and clinical endodontics. Lectures, seminars, and simulation training. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-1-0]

  58. DENT 592 (1) Endodontic Case Management II

    Modern endodontic technology and clinical endodontics. Lectures, seminars, and simulation training. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-1-0]

  59. DENT 594 (5) Endodontic Case Review and Treatment Planning I

    Student case presentations, treatment choice, and evaluation of prognosis. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-0-2]

  60. DENT 595 (5) Endodontic Case Review and Treatment Planning II

    Student case presentations, treatment choice, and evaluation of prognosis. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-0-2]

  61. DENT 596 (5) Endodontic Case Review and Treatment Planning III

    Student case presentations, treatment choice, and evaluation of prognosis. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-0-2]

  62. DENT 599 (18) M.Sc. Thesis

    Enrolment restricted to graduate students in Dental Science. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  63. DENT 649 (0) Doctoral Dissertation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  64. DENT 700 (0) Directed Studies in Orthodontics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  65. DENT 703 (0) Inter-relationship of Dental and Medical Specialties with Imaging Procedures

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  66. DENT 706 (0) Forensic Odontology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  67. DENT 711 (12) Clinical Periodontics and Implant Surgery I

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  68. DENT 712 (12) Clinical Periodontics and Implant Surgery II

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  69. DENT 713 (12) Clinical Periodontics and Implant Surgery III

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  70. DENT 715 (0) Periodontal Therapy Seminars

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  71. DENT 720 (0) Review of Oral Radiology Literature

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  72. DENT 721 (8) Clinical Endodontics, Year 1

    Endodontic treatment of patients in the clinic under the supervision of specialist instructors. Supervised endodontic treatment clinic. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-0-18]

  73. DENT 722 (8) Clinical Endodontics, Year 2

    Endodontic treatment of patients in the clinic under the supervision of specialist instructors. Supervised endodontic treatment clinic. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-0-18]

  74. DENT 723 (0) Prescription Periodontal Surgery

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  75. DENT 724 (6) Clinical Endodontics, Year 3

    Endodontic treatment of patients in the clinic under the supervision of specialist instructors. Supervised endodontic treatment clinic. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-0-15]

  76. DENT 725 (12) Clinical Prosthodontics I

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  77. DENT 726 (12) Clinical Prosthodontics II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  78. DENT 727 (12) Clinical Prosthodontics III

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  79. DENT 729 (0) Hospital Dentistry and Anaesthesiology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  80. DENT 734 (0) Clinico-Pathological Conferences

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  81. DENT 740 (0) Clinical Dentistry

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  82. DENT 741 (0) Specialty Rotations

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  83. DENT 742 (0) Emergency Patient Management

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  84. DENT 743 (0) Seminars on Hospital Dentistry

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  85. DENT 744 (0) Directed Studies in Hospital Dentistry

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  86. DENT 750 (0) Head and Neck Oncology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  87. DENT 752 (0) Oral Surgical Pathology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  88. DENT 753 (0) Clinical Oral Medicine

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  89. DENT 755 (0) Oral Radiographic Techniques

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  90. DENT 756 (0) Oral Radiology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  91. DENT 757 (0) Oral Radiological Interpretation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  92. DENT 760 (0) Oral Cytology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  93. DENT 769 (3) Foundation of Teaching and Learning for Dental Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs)

    Preparing dental graduate instructors to be effective teachers in dentistry. Spans from August of year 1 to August of year 2 for first year dental graduate students. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  94. DENT 770 (0) Advanced Clinical Orthodontics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  95. DENT 771 (8) Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedic Clinics I

    Continues in second year. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  96. DENT 772 (12) Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedic Clinics II

    Continues in third year. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  97. DENT 773 (8) Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedic Clinics III

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  98. DENT 775 (2/4) d Interdisciplinary Care in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  99. DENT 777 (1) Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminars: Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning I

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  100. DENT 778 (1) Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminars: Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning II

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  101. DENT 779 (2) Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminars: Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning III

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  102. DENT 780 (12) Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I

    Continues in year 5. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  103. DENT 781 (12) Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II

    Continues in year 6. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  104. DENT 782 (12) Clinical Pediatric Dentistry III

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  105. DENT 783 (3) Hospital Clinical Pediatrics I

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  106. DENT 784 (3) Hospital Clinical Pediatrics II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  107. DENT 785 (3) Hospital Clinical Pediatrics III

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.


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