6.18	Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences

Head: J.B. Curran
Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: J. Curran
General Office: D343-790 Bannatyne Avenue
Telephone: 204 789 3633
Fax: 204 789 3913
Email: oral_surgery@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/dentistry
Graduate Program Assistant: TBA

Academic Staff

Program Information
The Master of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) which is four years in length includes a four-year hospital residency for which a Post-Graduate Training Certificate is awarded. Usually one student is accepted per year. The program has full accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada. The primary objective of the program is to train dentists to become competent, ethical Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons for practice in Canada, and to provide them with a scientifically based curriculum which will prepare them for the challenges they will face in the development of their speciality, throughout their professional careers.

The clinical program provides comprehensive training in all the major areas generally included within the scope of practice of an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Students are provided with opportunities to attend and present papers at National and International conferences related to aspects of their speciality and an external elective rotation is permitted subject to approval of the Program Director.

Fields of Research
Faculty supervise every student in at least one research project during the training period and their interests provide for a wide spectrum of clinically related topics. Dental implants, maxillofacial trauma, temporomandibular disorders, cleft lip and palate, cranio-facial deformity, surgical pathology, including head and neck oncology, oral medicine and therapeutics are examples of areas in which faculty have published and have a continuing interest. Collaborative research with other departments is encouraged and does occur.

Research Facilities
The research facilities in the Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine, the Health Sciences Centre and related institutions in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority are extensive, accessible, and provide opportunities for a wide range of research endeavours by graduate students in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Master of Dentistry
  (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)

Admission Requirements
In addition to the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar, applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and be in possession of a National Dental Examining Board of Canada Certificate. They must comply with provincial requirements for licensing of interns and residents. Some additional post-graduate experience is desirable.

Application Deadlines
Students must submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department by September 30, prior to the year of admittance. The normal starting date is July 1st.

Program Requirements
Minimum program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Students must complete: all clinical rotations and assignments as set out in the four years of hospital residency training; courses DDSS 7230, DDSS 7240, DDSS 7250, DDSS 7260, DDSS 7270, DDSS 7280 and DDSS 7290; ancillary course ANAT 7060 and other basic science courses as selected by the department. An essay/research project DDSS 7220 in a specified area selected in consultation with the department is required.

Second Language Reading Requirement: None

Expected Time to Graduate: four years

Ph.D.
There is no Ph.D. Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

There is no Ph.D. Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Periodontics

Head: : J. B. Curran
General Office: D343 - 790 Bannatyne Avenue
Telephone: 204 789 3633
Fax: 204 789 3913
Email: periodontics@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/dentistry
Graduate Program Assistant: TBA

Academic Staff

Program Information

Introduction
The three-year Master of Dentistry (Periodontics) Program is one of only four graduate periodontics programs in Canada. The program accepts two students every two of three years. At any given time there are four students in the program. The program entails clinical training, lectures, seminars in the clinical and related basic sciences and research. The program is certified and fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada and, as such, is also recognized by the American Dental Association.

The mission of the program is to educate dentists to be scientifically-based, clinically-competent, and community-concerned, ethical periodontists. The program provides periodontal consultation and treatment services, including dental implants, to patients attending the dental school and patients referred by dentists in Winnipeg and throughout Manitoba. Students are provided the opportunity to treat a full range of periodontal problems and to participate in on-going clinical and basic periodontal research. The Graduate Periodontics Clinic simulates a private periodontics practice and provides dental hygienist and dental assistant support to students. In addition, a clinic is held at the adjacent Health Sciences Centre where periodontal consultative and treatment procedures are provided for patients who have serious medical conditions.

Fields of Research
Research interests of faculty involved with the program include (a) clinical trials of therapeutic interventions in the treatment of periodontitis, (b) diagnosis of periodontal diseases, and (c) the effect of tobacco on periodontal tissues and smoking cessation initiatives in periodontics. In addition, collaborative research opportunities are available in such areas as saliva, calculus and plaque formation, the microbiology of periodontitits and cell signaling mechanisms, through the Department of Oral Biology.

Research Facilities
In addition to the clinical facilities, general laboratories, radiographic and darkroom facilities of the Faculty of Dentistry, there is access to equipment belonging to the Department of Oral Biology. Clinical facilities are also available at the adjacent Health Sciences Centre Hospital.

Admission Requirements
In addition to the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar, applicants must have a D.M.D. degree or its equivalent from an approved college or university.

Application Deadlines Students must submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department by September 1, prior to the year of admittance.

Program Requirements
In addition to the minimum course requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar, students must complete: courses DDSS 7010, DDSS 7050, DDSS 7120, DDSS 7130, DDSS 7150, DDSS 7210, DDSS 7230 and DDSS 7300; ancillary courses ANAT 7060, ORLB 7090 and other basic sciences as selected by the department; An essay/ research project (DDSS 7220) in a specified area selected in consultation with the department. Second Language Reading Requirement: None Expected Time to Graduate: three years

Ph.D.
There is no Ph.D. Program in Periodontics