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Graduates from CDA (Canadian Dental Association) and ADA (American Dental Association) approved dental schools are eligible to apply. Successful candidates:

• must have received or be in the final year of a course of study leading to a Doctorate in Dental Surgery (D.M.D./D.D.S.) or an equivalent program;
• must be in receipt of this degree by the time of registration in the first year of the program;
• who are not graduates of Quebec dental schools will apply to the Order of Dentists of Quebec for a temporary permit restricting practice to the teaching hospital involved.

Narrative transcripts are not acceptable.

Selection of residents is based on academic standing and personal interviews. Applicants must be graduates of an accredited Canadian or U.S. dental school and be eligible for licensure in Quebec.

French Language Requirement

Graduates from Quebec are required to pass the examination of the Ordre des dentistes du Québec (ODQ) in order to obtain a permit to practice dentistry in Quebec or in the rest of Canada.

• Candidates who have earned their dentistry degrees in Quebec: Even if they were born outside Quebec, candidates who have earned their dentistry degrees in Quebec must demonstrate their knowledge of French before they can apply for a permit from the Ordre des dentistes du Québec (ODQ) and are not eligible for temporary permits. Generally speaking, candidates who have not done their secondary school studies in French must take an examination administered by the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) to evaluate their knowledge of French.
• Candidates who have earned their dentistry degrees outside Quebec: Candidates who do not meet the requirements of the Charter of the French Language concerning appropriate knowledge of French but who meet all other criteria for practising dentistry may obtain a temporary permit valid for at most one year. This temporary permit will be granted by the Order, along with a registration form for the French examination administered by the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF).

  Temporary permits may be renewed up to three times, subject to the OQLF's authorization. Candidates must take the OQLF examination after each renewal. A passing mark must be obtained by the deadline in order to be granted an ODQ permit.

Further details may be obtained by contacting the General Practice Residency Program Coordinator at marie.vigouroux [at] mcgill.ca.

The application period starts on August 15 and ends September 18; for more information, see www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/general-residency-program/apply-now.

See www.mcgill.ca/applying for detailed application procedures.

Supporting Documents

Applicants are required to use the document upload feature on Minerva to ensure their documents are added to their file. All documents can be uploaded except for letters of reference; these need to be sent in PDF format directly by the referees (using a professional email address) to marie.vigouroux [at] mcgill.ca. Do NOT mail or fax a copy of the documents that you have already uploaded to your application—doing so will slow down the review of your application.

Official copies of transcripts can be sent to the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Documentation Centre:

• Æ»¹ûÒùÔº – Enrolment Services
• Student Records
• 3415 McTavish Street
• Room MS 13
• Montreal QC H3A 0C8
• CANADA

Please be sure to include your Æ»¹ûÒùÔº I.D. number on ALL supporting documents.

1. Official Transcripts of all previous university education

   Applicants may upload a copy of their unofficial transcript via Minerva. If offered admission, at that time, students must make arrangements with their college and/or university to send official transcripts to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.

   Important: Official transcripts sent to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº become the property of the University and will not be returned or forwarded to other institutions.

   Current Æ»¹ûÒùÔº students are not required to send transcripts by mail. Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's admitting office obtains these directly. All other applicants must make arrangements with their college and/or university to send official transcripts to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.

2. Three Reference Letters
   • One from the Dean of your School
   • Two letters of reference from the Dental professors (referees) who are familiar with your academic ability and who have agreed to provide references

   Your referees can submit EITHER a Reference Letter OR a Confidential Reference Report. If your referees choose to submit a Confidential Report, then you should send them a copy of the Confidential Reference Report [.pdf] (available at www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/general-residency-program/supporting-documents) to your referees to be completed. Please note that Confidential Reference Reports cannot be uploaded on Minerva as they need to be sent directly by your referees (see instructions above). The reports must be sent in PDF format directly by the referee via a professional email address to marie.vigouroux [at] mcgill.ca.

3. Personal Statement

If applying to multiple sites, a separate personal statement is required for the MUHC Montreal Children's Hospital and should be addressed to: Dr. Jaime Greenspoon, Program Director (Department of Dentistry), 1040 Atwater Street, Montreal, QC, H3Z 1X3. This letter must be uploaded in Minerva.

An email notification needs to be sent to the GPR Program Coordinator notifying her of your application to the Montreal Children's Hospital.

Make sure to include your name and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº ID number with each submission.

All applications to the GPR program must be completed online. The application period starts on August 15 and ends September 18; for more information, see www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/general-residency-program/apply-now.