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The GPR program offers advanced postgraduate training in all aspects of general practice dentistry. Residents are exposed to a wide variety of dental and related medical specialties. The program also includes practical training in oral conscious sedation and certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Certificate (Cert.) General Practice Residency Program (Dentistry) (52 credits) | |
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Æ»¹ûÒùÔº has been training leaders in dentistry in Canada, the United States, and other countries for over 100 years. The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences' General Practice Residency Program is the largest in the country with a current enrolment of 21. Throughout this one-year training program, residents will be exposed to a broad multidisciplinary approach to clinical practice. Our dental clinics are located at three sites, two of which are within the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre (MUHC). Sites are currently located at: |
Graduates from CDA (Canadian Dental Association) and ADA (American Dental Association) approved dental schools are eligible to apply. Successful candidates:
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.
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 gpr.dentistry [at] mcgill.ca.
The application period starts on August 15 and ends September 15; for more information, see mcgill.ca/dentistry/general-residency-program/apply-now.
See 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 must 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 gpr.dentistry [at] mcgill.ca.
Official copies of transcripts can be sent to the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Documentation Centre:
Please be sure to include your Æ»¹ûÒùÔº I.D. number on ALL supporting documents.
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.
Official copies of transcripts can be sent to the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Documentation Centre:
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.
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 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 gpr.dentistry [at] mcgill.ca.
If applying to multiple sites, an additional personal statement is required for the MUHC Montreal Children's Hospital and should be addressed to: Dr. Annie Marleau, Program Director (Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences), 1040 Atwater Street, Montreal, QC, H3Z 1X3. Relay this additional personal statement to: gpr.dentistry [at] mcgill.ca.
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 15; for more information, see mcgill.ca/dentistry/general-residency-program/apply-now.
The General Practice Residency (GPR) program offers advanced postgraduate training in all aspects of general practice dentistry. Residents are exposed to a wide variety of dental and related medical specialties. The program also includes practical training in oral conscious sedation and certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and in Advanced Cardiac Life Support ...
For more information, see Certificate (Cert.) General Practice Residency Program (Dentistry) (52 credits).