Program Details
Provides a background in the basic sciences underlying orthodontic treatment
- Location:
- Winnipeg, Canada
- Program Type:
- Full Degree
- Degree Level:
- Master
- Specialty:
- Health Sciences
Program Overview
- Program Description:
- The Orthodontics program provides a background in the basic sciences underlying orthodontic treatment and instills a critical, independent, problem-solving approach toward clinical practice. This fully accredited three-year Master’s program provides eligibility to take the examinations of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC) and the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO). Graduate students have an opportunity to treat approximately 65 new patient starts and a similar number of transfer and retention patients using a wide variety of orthodontic techniques. Treatment is provided in a modern 14-chair orthodontic clinic with state-of-the-art computerized diagnostic equipment and an on-site dedicated orthodontic technician. The strength of the clinical program is the wide range of diversity in instructor philosophies of treatment and the opportunity to learn varying techniques.
Additional Program Information
- Accreditation:
- Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC)
- Financial Aid:
- Yes
- Requirements:
- Applicants require a D.M.D./D.D.S. degree or its equivalent. See the Department website for full admission requirements. All applicants must also meet the minimum admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Possible Start Dates July