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Program Requirements
Thesis Courses (24-33 credits)
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DENT 650 Thesis Research 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Independent work under the direction of a supervisor on a research problem in the student's designated area of research: Literature Review and Hypothesis Generation.
Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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DENT 651 Thesis Research 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Independent work under the direction of a supervisor on a research problem in the student's designated area of research: Literature Review and Protocol Development.
Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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DENT 652 Thesis Research 3 (9 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Independent work under the direction of a supervisor on a research problem in the student's designated area of research.
Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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DENT 653 Thesis Research 4 (15 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Independent work under the direction of a supervisor on a research problem in the student's designated area of research: Data Analysis & Thesis Preparation.
Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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DENT 505 Epidemiology and Data Analysis in Primary Care 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : An introduction of epidemiological concepts, data analysis, and methods applicable to primary care research.
Terms: Fall 2021
Instructors: De Pokomandy, Alexandra; Nicolau, Belinda Farias; Arekunnath Madathil, Sreenath (Fall)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the Faculty.
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking FMED 505.
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DENT 663 Principles of Health Research (1 credit)
Overview
Dentistry : Research topics and methodology, including critical thinking and evaluating evidence, scientific responsibilities, academic integrity, scientific writing, and publishing basics.
Terms: Fall 2021
Instructors: Kaartinen, Mari Tuulia; Kiester, Lucille (Fall)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken DENT 563.
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DENT 671D1 Advanced Research Seminar (1 credit)
Overview
Dentistry : Topics in current research in Oral Health Sciences.
Terms: Fall 2021
Instructors: Vachon-Presseau, Etienne (Fall)
Students must register for both DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2 together are equivalent to DENT 671
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DENT 671D2 Advanced Research Seminar (1 credit)
Overview
Dentistry : See DENT 671D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2022
Instructors: Vachon-Presseau, Etienne (Winter)
Prerequisite: DENT 671D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2 together are equivalent to DENT 671
Complementary Courses (6-15 credits)
6-15 credits chosen from the following courses:
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DENT 504 Biomaterials and Bioperformance (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Biological and synthetic biomaterials, medical devices, and the issues related to their bioperformance. The physicochemical characteristics of biomaterials in relation to their biocompatibility and sterilization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Restrictions: Graduate and final year undergraduates from physical, biological, medical and dental sciences, and engineering.
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DENT 509 Epidemiology and Data Analysis in Primary Care 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Intermediate epidemiological concepts, data analysis, and methods applicable to primary care research.
Terms: Winter 2022
Instructors: De Pokomandy, Alexandra; Nicolau, Belinda Farias; Barnett, Tracie; Arekunnath Madathil, Sreenath; Schuster, Tibor (Winter)
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DENT 610 Introduction to Craniofacial Research (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Conducting craniofacial research projects using animal models, including molecular genetics as well as methodologies commonly used in a laboratory performing craniofacial research, generating and analyzing animal models, and performing comparative studies of multiple craniofacial anomalies in humans and animal models.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Restriction(s): Registration priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in Dentistry. Students from other departments may register with permission from the instructor.
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DENT 654 Mechanisms and Management of Pain (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Presentation of the neurobiology of pain and analgesia, clinical pain conditions, basic and applied research methods in the study of pain, and the theory and practice of pain management. The course is designed for graduate students interested in pain mechanisms and clinical residents interested in pain management.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Restriction: Open to all health professionals
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DENT 664 Health Research Communications (1 credit)
Overview
Dentistry : Practical training in written and oral communication skills for biomedical sciences and oral health research.
Terms: Winter 2022
Instructors: Martel, Marc (Winter)
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DENT 665 Leadership and Management Skills in Research (1 credit)
Overview
Dentistry : Introduction to leadership theory, models and practice, as well as the development of project and time management skills, resource allocation, team and consensus building.
Terms: Summer 2022
Instructors: Kaartinen, Mari Tuulia; Hovey, Richard (Summer)
Restriction(s): Only open to students enrolled in the MSc Dental Sciences (Thesis), MSc Dental Sciences (Non-Thesis) or the Faculty of Dentistry's PhD program, or with permission of instructor.
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DENT 672 Applied Mixed Methods in Health Research (1 credit)
Overview
Dentistry : Exploration of how to write a mixed methods research protocol or manuscript and some more advanced mixed methods data analysis applications.
Terms: Summer 2022
Instructors: Nicolau, Belinda Farias; Pluye, Pierre; Levine, Alissa (Summer)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the Faculty.
Note: Contact hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Faculty of Dentistry: 514-398-7203, extensions 096455 & 00059); language of instruction: English.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking FMED 672. Only open to graduate students in the Faculty of Dentistry.
Only open to students who have had prior graduate training in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.
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DENT 679 Epidemiology and Data Analysis in Primary Care 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Advanced epidemiological concepts, data analysis and methods applicable to primary care research.
Terms: Winter 2022
Instructors: Arekunnath Madathil, Sreenath; Nicolau, Belinda Farias; Schuster, Tibor; Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, Samira (Winter)
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DENT 681 Readings in Dentistry and Health Research 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Dentistry : Advanced readings in student's area of research.
Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructors.
Restriction(s): Open to students enrolled in a graduate program at the Faculty of Dentistry. In some circumstances, it may be opened to students from another Faculty.
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DENT 682 Readings in Dentistry and Health Research 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Advanced readings in student's area of research.
Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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DENT 683 Readings in Dentistry and Health Research 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Advanced readings in student's area of research.
Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructors.
Restriction(s): Open to students enrolled in a graduate program at the Faculty of Dentistry. In some circumstances, it may be opened to students from another Faculty.
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DENT 685 Theory of Dental Public Health (3 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Theory and principles of public health, as applied to the concepts and determinants of oral health and disease, oral disease prevention and health promotion, dental care delivery systems and professional issues related to dental care delivery.
Terms: Fall 2021
Instructors: Allison, Paul J; Nicolau, Belinda Farias; Hovey, Richard; Bedos, Christophe; Macdonald, Mary Ellen (Fall)
Restriction(s): Only open to graduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Dentistry
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DENT 686 Illness Experience and Social Determinants of Health (2 credits)
Overview
Dentistry : Exploration on the experience of illness and suffering, the social determinants of health, illness, access to care and broader contexts related to oral [and other] health. Critical reflection and challenge of assumptions in relation to the main themes.
Terms: Winter 2022
Instructors: Bedos, Christophe (Winter)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Priority will be given to Dentistry graduate students; other students are requested to contact the instructor with an explanation of their interest in this course.
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EPIB 621 Data Analysis in Health Sciences (4 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Univariate and multivariate statistical techniques for continuous categorical and survival data. Topics include generalized linear models, multiple linear and logistic regression, introductory survival analysis, model selection. Maximum likelihood and Bayesean approaches will be presented.
Terms: Winter 2022
Instructors: Golchi, Shirin (Winter)
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EPIB 635 Clinical Trials (3 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Lectures and discussions on issues, approaches and techniques of clinical trials including assessment of feasibility, ethics, randomization, strengths and weaknesses of alternative designs, sample size requirements, protocol development, trial management and analysis, reporting and interpretation of trial results.
Terms: Fall 2021
Instructors: Golchi, Shirin (Fall)
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EXMD 610 Molecular Methods in Medical Research (3 credits)
Overview
Experimental Medicine : Different molecular methods used in biomedical research, including chromatography, purification and analysis of proteins and nucleic acids, various techniques in molecular biology, transgenic technology, and stem cells. Lectures, some demonstrations, and short seminars given by the students.
Terms: Winter 2022
Instructors: Rousseau, Simon; Peterson, Alan; Bateman, Andrew; Turcotte, Bernard; Fixman, Elizabeth Dee; Nilsson, Tommy; Rocheleau, Christian; Murshed, Monzur; Haglund, Lisbet; Fonseca, Gregory (Winter)
Other complementary 500- or 600-level courses may be taken with the approval of the supervisor or the research director and GPS.
Faculty of Dental Medicine & Oral Health Sciences—2021-2022 (last updated Feb. 23, 2022) (disclaimer)
