International Dentist Advanced Placement program. Many universities in Canada and the United States offer these programs. The NDEB conducts the assessments that helps determine (in Canada) who requires the Qualifying Programs and who is eligible to proceed through the Equivalency Process.
The Faculty of Dentistry is not accepting applications to the International Dental Degree Completion Program (IDDCP) until further notice.
For applications to the 4-year DMD program, or to a graduate/postgraduate program please see our website: www.dentistry.ubc.ca/education for eligibility and information.
Dental Practise in Canada
The possession of a DMD degree does not automatically confer the right to practise dentistry in any province in Canada or to become a permanent resident or citizen of Canada. Each province has a licensing body which grants a license to practise dentistry within its jurisdiction. Inquiries should be directed to:
The Registrar College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia Suite 500, 1765 West 8th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6J 5C6 CANADA Tel: (604) 736-3621 Website: www.cdsbc.org
or to its counterparts in other provinces. Most provinces will accept for registration the certificate issued by the:
National Dental Examining Board of Canada 80 Elgin Street, 2nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1R 6R2 CANADA Tel: (613) 236-5912 Website: www.ndeb.ca
NDEB Equivalency Process
The National Dental Examining Board of Canada provides graduates of non-accredited dental programs with route to certification as a dentist in Canada. Candidates wishing to pursue this alternate route should consult the NDEB at: www.ndeb.ca/nonaccredited
Note: The regulations in theAcademic Rules and Regulationssection of this Calendar apply to students in the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program.
Admission Information
The International Dentist Advanced Placement Program is a special university program held over six months. After successful completion of this program students are fully integrated into the third year of our four year Doctor of Dental Surgery Program, leading to a degree. The program is intended for graduates of non-accredited dental programs, i.e. educational programs that have not been recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) or the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation. Upon successful completion of the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program, the third year and fourth year of the DDS program and the NDEB examinations, the candidate will be eligible for licensure/ registration as a dentist.
The following admission guidelines apply to all applicants. Please consult the Faculty of Dentistry website for complete information at: www.dentistry.utoronto.ca.
Academic Requirements
In order to be eligible to apply to the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program, applicants must be graduates of a minimum four-year University dental program not recognized by CDAC. A minimum current grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) is required. A notarized copy of dental school marks and a notarized copy of the dental diploma must be submitted with the application. Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a notarized English translation.
Citizenship and Residence
Applicants must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada on or before the deadline date for applications. A photocopy of proof of Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residence Card must be submitted with the application.
English Facility Requirements
All applicants must be proficient in both written and spoken English. Applicants whose first language (i.e. the language learned at home as a child) is not English and who have completed less than four years of full-time academic study in an English language school system located in a country where English is the primary language, are required to achieve an appropriate standard in a recognized test of English facility. Note: We will not exempt from English facility testing any applicant who studied in English in a country where the primary language is not English.
However, we will exempt from English facility testing any applicant who has successfully completed, with grades of “C” or higher, at least four full degree courses, including at least one full course in English, Social Sciences or Humanities taught in English, in a recognized English-medium university located in a country where English is the primary language. We will also exempt from English facility testing any applicant who is a bilingual francophone and who has satisfactorily completed at least four years of full-time academic study in the Canadian school system.
Acceptable proof of English facility must be submitted by the application deadline. If acceptable proof of English facility is not received by the application deadline, the application will be cancelled. Tests taken more than two years prior to the application deadline will not be considered. Official test scores must be sent by the testing agency directly to the Admissions Office, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. The following tests are recognized:
Test of English as a Foreign Language Paper-based Test (TOEFL PBT) and the Test of Written English (TWE), and Internet Based TOEFL (IBT).
Those who present the paper-based TOEFL must ensure that the Test of Written English (TWE) is also available on their test date. The TOEFL CBT includes an Essay Rating in every test.
Minimum Requirement
TOEFL PBT - total score 600+5.0 on TWE
TOEFL IBT - total score 100+22 on Writing
Note: The TOEFL Institution Code is 0982-00.
TOEFL/TWE Bulletins may be obtained from American embassies and consulates, offices of the United States Information Service (USIS), or you may contact TOEFL Services, Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA. Telephone: (609) 771-7100; Fax: (609) 290-8972; Email: [email protected]; Web site: www.ets.org/toefl. You may also pick up a TOEFL CBT Bulletin at Enrolment Services, University of Toronto, 172 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5R 0A3. Telephone: (416) 978-2190; Web site: www.adm.utoronto.ca.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
The minimum requirement is an overall band of 6.5, with no band below 6.0. For information about this test, world-wide test centres and registration procedures, you may contact The IELTS Office at www.ielts.org. You may also contact the Ontario Test Centre at: IELTS Test Center, Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4. Telephone: (519) 748-3516; Fax: (519) 748-3505; E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.ieltscanada.ca. A Toronto Test Centre has opened at: GVT Exams Inc., IELTS Administrator, 180 Bloor Street West, Suite 202, Toronto, ON M5S 2V6. Telephone: (416) 209-6685; Fax: (416) 968-6667; Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ieltstoronto.com
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB).
The minimum requirement is an overall score of 85, with no part below 80. Information Bulletins and Registration Forms may be obtained from CaMLA, 535 West William Street, Suite 310, Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4978, USA. Telephone: 1-866-696-3522; Fax: 1-734-763-3522; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.cambridgemichigan.org/melab or the Toronto MELAB Centre website: www.myetc.ca.
Applicants in the Toronto area may register in-person at the English Testing Canada, 45 Willcocks Street, Room 139, Toronto, ON M5S 1C7. Telephone: (416) 946-3942; Fax: (416) 946-0337; E-mail: [email protected]. You may also pick up a MELAB Bulletin at Enrolment Services.
The Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE). The minimum requirementis an overall score of 86, with 32 in Writing and 22 in each of Reading and Listening. Currently available in Toronto only. COPE Information Bulletins with registration forms and sample questions may be picked up at Enrolment Services, or you may contact COPE Testing Ltd., 7B Pleasant Blvd., Box 957, Toronto, ON M4T 1K2 (note: this is a mailing address only). Telephone: (416) 962-2673; Email: [email protected]. Complete information, including a downloadable registration form, is available at web site: www.copetest.com.
Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge Examination
Applicants are required to take the Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge Examination administered by the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) before the application deadline, and to arrange for their results to be forwarded to the Admissions Office. The last available test date for admission in January 2017 is February 2015, August 2015, and February 2016. Tests taken more than two years prior to the application deadline will not be considered. An NDEB Fundamental Knowledge Examination information and registration package may be obtained from The National Dental Examining Board of Canada, 80 Elgin Street, 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1P 6R2. Telephone: (613) 236-5912; Fax: (613) 236-8386; Email: [email protected]; Web site:
www.ndeb.ca/nonaccredited/fundamental-knowledge.
Applicants who have previously failed in University Education
Applicants who have been required to withdraw by a dental school for academic or other reasons will normally be ineligible for admission to the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program.
Transfer within Canada
Requests for transfer from other Advanced Standing Programs will not be accepted.
Applicants with a Communicable Disease
All Faculty of Dentistry students are expected to be in a state of health such that they may participate in the academic program, including patient care, without posing a risk to themselves or to others. Students with a communicable disease may pursue their studies only as long as their continued involvement does not pose a health or safety hazard to themselves or others. Such a health or safety hazard, if protracted, may preclude them from participation in clinical work essential to the satisfactory completion of their program of study. The health status of all students shall remain confidential. Registration status for HBV Carriers remains CONDITIONAL until the Expert Panel on Infectious Diseases reviews their case.
Procedures for Application
To apply to the IDAAP program you must completet the online applciaon form. The online application form and information brochure for the 2016 academic year are available from the Faculty web site at: www.dentistry.utoronto.ca.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to complete the online application form accurately and to provide all information punctually. Applicants who are submitting documents in a name other than that shown on the application must submit proof of name change with the application. A notarized copy of one of the following is acceptable: marriage certificate or Change-of-Name Order issued by an Ontario Court Judge, or by another court of competent jurisdiction. Documents will not be returned to applicants. Therefore, please do not send originals.
June 29, 2016: APPLICATION DEADLINE. The online application form must be completed accompanied by the non-refundable application service fee of $275 CDN, and proof of Canadian citizenship must be received in the Admissions Office by July 2, 2016. A notarized copy of dental school marks, a notarized copy of the dental diploma and, if applicable, proof of English facility must be received in the Admisisons Office.
Selection of Applicants
Applications will be reviewed after the application deadline. Applicants who are considered to have potential based on their application documents will be invited for an interview in October. Final selection will be made from this group of applicants. The decision of the Faculty of Dentistry concerning admission into the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program is final. No appeal mechanism exists.
Counselling
All incoming students will have the opportunity of orientation counselling to discuss student services, financial assistance, enrolment procedures, housing and other concerns. Appointments may be arranged through the Admissions Office.
Admission Deposit
A $2000 CDN non-refundable deposit will be required from each applicant granted admission. It will be applied to the fees providing he/she register.
2016-04-20Regulations Governing the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program
The program and degree regulations given in Section 2 of this calendar apply to the International Dentist Advanced Placement Program in Dentistry with the substitution of ‘International Dentist Advanced Placement Program’ for ‘DDS program’ and the appropriate reduction in the number of years. However, items 3, 4, 8 and 12 do not apply; appropriate versions of these sections follow.
First Aid Course and CPR
Students registering in the International Dentist Advanced Placement program are required to obtain certification of satisfactory completion of (a) a Canadian Red Cross Society or St. John's Ambulance course in First Aid (or its equivalent) and (b) a CPR Basic Rescuer course before they may register in the IDAPP program. The CPR course must have been completed within the past two years. All students must present evidence of recertification in the CPR Basic Rescuer course by the last day of classes in 4th year. Certificates verifying completion of such courses must be submitted to the Student Services Office by the last day of classes in the 4th year of the program. The Faculty of Dentistry does not offer instruction in these courses as part of the D.D.S. program.
Courses
Students will take all courses and examinations of the program at the times set by the Faculty and under the direction of the Faculty staff. The courses of the curriculum are divided into two
Categories - didactic, which includes all lectures (and some laboratories), and clinical/preclinical. All courses involving technical procedures must be completed in the Faculty laboratories under the direction of the staff in accordance with the regulations laid down by the disciplines concerned.
Exemptions
No exemptions from courses will be permitted to students registered in the International Dentist Advanced Placement program.
Supplemental Examinations
Students who fail a course have the privilege of a supplemental examination. A supplemental examination is defined as a special examination for students who have failed a course, and is graded 'Pass' or 'Fail'.
Students are permitted no more than two supplementals in the International Dentist Advanced Placement program.
Consequences of Failure to Obtain Standing
Students who fail to obtain standing by having failed more than two subjects or by having failed one or more supplemental examinations, before advancing to the D.D.S. program, will be required to repeat all courses of the failed program in which the student did not receive a grade of A- in the first attempt.
Any student who fails on two occasions to receive the right to advance to the D.D.S. program shall be refused further registration in the Faculty.
The University of Toronto IPE Curriculum/ Program
The University of Toronto (IPE) curriculum/ program builds upon a rich history of IPE and is focused on the development of specific values and core competencies across eleven health professional programs (dentistry, medical radiation sciences, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physician’s assistants, physical education and health, physical therapy, social work and speech-language pathology). The knowledge, skills/behaviours and attitudes developed through the IPE curriculum/program will enable students to provide collaborative patient/client-centred care in an interprofessional context.
The IPE curriculum/program started in 2009 and is being phased-in across the health professional faculties. This comprehensive curriculum/program includes the following three core learning activities for IDAPP students:
IDAPP - Conflict in Interprofessional Life;
DDS 3 - Case-Based: Pain - Palliative Care;
DDS 4 - IPE Component in a Clinical Placement.
As well, students complete elective learning activities in order to cover all IPE values and core competencies and to meet individual learning needs and interests. Student learning will be assessed to ensure successful completion. IDAPP students will need to successfully complete two elective learning activities (any colour) during the course of the IDAPP program and following transfer to DDS III.
Certificate of Registration for Dental Practice
Please refer to this topic in the DDS section of the calendar.
Promotion
Following successful completion of the program students will be invited to register into the third year of the D.D.S. program.
International Dentist Advanced Placement Program Curriculum
Course Descriptions: International Dentist Advanced Placement Program
The International Dentist Advanced Placement Program is an intense six months pre-clinical program. This period includes a series of lectures in a selected group of Clinical Science and Biological and Diagnostic Science subjects.
DPP105H1 Biomaterials
The lectures are designed to provide background materials science knowledge required to understand how chemistry and structure of materials affect physical and mechanical properties. They also include a comprehensive review of dental materials with emphasis on the relationships between structure, properties, performance and biocompatibility.
y. finer, staff
DPP111H1 Dental Public Health
In this course students will study Canada’s oral health and learn the principles of evidence-based health care. The course will include epidemiological concepts and the strength of study designs, the epidemiology of dental conditions in Canada and the determinants of oral health, descriptions of the Canadian health and dental care delivery systems, and an overview of current issues in dental health care in Canada including a brief introduction to professional ethics. In a second section students will learn the principles of clinical epidemiology and then work in small groups to complete an evidence-based report on a selected topic.
a. azarpazhooh, staff
DPP123H1 Biological Basis of Oral Health and Disease
This review course is designed to provide the incoming international dentist with a review of the current knowledge on oral health and disease mechanisms. Since research in this area is proceeding rapidly, guest lecturers,
most of whom are clinicians, are asked to provide the students with a brief review of the basic mechanisms of health and disease. They are also asked to bring students up to date regarding how far various scientific fields relating to oral health and disease have advanced. There are 15 two hour lectures on topics ranging from the histology of soft tissues, the biochemistry of mineralized tissues, oral bacterial ecology, immunity, and oral physiology. Upon completion of the course, students will have an understanding of the basic concepts that will help them prepare for the other didactic courses in the IDAPP.
g. kulkarni, staff
DPP128H - Periodontics
The didactic lecture series centers on the pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis and approaches to therapy for the various periodontal diseases. The preclinical module teaches the fundamental skills in scaling technique, instrumentation and instrument sharpening. In the clinical component students exam, chart, diagnose, treatment plan patients and also perform scaling, root planing and oral hygiene instruction.
r. ghilzon, staff
DPP132H1 Pharmacology
This course will provide a review of pharmacology prior to the course in third year DDS. Topics include an overview of basic principles, drug regulations, autonomics, cardiovascular, immunopharmacology, general anaesthetics and central nervous system drugs.
j. lanҫa, staff
DPP135H1 Preventive Dentistry
The goal of the preventive program for students in the IDAPP is to build on the review of the basic biological mechanisms introduced in the Biological Basis for Oral Health and Disease (BBOHD) course especially relating to the area of caries prevention. Approximately 10 two-hour lectures are scheduled covering a range of topics in Preventive Dentistry. The primary goal of the course is to prepare the students for entry directly into the third year DDS program, where more independent learning will provide the clinical skills for competency in the management of dental caries.
i.s. husain, staff
DPP138Y1 Prosthodontics
This course aims to introduce to international dentists the status of prosthodontics in Canada in terms of epidemiology, aetiology and prognosis. Moreover, the dentists are exposed to the prosthodontic teaching principles of the University of Toronto in terms of management of patients who are missing teeth and associated tissues. Lectures, videos, and seminars define the sequelae of partial and complete edentulism, methods of treatment, and risks and benefits. The course blends theory with simulations on patient models and typodonts. At the completion of this course, candidates will be aware of the optimal approach to treatment planning, diagnostic procedures and technical solutions for patients who require tooth replacement with fixed and removable partial and complete prostheses. Successful completion leads to instructor supervised comprehensive patient care. Further lectures and seminars cover other prosthodontic topics such as geriatrics and dental implants.
r. paculanan, staff
DPP141H1 Radiology
Lectures introduce the student to the principles of radiation physics and hygiene, biology, technique and the interpretation of normal anatomy and its variations, including common diseases affecting the teeth and jaws. Clinical sessions provide students with the opportunity to learn and practice intra-oral imaging techniques incorporating infection control protocol, utilizing the two digital imaging systems (Solid State/CMOS and Photostimulable Phosphor receptors).
m. cash, staff
DPP144Y1/DPP165H1 Restorative Dentistry
This course consists of two components, a didactic component and a practical (preclinical) component. The objectives of this course are to review current restorative treatment principles and procedures with the participants and ensure that they are at the level of competency required before they can treat patients on the clinical floor. The course covers all the aspects of cavity preparation and restoration for both the direct and indirect techniques (both intra- and extracoronal). It involves reviewing methods of diagnosis of initial and recurrent caries and introducing state of the art management regimes and procedures for carious- and endodontically-treated teeth. For the practical component of this course a clinical stimulation set-up is used in order to optimize proximity to the real situation. Teaching in the laboratory is conducted in small groups of participants (no larger than 8) each allocated to one instructor.
At the culmination of this course, participants are expected to have reached a competency level in both didactic and preclinical restorative dentistry to enable them to proceed to patient treatment on the clinical floor. Participant must pass examinations in both the didactic and practical components of this course independently.
In addition to a revised manual provided in electronic form the following texts are required.
o. el-mowafy, staff
DPP200H1 Anaesthesia
The courses in anaesthesia extend from second through the third and fourth dental years. They cover aspects of pain control and patient management in order to provide the dental student with the knowledge and skills needed to render the conscious patient freedom from pain and apprehension.
The objectives of the course in second year are to provide the students with the in-
depth pharmacology of those local anaesthetics and vasoconstrictors used in dentistry, as well as the ability to technically administer these drugs and achieve local anaesthesia. The first part of the course discusses the detailed specific injection techniques covering all forms of intra-oral anaesthesia for dentistry in the mandible and maxilla, their complications, and the required armamentarium. Students then practice these injection techniques on each other in the clinic. The second part provides an in-depth discussion of the pharmacology of local anaesthetics.
p. nkansah, staff
DPP208H1 Endodontics
This course offers the student didactic, pre-clinical and clinical experiences that are directed towards fostering understanding about the nature, the diagnosis, and the treatment of pulpal and periapical disease. The goal of this course is to acquire knowledge and pre-clinical skills equal to those of second year DDS students.
The pre-clinical component is focused on the treatment of anterior and premolar teeth. Both components are directed towards training the student to perform basic clinical endodontic procedures with confidence prior to entering the clinics in third year.
a. plazas-garzon, staff
DPP219H1 Medicine
The course is designed to provide basic knowledge of common chronic adult medical illnesses. The purpose is to both understand patients’ chronic conditions as well as to have an approach to treating patients with chronic medical conditions. The relevance of the illnesses on the practice of dentistry is emphasized throughout the course. The course builds upon content learned in General Pathology and Pharmacology but provides a more clinical perspective.
Evaluation: written midterm test and final exam.
D. LIM, STAFF
DPP222H1 Orthodontics
This course consists of a series of lectures, aiming at familiarizing the students with the material taught in the 2nd DDS year. During this preclinical phase students review basic orthodontic concepts such as cephalometrics, model analysis, and basic aspects of orthodontic treatment that they will use in their diagnosis, treatment planning and patient treatment in the ensuing two years.
S. SURI, STAFF
DPP223H1 Pediatric Dentistry
This course consists of a didactic and clinical component which is designed to introduce the student to the fundamental principles and philosophies as they pertain to dentistry for children in order to prepare the students for entry into the Clinical Core Program in Pediatric Dentistry. The didactic component will include lectures and laboratory sessions on restorative dentistry for the primary dentition. The didactic component will include a basic overview of dentistry for children including early childhood care and prevention, development of the occlusion, introduction of the child to the clinic which includes information on the administration of local anesthesia, application of rubber dam, and intra oral radiography.
M. SIGAl, STAFF
DPP356Y1 Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine A course of lectures, seminars and clinical sessions teach the student a system of diagnosis of dental and oral disease. Emphasis is placed on methods of history taking, examination, patient evaluation and management as well as treatment planning, with special attention to the medically compromised patient. This course begins in the winter term of second year, and continues to the end of Third Year.