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General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry
Location
Location
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Place Mercantile
- 2001 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ College Avenue, Suite 500
- Montreal QC H3A 1G1
- Canada
- Telephone: 514-398-7203, ext. 094406
- Fax: 514-398-8900
- Email: marie.vigouroux [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/dentistry
About General Practice Residency Program
About General Practice Residency Program
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 specialities. The program also includes practical training in oral conscious sedation and certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Certificate (Cert.) General Practice Residency Program (Dentistry) (52 credits) | |
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¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University has been training leaders in dentistry in Canada, the United States, and other countries for over 100 years. The Faculty of Dentistry's 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 in downtown Montreal. Two of the sites are within the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University Health Centre (MUHC). They are currently located at: |
General Practice Residency Program Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Requirements
¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Requirements
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.
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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.
Application Procedures
Application Procedures
The application period starts on August 15 and ends September 16; 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¬ÊÓƵ Documentation Centre:
- ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University – Enrolment Services
- Student Records
- 3415 McTavish Street
- Room MS 13
- Montreal QC H3A 0C8
- CANADA
Please be sure to include your ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ I.D. number on ALL supporting documents.
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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¬ÊÓƵ.
Important: Official transcripts sent to ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University become the property of the University and will not be returned or forwarded to other institutions.Current ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University students are not required to send transcripts by mail. ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ's admitting office obtains these directly. All other applicants must make arrangements with their college and/or university to send official transcripts to ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ.
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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.
- 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¬ÊÓƵ ID number with each submission.
Application Dates and Deadlines
Application Dates and Deadlines
All applications to the GPR program must be completed online. The application period starts on August 15 and ends September 16; for more information, see www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/general-residency-program/apply-now.
Certificate (Cert.) General Practice Residency Program (Dentistry) (52 credits)
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 specialities. The program also includes practical training in oral conscious sedation and certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). ...
For more information, see Certificate (Cert.) General Practice Residency Program (Dentistry) (52 credits).