Program Description and Curriculum

Program Description

Master of Science (MSc) Dental Sciences (Non-Thesis) (45 Credits)

Offered by: Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences

Degree: Master of Science

The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences boasts professors from a diversity of backgrounds and interrelated fields whose varied expertise allows us to offer an applied MSc program with strong theoretical and methodological foundations spanning multiple approaches to health research. Our professors’ professional and public health community involvement will contribute to the applied knowledge component of the program, especially during the practicum. The MSc Dental Sciences is comprised of

  • a 24-credit core of required courses that focuses on transversal competencies aligned with the overarching learning objectives of the program. 18 credits are attributed to coursework and 6 credits are in the form of a practicum designed to provide employment experience beneficial to both the student and the organization in which the work is carried out.
  • 21 credits of complementary courses offered by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences and/or other units.

The MSc should be completed in two years of full-time study. Students are expected to take 12 credits per term in the first three terms and 9 credits in their fourth and final term.

All students must also complete a mandatory Academic Integrity Tutorial by the end of their first semester. The Tutorial can be accessed through MINERVA’s student menu. If students do not complete the Tutorial, they will not be able to register for the following term.

Curriculum

Master of Science (M.Sc.) Dental Sciences (Non-Thesis)(45 Credits)

    Offered by:Dental Med & Oral Health Sci
    Degree:Master of Science

Program Requirement:

The M.Sc. in Dental Sciences; Non-Thesis program focuses on research and/or clinical expertise to improve populational health, including diagnosis, prevention, monitoring and control. The program includes a practicum in an organization or a clinic implicated in providing public health services.

Required Courses (24 credits)


  • DENT 505 Epid & Dat Analy in Prim Car 1 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 625 Applied Qualitative Health Res 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 663 Principles of Health Research 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 668 Practcm Readgs:Dent&HlthResrch 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 670 Dentistry Commnty Hlth Practcm 6 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 671D1 Advanced Research Seminar 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 671D2 Advanced Research Seminar 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 685 Theory of Dental Public Health 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 690 Literature Reviews 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer


Complementary Courses (21 credits)

21 credits from the following:


  • ANAT 690D1 Cell and Developmental Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • ANAT 690D2 Cell and Developmental Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • BMDE 505 Cell and Tissue Engineering 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 504 Biomaterials & Bioperformance 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 509 Epid&Data Analy in Prim Care 2 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 625 Applied Qualitative Health Res 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 654 Mechanisms&Management of Pain 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 664 Health Research Communications 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 665 Lrdship & Mgmt Skills in Res 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 669 Extracellular Matrix Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 672 Applied Mix Meth in Health Res 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 681 Readings in Dent&Health Res 1 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 682 Readings in Dent&Health Res 2 2 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 683 Readings in Dent&Health Res 3 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 686 Illness Exp&Soc Determ of Hlth 2 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • DENT 688 Bone Mechanobiology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EDEM 692 Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EPIB 635 Clinical Trials 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EPIB 641 Substantive Epidemiology 1 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EPIB 669 Special Topics 2 2 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EPIB 671 Cancer Epidemiology&Prevention 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EPIB 677 Special Topics 8 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EPIB 679 Special Topics 10 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EXMD 609 Cellular Meths in Med Research 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EXMD 610 Molecular Meths in Medical Res 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • PHGY 518 Artificial Cells 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • PHGY 550 Molecular Physiology of Bone 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer


Other complementary 500- or 600-level courses at the University may be taken with the approval of the director of the program and GPS.



    Please check the ecalendar for other complementary courses.

    Additional Information on Required and Complementary Courses

    Required Courses (24 credits)

    The conduct of research:

    DENT 663 Principles of Health Research (1 credit)

    Research topics and methodology, including critical thinking and evaluating evidence, scientific responsibilities, academic integrity, scientific writing, and publishing basics.

    DENT 671 Advanced Research Seminars (2 credits)

    Topics in current research in oral health sciences.

    Key components of research:

    DENT/FMED 505 Epidemiology and Data Analysis in Primary Care I (3 credits)

    Basic principles of statistical inference applicable to clinical family medicine and other health research. Topics include descriptive statistics, correlation, probability, inference, regression, and program evaluation.

     

    DENT 625 Applied Qualitative Health Research (3 credits)

    The foundations of qualitative health research through consideration of theory, initiation into fieldwork, and the combination of pertinent theoretical and practical components.

    DENT 685 Theory of Dental Public Health (3 credits)

    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.

    DENT 690 Literature Review (3 credits)

    Theoretical foundation in literature reviews and knowledge synthesis, different kinds of reviews and their place in knowledge production.

    Applied knowledge:

    DENT 670 Dentistry Community Health Practicum (6 credits)

    The practicum consists of applied research and professional development through work placement. For one semester, students in the community health stream will work in an organization or clinic pertinent to their area of interest and expertise. The course will include a written component linked to the practicum such as a final report useful to the organization or clinic in which the practicum is carried out.

    DENT 668 Practicum Readings in Dentistry & Health Research (3 credits)

    Literature search and documentation that contributes to the practicum, including preparation of background literature for the final practicum project.

    Complementary Courses (21 credits)

    The Program Directors can assist students in selecting complementary courses offered in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences and in other units based on student interest and background.

    Failure Policy

    A student will be withdrawn from McGill if they fail two courses (i.e., two different courses, one failed course plus a failed repeat of the same course, or one failed course and a failed supplemental exam for that course). The student’s transcript will indicate that the student was withdrawn from McGill. A student who is withdrawn according to this policy cannot apply for readmission to the program from which they were withdrawn.

    See the Failure Policy for more information.

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