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Admission Requirements

  1. The following categories of candidates are welcome to apply for admission to the PhD in Oral Health Sciences program:
    • Candidates who completed a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., health sciences, social sciences, engineering, etc.) with a CGPA of 3.2 or higher.
    • Candidates currently enrolled in the MSc Dental Sciences (Thesis) program at Â鶹ԼÅÄ who excel in coursework (CGPA of 3.5 or higher) and who engage in promising research. These candidates may be invited to apply to the PhD program via the fast-track path after only 1 year of Master’s level studies. Please consult Fast-Tracking to the PhD in Oral Health Sciences Program for more information.
    • Academically exceptional candidates who completed a Bachelor’s degree (BSc or a DMD/DDS) with a CGPA of 3.5 or higher and have strong research experience, including a publication record. These candidates may be accepted directly into the PhD program
  2. To be eligible for admission, a supervisor must have agreed to work with the applicant. Applicants who have not found a supervisor and uploaded thePDF icon confirmation_of_supervision_funding_phd_feb_2024.pdfÌýto the admissions platform by the end of the application cycle will not be considered for admission. Applicants are strongly encouraged to find a supervisor who is interested in supervising them before submitting their applications via Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s , though this is not mandatory. If an applicant has not been able to secure a supervisor, they are invited to submit their completed application as soon possible after the application cycle opens (see Apply Now for more information). The name or names of supervisors the applicant would like to work with should be included. Please consult the Profiles page for a list of potential supervisors. Supervisors are able to review submitted applications and may contact students with similar research interests.
  3. Applicants must follow standard Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) application procedures.
  4. Applicants whose previous studies were not completed in English must submit proof of English language proficiency. See Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s language proficiency requirements for more information.ÌýPlease allow for 5-7 days processing time following submission of your proof of English language proficiency for your application checklist to be updated. Kindly include this in your application timeline calculation.

Note: The following researchers are actively recruiting PhD students: Paul Allison,ÌýJi Zhang, Marc McKee,ÌýSabrina Wurzba, Natalie Reznikov, Marc O. Martel (Fall only), Belinda Nicolau (Fall only), Emerson Krock, , and Simon Tran. Other researchers may also be accepting students.

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