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Master of Science in Medical Sciences - Dental Hygiene


The Department of Dentistry offers the degree of MSc in Medical Sciences - Dental Hygiene as a research-based program. This is not a clinical training program.

Program Core Competencies


The following are the program-specific requirements to satisfy the FoMD’s Program Core Competencies (See Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Program Core Competencies ).

Students in the MSc Dental Hygiene program may be required to complete additional courses to strengthen their background knowledge and/or critical thinking based on their area of research. Courses will be chosen in consultation with their supervisor. Students can also contact the Graduate Program Administrator for course options.

1. Professional Development and Ethics


See GPS Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement  and Professional Development Requirement .

2. Communication


Students in the MSc Dental Hygiene program are required to take the following courses to satisfy the communication core competency:

  • Discovery Dental Sciences Seminar
  • Graduate Student Research Day

3. Critical Reading/Thinking


Students in the MSc Dental Hygiene program are required to take the following courses to satisfy the critical reading/thinking core competency:

4. Background Knowledge


Students in the MSc Dental Hygiene program are required to take the following courses to satisfy the critical background knowledge core competency:

Thesis


Registration in 900-level THES. Students are required to prepare and defend a thesis on a topic approved by their supervisor and supervisory committee.

Transferring from an MSc to PhD


See FoMD Students Transferring from an MSc to PhD .