General Information
The Mike Petryk School of Dentistry offers an advanced placement DDS degree to a selected number of students who already possess a dental degree from a dental program recognized by the World Health Organization. After admission into the program, these students will enter the second year of the DDS program. The purpose of the program is to enable these students to write the National Dental Examining Board examinations for certification to practice dentistry in Canada.
Curriculum
The curriculum for the three-year Advanced Placement (AP) Program students is as follows:
Year 1 - AP students will be participating with DDS year two students in the second year DDS curriculum, along with additional necessary foundational courses encompassing content not available in DDS program year two courses.
Years 2 and 3 - The Advanced Placement Program, students will be enrolled in the same courses as the DDS students, and will follow the third and fourth year DDS curriculum, which will include all the same rotation assignments available to the DDS students, including the Satellite Dental Clinic in northern Alberta and external hospitals. Thus students are able to relate their field of health service to the science and art of preventing, treating, and alleviating disease.
Technical Standards
All students considering application to the DDS Advanced Placement program should review the Mike Petryk School of Dentistry Technical Standards Policy, which defines the necessary knowledge, skills, professional behaviors, and attitudes expected of students to demonstrate competency and successful program completion. Please see the Advanced Placement website for further information.