Combined PhD/Diploma Program Course Requirements
Year 1
| DENT 504 – Endodontic Microsurgery * |
| DENT 505 – Dental Traumatology * |
| DENT 539 – Statistical Methods |
| DENT 540 – Research Methods |
| DENT 543 – Advance Occlusion and Articulation |
| DENT 544 – Oral Microbiology and Immunology * |
| DENT 555 – Oral Medicine and Pathology * |
| DENT 575 – Implant Therapy |
| DENT 578 – Endodontics Literature Review I |
| DENT 591 – Endodontic Case Management I |
| DENT 594 – Case Review and Treatment Planning I |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 721 – Clinical Endodontics I |
| DENT 756 – Oral Radiology |
| DENT 777 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning & Graduate Student Instructors’ Teaching & Learning |
| PCTH 548 – Directed Studies in Pharmacology * |
Year 2
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 721 – Clinical Endodontics I |
| DENT 778 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Seminars and Graduate Student Instruction II |
Year 3
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 721 – Clinical Endodontics I |
| DENT 779 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Seminars and Graduate Student Instruction III |
Year 4
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 721 – Clinical Endodontics I |
Year 5
| ANAT 548 – Directed Studies In Anatomy * |
| DENT 542 – Oral Cell Biology and Biochemistry * |
| DENT 584 – Endodontic Literature Review II |
| DENT 592 – Endodontic Case Management II |
| DENT 595 – Case Review and Treatment Planning II |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 722 – Clinical Endodontics II |
Year 6
| DENT 596 – Case Review and Treatment Planning III |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 724 – Clinical Endodontics III |
*Courses offered every other year and the year courses are taken may differ from the above.
Please note: courses are subject to change.
Application without a Master’s degree
Students entering directly without a Master’s degree must, during the first year of study, complete 12 credits with a first class average of which at least nine credits must be at the 500-level or above and at least nine credits must be no less than ‘A-‘ (at UBC, 80%), to maintain registration as a doctoral student.
Admission to Candidacy
The basic requirements for a doctoral student to be advanced to candidacy are:
- All required coursework has been successfully completed at the minimum grade
- The comprehensive examination has been passed:
Guidelines for Comprehensive Examination (PDF) - The research supervisor has certified that the thesis proposal has been approved by the Supervisory Committee.
Thesis Requirements
PhD thesis preparation and submission follow present guidelines set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies: www.grad.ubc.ca/students/thesis