Program Course Requirements

Combined PhD/Diploma Program Course Requirements

Year 1

DENT 513 – The Pediatric Patient I
DENT 516 – Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning I
DENT 524 – Craniofacial Growth and Development
DENT 539 – Statistical Methods
DENT 540 – Research Methods
DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation
DENT 756 – Oral Radiology
DENT 777 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning & Graduate Student Instructors’ Teaching & Learning
DENT 780 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I
DENT 783 – Hospital Clinical Pediatrics I

Year 2

DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation
DENT 778 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Seminars and Graduate Student Instruction II
DENT 780 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I

Year 3

DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation
DENT 779 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Seminars and Graduate Student Instruction III
DENT 780 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I

Year 4

DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation
DENT 780 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I

Year 5

DENT 514 – The Pediatric Patient II
DENT 517 – Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning II
DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation
DENT 781 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II
DENT 784 – Hospital Clinical Pediatrics II

Year 6

DENT 515 – The Pediatric Patient III
DENT 518 – Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning III
DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation
DENT 782 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry III
DENT 785 – Hospital Clinical Pediatrics III

 

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