Program Course Requirements
Year 1
| DENT 539 – Statistical Methods |
| DENT 540 – Research Methods |
| DENT 543 – Advanced Occlusion and Articulation |
| DENT 544 – Oral Microbiology and Immunology * |
| DENT 555 – Oral Medicine & Pathology * |
| DENT 570 – Periodontal Case Management |
| DENT 572 – Literature Review in Periodontics |
| DENT 574 – Periodontic Treatment Planning Seminars |
| DENT 575 – Implant Therapy |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 711 – Clinical Periodontics I |
| DENT 715 – Periodontal Therapy Seminars |
| 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 711 – Clinical Periodontics I |
| DENT 778 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Seminars and Graduate Student Instruction II |
Year 3
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 711 – Clinical Periodontics I |
| DENT 779 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Seminars and Graduate Student Instruction III |
Year 4
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 711 – Clinical Periodontics I |
Year 5
| ANAT 548 – Directed Studies in Anatomy * |
| DENT 542 – Oral Cell Biology and Biochemistry * |
| DENT 573 – Literature Review in Periodontics II |
| DENT 574 – Periodontic Treatment Planning Seminars |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 712 – Clinical Periodontics II |
| DENT 715 – Periodontal Therapy Seminars |
Year 6
| DENT 574 – Periodontic Treatment Planning Seminars |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 713 – Clinical Periodontics III |
| DENT 715 – Periodontal Therapy Seminars |
*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