Universities to Become a Dentist in Canada

University of British Columbia

• The University of British Columbia offers programs in dentistry at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels. Students in this program get hands-on experience in such areas as root canal therapy, gum surgery, tooth straightening, and dental hygiene. Applicants must have completed three years of university education, and maintain grades above 70 percent.

  UBC Faculty of Dentistry

  Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre

  2151 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3

  604-822-2112

  dentistry.ubc.ca

University of Alberta

• The University of Alberta also offers a number of diplomas, certificates and degrees in dentistry. Students generally require at least two years of university education before admittance, and can graduate with specializations in practices from basic hygiene to orthodontics.

  Dentistry/Pharmacy Centre

  University of Alberta

  Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2N8

  780-492-3117

  dent.ualberta.ca

University of Saskatchewan

• In Saskatchewan, students of dentistry can attend the College of Dentistry, associated with the University of Saskatchewan. Students hoping to get into this program must earn 70 percent or higher in the 10 courses in the College's pre-dentistry program. Accepted applicants can expect to work closely with the university's School of Medicine for the first year and a half.

  College of Dentistry

  308 Dental Clinic Building, 105 Wiggins Road

  Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E4

  306-966-5117

  usask.ca/dentistr

University of Manitoba

• The University of Manitoba has a Faculty of Dentistry, which offers a four-year Dental Hygiene program, as well as graduate programs in oral surgery, oral biology and orthodontics. Applicants must have maintained a 2.5 GPA through two years of university, and will be interviewed before acceptance.

  Faculty of Dentistry

  D113 - 780 Bannatyne

  Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3E 0W2

  204-789-3631

  yumanitoba.ca/faculties/dentistry

University of Toronto

• The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto offers graduate degrees in 10 specializations, and a doctorate in dental surgery. It also has placement programs for foreign-trained dentists. Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree, with a GPA of 3.2 or higher.

  Faculty of Dentistry

  124 Edward St.

  Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1G6

  416-979-4900

  utoronto.ca/dentistry

McGill University

• The McGill Faculty of Dentistry has dental programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, and offers classes in both French and English. Applicants for either level must have completed a previous undergraduate degree, including two courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, and at least one course in Organic Chemistry.

  Faculty of Dentistry

  Room M-51, Strathcona Anatomy & Dent,

  3640 University St., Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2B2

  514-398-7203

  mcgill.ca/dentistry

Dalhousie University

• Students in the Maritime area of Canada can study with the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. It offers a diploma and a bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene, in addition to a doctoral program in dental surgery. Students must complete Dalhousie's Qualifying Program (or an equivalent program) before acceptance for doctoral studies.

  Faculty of Dentistry

  5981 University Ave.

  Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 1W2

  902-494-2824

  dentistry.dal.ca