A dental patient undergoing an oral dental exam.

Undergraduate programs Dental education

Our predoctoral and dental hygiene students receive training in clinical settings that house state-of-the-art equipment and technology. Future oral health experts gain expertise to offer professional services in the areas of oral diagnosis, oral medicine, oral and maxillofacial radiology, geriatric dentistry and infection control.

Our enhanced training experience is presented in several different formats: class lectures, reading assignments, self-directed study as well as pre-clinical and clinic sessions.

Learn more about our undergraduate programs

Undergraduate courses

YearCourse CodeCourse Title
First YearDDSS 1100Periodontology
DDSS 1110Radiology 1
Second YearDDSS 2100Periodontology 2
DDSS 2110Radiology 2
DDSS 2122Oral Pathology
DDSS 2130Pain and Anxiety Control 1
Third YearDDSS 3102Periodontology 3
DDSS 3112Oral Diagnosis and Radiology 1
DDSS 3120Pain and Anxiety Control 2
DDSS 3132Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1
DDSS 3142Medicine
DDSS 3152Temporomandibular Disorders and Orafacial Pain
Fourth YearDDSS 4122Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2
DDSS 4150Hospital Dentistry

RESIDENCY Clinical specialty programs

  • A dentist doing an oral exam on a patient laying in a dental chair.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program costs

The Registrar's office website captures all fee and tuition related information, including tuition and fees and graduate tuition and fees.


Program related costs

Estimate of additional students costs

Mandatory books and suppliesYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Textbooks$2,000   
Laptop$2,500   
Loops$2,000   
TOTAL$6,500$0$0$0
Mandatory books and suppliesYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
MDA license*$900*$450$450$450
ACLS certification (2 years)$500 $300 
ATLS certification (4 years) $1,250  
Board Exam**   $7,450
Travel for Board Exam x2**   $4,000
TOTAL$1,400$1,700$750$11,900

*Year 1 = License and registration fee
**If you plan to practice in Canada

Other (optional)Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Camera$2,500   
Parking (HSC)$1,450$1,450$1,450*$1,450
TOTAL$3,950$1,450$1,450$1,450

*Additional parking cost may be incurred in years 2 and 3. Off service rotations may be scheduled at alternate hospitals.

Suggested textbooks and costs

(Source: Amazon.ca)

TextAuthorSpecificsCost
Atlas of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryN. Kademani $405
Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History TakingLynn BickleyRequired for Clinical Skills Course$130
Fractures of the Facial SkeletonV. K. Banks $199
OMFS Reference GuideRobert A. Ord3rd Edition, Print and E-Book$75
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery SecretsO. Abubaker $86
Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyBarbara A. Neville4th Edition$199
Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyR. J. Marx2 Volume Set$595
Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryL. W. Peterson3rd Edition$380
Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryR. Fonseca3 Volume Series$850
Estimate Total:$2,919

Periodontology program costs

The Registrar's office website captures all fee and tuition related information, including tuition and fees and graduate tuition and fees.


Program related costs (estimate of additional students costs)

Mandatory books and suppliesYear 1Year 2Year 3
Textbooks$550  
Laptop$2,500  
Loops$2,000  
Scrubs$300  
Instrument kit$14,000  
Camera$2,500  
TOTAL$21,850$0$0
Mandatory feesYear 1Year 2Year 3
MDA license*$900*$450$450
ACLS $500 $300
CPR$120$75$75
AAP in-service exam $250 
NDSE Board Exam**  $7,450
RCDC Fellowship Exam**  $3,250
TOTAL$1,520$775$11,525

*Year 1 = License and registration fee
**  If you plan to practice in Canada

Other (optional)Year 1Year 2Year 3
AAP membership$200$200$200
ITI membership$150$150$150
Parking (HSC)$1,450*$1,450$1,450
Conference$1,000$1,000$1,000
TOTAL$2,800$2,800$2,800

*Additional parking costs may be incurred in year 1 for one month anesthesia rotation at Victoria General Hospital.

Suggested textbooks and costs

TextAuthorSpecificsCost
Clinical Periodontology and Implant DentistryLindhe, Lang & Lang2 Volume Set, Sixth Edition 2015, John Wiley & Sons Inc$393.50
Contemporary Implant DentistryMisch3rd Edition, 2008, Mosby Elsevier$291.57
Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention and TreatmentFroumSecond Edition 2016, John Wiley & Sons Inc$251.46
Dental Management of the Medically Compromised PatientLittle, Little and FalaceNinth Edition 2018, Elsevier$133
Mucogingival Esthetic SurgeryZucchelli2013, Quintessence Publishing$529.84
Newman & Carranza’s Clinical PeriodontologyMichael G. Newman, Henry Takei, Perry R. Klokkevold, Fermin A. Carranza2019, 13th Edition, Required$234
Plastic-Esthetic Periodontal and Implant Surgery: A Microsurgical ApproachHurzeler and Zuhr2012, Quintessence Publishing$497.50
Sedation: A Guide to Patient ManagementMalamedSixth Edition 2018, Elsevier$134
Vertical and Horizontal Ridge Augmentation: New PerspectivesUrban2017, Quintessence Publishing$324.95
Estimate Total:  $2,790
  • General Dental Residency

    The General Dental Residency program offers a in-depth training experience in the management of patients in a hospital setting including those whose particular medical or handicapping condition warrants specialized medical and dental care.

    Learn more about the General Dental Residency

  • Master of Dentistry in Periodontology

    The Master of Dentistry in Periodontics program provides advanced education and training in periodontology and surgical implant dentistry. Our program prepares graduates to pursue careers in clinical practice, academics and research. 

    Learn more about Periodontics (MDent)

  • Master of Dentistry in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

    The Master of Dentistry in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery program prepares dentists to become qualified, ethical and proficient Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons to pursue careers in clinical practice, academics, and research in Canada and across the world. Our graduates gain experience in all major areas of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery with a greater focus on maxillofacial trauma and craniofacial anomalies.

    Learn more about Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (MDent)

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Contact us

Dental Diagnostics and Surgical Sciences
Room D343, Dentistry Building
790 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 Canada

204-789-3633
204-272-3077