Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry

Oral Biology

The department of Oral Biology supports a thriving research environment for students and research trainees in newly renovated laboratory facilities where all of its active researchers are well-supported by national research funding. Housed in 10,000 square feet of office and laboratory space, its multidisciplinary faculty provide dedicated instruction to support the foundational sciences learning of both undergraduate and graduate students.

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Undergraduate programs Dental education

Our program teaches predoctoral and dental hygiene students the foundations of basic sciences — with instruction on:

  • anatomy
  • biochemistry
  • cell biology
  • immunology
  • microbiology
  • pathology
  • pharmacology
  • physiology

Learn more about our undergraduate programs

Undergraduate courses

First Year
ORLB 1302 Cell and Tissue Biology
ORLB 1310 Head, Neck and Nervous System, Part 1
ORLB 1320 Head, Neck and Nervous System, Part 2
ORLB 1330 Human Growth and Development
ORLB 1340 Oral Tissues, Structure and Function

Second Year
ORLB 2300 Pathology and Microbiology 1
ORLB 2312 Structure and Function of Major Organ Systems
ORLB 2320 Cariology and Plaque Associated Diseases
ORLB 2330 Nutrition in Dentistry

Third Year
ORLB 3300 Pathology and Microbiology 2

See full course descriptions in the Academic Calendar

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Graduate programs

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Master of Science in Oral Biology

Graduate students in Oral Biology are driven to explore emerging curiosities about the complex interplay between oral health, genetics, and systemic well-being in a nurturing, collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment led by an outstanding cadre of passionate professors committed to the success and development of their trainees as future scientists in academic and industrial settings.

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PhD in Oral Biology

PhD students in Oral Biology are driven to explore emerging curiosities about the complex interplay between oral health, genetics, and systemic well-being in a nurturing, collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment led by an outstanding cadre of passionate professors committed to the success and development of their trainees as future scientists in academic and industrial settings.

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department Research

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Researchers in the department of Oral Biology investigate a wide variety of health related topics.

College research and scholarly activity

Equipment and facilities

Students, trainees and researchers enjoy working in modernized laboratory spaces with state-of-the-art equipment and resources underpinning the following research themes and facilities:

  • host-microbe interactions
  • behavioural neuroscience
  • bacterial biofilm formation and analysis
  • teleost breeding, micro injection and behavioural analysis

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Oral Biology
Room D033, Dentistry Building
780 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 Canada

oral.biology@umanitoba.ca
204-789-3571
204-789-3948