Prosthodontics, M.Dent.
Restorative Dentistry
Head: Vanessa Swain
Program Director: Igor Pesun
Campus Address/General Office: P129B - 770 Bannatyne Avenue
Telephone: 204-789-3516 (Graduate Program Assistant)
Fax: 204-789-3912
Email Address: prostho@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/dentistry/restorative-dentistry
Restorative Dentistry Information
The department of Restorative Dentistry offers a program leading to the Master of Dentistry (Prosthodontics) degree.
Admission Information
Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies
Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide.
Admission requirements for Master’s students are found in the Master’s Degrees General Regulations section of the Guide.
Prosthodontics M.Dent. Admission Requirements
A D.M.D. or D.D.S. from a minimum four-year undergraduate Dental School is required. A D.M.D. or D.D.S. that is only three years in length is acceptable if the undergraduate dental school is accredited in Canada.
Application Information
Students should complete and submit their online application with supporting documentation by the date indicated on the Prosthodontics M.Dent. program of study page.
Degree Requirements
The M.Dent. program is comprised of didactic, laboratory, and clinical course requirements, and a research thesis. The minimum number of credit hours required in the program is 99 hours.
Expected Time to Graduate: 3 years
Progression Chart
| Year 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GRAD 7300 | Research Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| GRAD 7500 | Academic Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| GRAD 7000 | Master's Thesis | 0 |
| GRAD 7020 | Master's Re-registration | 0 |
| RSTD 7010 | Dental Laboratory Technology | 4 |
| RSTD 7016 | Clinical Practice in Prosthodontics 1 | 8 |
| RSTD 7116 | Clinical Practice in Prosthodontics 2 | 8 |
| CHSC 6810 | Biostatistics for Clinicians | 3 |
| ANAT 7060 | Advanced Human Macroscopic (Gross) Anatomy | 6 |
| Hours | 29 | |
| Years 1-2 | ||
| Courses offered bi-yearly taken in Year 1 or Year 2 | ||
| DDSS 7030 | Advanced Oral Radiology | 1 |
| DDSS 7130 | Occlusion | 3 |
| DDSS 7230 | Advanced Oral Pathology | 6 |
| DDSS 7300 | Dental Implantology | 3 |
| ORLB 7090 | Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3 |
| RSTD 7100 | Dental Materials | 6 |
| RSTD 7014 | Classic Fixed Prosthodontic Literature Review | 1 |
| RSTD 7114 | Classic Removable Partial Denture Prosthodontic Literature Review | 1 |
| RSTD 7024 | Classic Complete Denture Prosthodontic Literature Review | 1 |
| RSTD 7124 | Classic Articulator and Maxillofacial Literature Review | 1 |
| Hours | 26 | |
| Years 1-3 | ||
| Courses offered once every 3 years taken in Year 1 or Year 2 or Year 3 | ||
| RSTD 7012 | Advanced Prosthodontic Seminars 1-TMD, Occlusion, Articulators | 1 |
| RSTD 7112 | Advanced Prosthodontic Seminar 2 - Complete Dentures, Maxillofacial Prosthodontics | 1 |
| RSTD 7022 | Advanced Prosthodontic Seminars 3 - Removable Partial Dentures, Dental Materials | 1 |
| RSTD 7122 | Advanced Prosthodontic Seminars 4 - Conventional Fixed Prosthodontics | 1 |
| RSTD 7032 | Advanced Prosthodontic Seminars 5 - Implant Prosthodontics | 1 |
| RSTD 7132 | Advanced Prosthodontic Seminars 6- Practice Management, Ethics, and Sleep Medicine | 1 |
| RSTD 7018 | Current Prosthodontic Literature Review 1 | 1 |
| RSTD 7118 | Current Prosthodontic Literature Review 2 | 1 |
| RSTD 7028 | Current Prosthodontic Literature Review 3 | 1 |
| RSTD 7128 | Current Prosthodontic Literature Review 4 | 1 |
| RSTD 7038 | Current Prosthodontic Literature Review 5 | 1 |
| RSTD 7138 | Current Prosthodontic Literature Review 6 | 1 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| RSTD 7026 | Clinical Practice in Prosthodontics 3 | 8 |
| RSTD 7126 | Clinical Practice in Prosthodontics 4 | 8 |
| GRAD 7000 | Master's Thesis | 0 |
| GRAD 7020 | Master's Re-registration | 0 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| RSTD 7036 | Clinical Practice in Prosthodontics 5 | 8 |
| RSTD 7136 | Clinical Practice in Prosthodontics 6 | 8 |
| GRAD 7000 | Master's Thesis | 0 |
| GRAD 7020 | Master's Re-registration | 0 |
| Thesis Defense 1 | ||
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 99 | |
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The oral defense is open to all and the student has 20 to 25 minutes for a presentation. Typically, 5 minutes is permitted per examiner in a first round of questions, then a second round with an opportunity for follow-up questions from each examiner. Questions may be permitted from the audience should time permit. The entire oral examination should not exceed 1 hour, following which the committee will deliberate on whether the candidate passes, passes subject to revision of the thesis or fails.
Registration Information
Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate Studies ‘GRAD’ courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.
Regulations
Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.
Supplementary Regulations
Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations.
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.
All students must successfully complete:
- GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student’s research or within the student’s first year, whichever comes first; and
- GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;
unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.
Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.
General Regulations
All students must:
- maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).
Courses
This course is intended to assure that residents have a comprehensive overview of conventional, and digital dental laboratory technologies. It consists of lecture, seminar and laboratory periods and will review foundational and digital dental laboratory techniques and its application to prosthodontics. The student will fabricate prosthetic devices for patients.
This course consists of lecture, seminar, clinical, and laboratory sessions to review contemporary prosthodontics as it relates to TMD, occlusion and articulators. The student will examine relevant current texts and review articles. The student will be required to lead sessions on the evaluation of these topics as related to prosthetic dentistry.
This course will consider classic concepts underlying the current practice of fixed prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
This course consists of an integrated, patient-centered clinical programs. Seminars will analyze diagnosis and treatment plan cases using records of individuals seeking prosthodontic treatment. Patients will be assigned to students to provide the required clinical experiences for a contemporary speciality prosthodontic practice.
This course will consider the concepts underlying the current practice of prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
This course consists of lecture, seminar, clinical, and laboratory sessions to review contemporary prosthodontics as it relates to removable partial dentures, dental materials. The student will examine relevant current texts and review articles. The student will be required to lead sessions on the evaluation of these topics as related to prosthetic dentistry.
This course will consider concepts underlying the current practice of complete denture prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
This course consists of an integrated, patient-centered clinical program. Seminars will analyze diagnosis and treatment plan cases using records of individuals seeking prosthodontic treatment. Patients will be assigned to students to provide the required clinical experiences for a contemporary speciality prosthodontic practice. Pre-requisite is successful completion of RSTD 7116.
This course will consider the concepts underlying the current practice of prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
This course consists of lecture, seminar, clinical, and laboratory sessions to review contemporary prosthodontics as it relates to implant prosthodontics. The student will examine relevant current texts and review articles. The student will be required to lead sessions on the evaluation of these topics as related to prosthetic dentistry.
This course consists of an integrated, patient-centered clinical program. Seminars will analyze diagnosis and treatment plan cases using records of individuals seeking experiences for a contemporary speciality prosthodontic practice.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: RSTD 7126.
This course will consider the concepts underlying the current practice of prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
This course consists of lecture, seminar and laboratory periods. The student will examine the current literature relevant to the program and will gain experience in the testing procedures used to evaluate dental materials. A project involving the evaluation of a dental material will be required of each student.
This course consists of lecture, seminar, clinical, and laboratory sessions to review contemporary prosthodontics as it relates to complete dentures, speech pathology, geriatric dentistry and maxillofacial prosthodontics. The student will examine relevant current texts and review articles. The student will be required to lead sessions on the evaluation of these topics as related to prosthetic dentistry.
This course will consider classic concepts underlying the current practice of removable partial denture prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
This course consists of an integrated, patient-centered clinical program. Seminars will analyze diagnosis and treatment plan cases using records of individuals seeking prosthodontic treatment. Patients will be assigned to students to provide the required clinical experiences for a contemporary speciality prosthodontic practice.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: RSTD 7016.
This course will consider the concepts underlying the current practice of prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: RSTD 7018.
This course consists of lecture, seminar, clinical, and laboratory sessions to review contemporary prosthodontics as it relates to conventional fixed prosthodontics. The student will be required to lead sessions on the evaluation of these topics as related to prosthetic dentistry.
This course will consider classic concepts underlying the current practice of articulators and maxillofacial prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
This course consists of an integrated, patient-centered clinical program. Seminars will analyze diagnosis and treatment plan cases using records of individuals seeking prosthodontic treatment. Patients will be assigned to students to provide the required clinical experiences for a contemporary speciality prosthodontic practice.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: RSTD 7026.
This course will consider the concepts underlying the current practice of prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: RSTD 7028.
This course consists of lecture, seminar, clinical, and laboratory sessions to review contemporary prosthodontics as it relates to practice management, ethics, infection control, and sleep medicine. The student will examine relevant current texts and review articles. The student will be required to lead sessions on the evaluation of these topics as related to prosthetic dentistry.
This course consists of an integrated, patient-centered clinical program. Seminars will analyze diagnosis and treatment plan cases using records of individuals seeking prosthodontic treatment. Patients will be assigned to students to provide the required clinical experiences for a contemporary specialty prosthodontic practice. Pre-requisite is successful completion of RSTD 7036.
This course will consider the concepts underlying the current practice of prosthodontics by reviewing assigned readings from the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to apply principles of critical evaluation in order to identify and appreciate the limitations of these studies and thus the limitations of the current concepts derived from them.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: RSTD 7038.
Students will examine in depth through lectures, seminars and research of the current literature, those materials used by orthodontists in their clinical practice. The relationship between materials properties and clinical performance will be emphasized.