Combined PhD/Diploma Program Course Requirements
Year 1
| DENT 513 – The Pediatric Patient I |
| DENT 516 – Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning I |
| DENT 524 – Craniofacial Growth and Development |
| DENT 539 – Statistical Methods |
| DENT 540 – Research Methods |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 756 – Oral Radiology |
| DENT 777 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning & Graduate Student Instructors’ Teaching & Learning |
| DENT 780 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I |
| DENT 783 – Hospital Clinical Pediatrics I |
Year 2
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 778 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Seminars and Graduate Student Instruction II |
| DENT 780 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I |
Year 3
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 779 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Seminars and Graduate Student Instruction III |
| DENT 780 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I |
Year 4
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 780 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I |
Year 5
| DENT 514 – The Pediatric Patient II |
| DENT 517 – Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning II |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 781 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II |
| DENT 784 – Hospital Clinical Pediatrics II |
Year 6
| DENT 515 – The Pediatric Patient III |
| DENT 518 – Pediatric Dentistry Case Review and Treatment Planning III |
| DENT 649 – Doctoral Dissertation |
| DENT 782 – Clinical Pediatric Dentistry III |
| DENT 785 – Hospital Clinical Pediatrics III |
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