Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry

Restorative Dentistry

Our department offers trainees a learning environment at the forefront of digital dental technology, allowing students to gain experience in simulation and patient-care settings. We emphasize practical restorative skills centered on scientific and evidence-based principles — which is achieved through a partnership with over 50 part-time community dentists.

 

Dental clinic
A restorative dentistry student works on a project.

  • Department head

    • Vanessa Swain

Undergraduate programs Dental education

Our predoctoral students receive training in pre-clinical and clinical settings that offer state-of the art equipment and technology. Future oral health professionals receive instruction in the areas of:

  • comprehensive dental care
  • dental anatomy
  • endodontics
  • operative dentistry
  • fixed, removable and implant prosthodontics
  • digital dentistry
  • dental biomaterials
  • practice management

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 YearDENT 1202Early Clinical Experience
DENT 1210Dental Practice Management I
RSTD 1500Dental Materials 1
RSTD 1512Operative Dentistry 1
RSTD 1520Dental Anatomy
RSTD 1530Occlusion
RSTD 1550Introduction to Dentistry
Second YearDENT 2202Introduction to Comprehensive Care
RSTD 2502Dental Materials 2
RSTD 2510Operative Dentistry 2
RSTD 2520Endodontology 1
RSTD 2532Fixed Prosthodontics 1
RSTD 2540Removable Partial Denture Prosthodontics
RSTD 2552Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Third YearDENT 3210Dental Practice Management III
RSTD 3512Operative Dentistry 3
RSTD 3522Endodontology 2
RSTD 3532Fixed Prosthodontics 2
RSTD 3542Complete and Partial Removable Denture Prosthodontics
Fourth YearDENT 4202Interdisciplinary Patient Centered Care Case Studies
DENT 4210Dental Practice Management IV
DENT 4222General Practice Dentistry
DENT 4232General Practice Seminars
DENT 4240Dental Jurisprudence
A prosthodontic dentist works with a student.

Clinical specialty program

A dentistry student works on a project in a lab.

Master of Science in Prosthodontics

The Masters of Science in Prosthodontics level program trains dentists to become competent, ethical prosthodontists, ready for practice. Our scientific-based curriculum prepares graduates to undertake the prosthodontic care for patients requiring extensive implant, restorative and reconstructive care and for patients with cranio-facial dysplasia, cleft lip and palate, and oral cancer.

Graduates will gain experience and expertise in areas of:

  • sleep medicine
  • temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
  • geriatric dentistry
  • maxillofacial prosthodontics

Learn more about Prosthodontics (MSc)

department Research

Researcher demonstrating specialized lab equipment.

Members of the Restorative Dentistry department are active in various areas of research.

Research areas of interest include:

  • dental biomaterials
  • forensic dentistry
  • endodontic-restorative prognosis
  • epidemiology of restorative procedures
  • dental education and curriculum development
  • adverse effects in dental care
  • digital dentistry (CAD-CAM)
  • dental implants

College research and scholarly activity

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Restorative Dentistry
Room D227, Dentistry Building
780 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 Canada

RDinstructors@umanitoba.ca
204-789-3664
204-789-3916