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The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry offers a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree to students in the
International Dentists Degree Program.
Expected duration: 2 years
The International Dentist Degree Program (IDDP) offers you a pathway if you are a graduate of an international dental program that is not accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada.
After you complete a summer orientation, you will enter the third year of the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program.
Upon successfully completing the third and fourth years of the dental program, you will be awarded the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree.
Licensure eligibility
Once you graduate from a DMD program in Canada and pass the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) examinations, you will be eligible for licensure and registration as a dentist in all provinces across Canada.
Sample course offerings
- DDSS 3102: Periodontology 3 (3 credit hours)
- DDSS 3112: Oral Diagnosis and Radiology 1 (2 credit hours)
- DDSS 3120: Pain and Anxiety Control 2 (1 credit hour)
- DDSS 3162: Pharmacology and Therapeutics (3 credit hours)
- DENT 3210: Dental Practice Management 3 (1 credit hour)
- PDSD 3404: Dental Public Health 2 (3 credit hours)
- DDSS 4150: Hospital Dentistry (1 credit hour)
- DENT 4202: Interdisciplinary Patient Centred Care Case Studies (2 credit hours)
- PDSD 4412: Pediatric Dentistry 3 (2 credit hours)
- PDSD 4422: Community Dentistry Externship (4 credit hours)
For full course descriptions, please visit the Academic Calendar.
Admission requirements
The following are minimum requirements for entry into the program. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
Overview
The International Dentist Degree Program is an advanced entry program. Applicants must submit their application under Track A or Track B.
Track A
To qualify for admission to the International Dentist Degree Program (IDDP), you must:
- Hold a four-year university dental degree from a program not recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada.
- Not participate in the Assessment of Clinical Skills and/or Assessment of Clinical Judgement examinations through the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) in the year of your application.
Important changes for the 2025 admission cycle
These changes will take effect when the 2025 admission cycle opens in November 2023:
Required admissions test
- All Track A candidates must complete the Advanced Dental Admission Test (ADAT) for admission to the IDDP. You must write the ADAT no later than March 1 in the year of your application.
- The NDEB’s Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge (AFK) exam will no longer be accepted.
Track B
To qualify for admission to the International Dentist Degree Program (IDDP), you must:
- Hold a four-year university dental degree from a program not recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada.
- Pass required examinations:
- Write and pass the Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge.
- Write and pass the Assessment of Clinical Judgment (ACJ) examinations, sponsored by the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB), within three years prior to the Track B application deadline.
- Take the National Dental Examination of Clinical Competence (NDECC):
- In the year of your application, you must take the NDECC examination before the Track B application deadline.
- The ACS/NDECC must be completed by December of the calendar year prior to your application.
How to apply
Application to the International Dentist Degree Program (IDDP) has been temporarily suspended.
Applications to the University of Manitoba are completed online. The online application includes several parts, and you may need to submit:
- Transcripts
- Proof of English language proficiency
- Other documents as required
Application fees
- Domestic student application fee: $100
- International student application fee: $120
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Mailing address
Undergraduate Admissions
424 UMSU University Centre
University of Manitoba
65 Chancellors Circle
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
Office location
Room 424 UMSU University Centre
65 Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Submit a question
Phone: 204-474-8808
Toll-free: 1-800-224-7713 ext 8808
Program inquiries
Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Room D113 Dentistry Building
780 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2
Phone: 204-789-3631
Fax: 204-789-3912