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The M.Sc. in Dental Sciences; Non-Thesis program focuses on research and/or clinical expertise to improve populational health, including diagnosis, prevention, monitoring and control. The program includes a practicum in an organization or a clinic implicated in providing public health services.
Dentistry : An introduction of epidemiological concepts, data analysis, and methods applicable to primary care research.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Nicolau, Belinda Farias; De Pokomandy, Alexandra; Barnett, Tracie; Arekunnath Madathil, Sreenath; Schuster, Tibor (Fall)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the Faculty.
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking FMED 505.
Dentistry : Foundations of qualitative health research through consideration of theory, initiation into fieldwork and the combination of pertinent theoretical and practical components.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Levine, Alissa (Winter)
Dentistry : Research topics and methodology, including critical thinking and evaluating evidence, scientific responsibilities, academic integrity, scientific writing, and publishing basics.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Kaartinen, Mari Tuulia (Fall)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken DENT 563.
Dentistry : Literature that contributes general and specific practicum skills and knowledge, including a literature search, documentation of the process and preparation of the background literature for the final practicum project.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Levine, Alissa (Winter)
Restrictions: Open only to students in the M.Sc. in Dental Sciences; Non-Thesis program.
Dentistry : Practical stage.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Levine, Alissa; Nicolau, Belinda Farias (Winter)
Corequisite: DENT 668
Restriction: Available only to those students registered in the non-thesis option of the M.Sc. in Dental Sciences.
Dentistry : Topics in current research in Oral Health Sciences.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Zimmermann, Elizabeth (Fall)
Students must register for both DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2 together are equivalent to DENT 671
Dentistry : See DENT 671D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Zimmermann, Elizabeth (Winter)
Prerequisite: DENT 671D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
DENT 671D1 and DENT 671D2 together are equivalent to DENT 671
Dentistry : Theory and principles of public health, as applied to the concepts and determinants of oral health and disease, oral disease prevention and health promotion, dental care delivery systems and professional issues related to dental care delivery.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Allison, Paul J; Bedos, Christophe (Fall)
Restriction(s): Only open to graduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Dentistry
Dentistry : Theoretical foundation and workflow outline for performing a narrative, rapid, scoping, or systematic literature review.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Komarova, Svetlana; Tikhonova, Svetlana (Fall)
21 credits from the following:
Anatomy & Cell Biology : Current developments in molecular cell biology and developmental biology will be presented by course coordinators and staff from primary papers in the scientific literature. These will be researched and critiqued by students through oral and written presentations. Two term papers are required for students taking the course.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Bechstedt, Susanne; Lamarche, Nathalie; Reinhardt, Dieter; Bui, Khanh Huy; Ortega, Joaquin; Strauss, MIke (Fall)
Students must register for both ANAT 690D1 and ANAT 690D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both ANAT 690D1 and ANAT 690D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Anatomy & Cell Biology : See ANAT 690D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Bechstedt, Susanne; Kennedy, Timothy E; Autexier, Chantal; Ortega, Joaquin; Zeytuni, Natalie (Winter)
Prerequisite: ANAT 690D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both ANAT 690D1 and ANAT 690D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Biomedical Engineering : Application of the principles of engineering, physical, and biological sciences to modify and create cells and tissues for therapeutic applications will be discussed, as well as the industrial perspective and related ethical issues.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Prakash, Satya (Winter)
(3-0-6)
1.5 hours lecture/1.5 hours seminar per week
Restriction: graduate and final year undergraduate students from physical, biological, and medical science, and engineering.
Dentistry : Biological and synthetic biomaterials, medical devices, and the issues related to their bioperformance. The physicochemical characteristics of biomaterials in relation to their biocompatibility and sterilization.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Tabrizian, Maryam (Winter)
Restrictions: Graduate and final year undergraduates from physical, biological, medical and dental sciences, and engineering.
Dentistry : Intermediate epidemiological concepts, data analysis, and methods applicable to primary care research.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: De Pokomandy, Alexandra; Nicolau, Belinda Farias; Barnett, Tracie; Arekunnath Madathil, Sreenath (Winter)
Dentistry : Foundations of qualitative health research through consideration of theory, initiation into fieldwork and the combination of pertinent theoretical and practical components.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Levine, Alissa (Winter)
Dentistry : Presentation of the neurobiology of pain and analgesia, clinical pain conditions, basic and applied research methods in the study of pain, and the theory and practice of pain management. The course is designed for graduate students interested in pain mechanisms and clinical residents interested in pain management.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Martel, Marc; Velly, Ana Miriam (Fall)
Restriction: Open to all health professionals
Dentistry : Practical training in written and oral communication skills for biomedical sciences and oral health research.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Martel, Marc (Winter)
Dentistry : Introduction to leadership theory, models and practice, as well as the development of project and time management skills, resource allocation, team and consensus building.
Terms: Summer 2023
Instructors: Kaartinen, Mari Tuulia; Hovey, Richard (Summer)
Restriction(s): Only open to students enrolled in the MSc Dental Sciences (Thesis), MSc Dental Sciences (Non-Thesis) or the Faculty of Dentistry's PhD program, or with permission of instructor.
Dentistry : Advanced topics on extracellular matrix biology with emphasis on matrix molecules and their effects on cell communication, tissue structure and integrity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Dentistry : Exploration of how to write a mixed methods research protocol or manuscript and some more advanced mixed methods data analysis applications.
Terms: Summer 2023
Instructors: Nicolau, Belinda Farias; Pluye, Pierre; Levine, Alissa (Summer)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the Faculty.
Note: Contact hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Faculty of Dentistry: 514-398-7203, extensions 096455 & 00059); language of instruction: English.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking FMED 672. Only open to graduate students in the Faculty of Dentistry.
Only open to students who have had prior graduate training in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.
Dentistry : Advanced readings in student's area of research.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023
Instructors: Levine, Alissa (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructors.
Restriction(s): Open to students enrolled in a graduate program at the Faculty of Dentistry. In some circumstances, it may be opened to students from another Faculty.
Dentistry : Advanced readings in student's area of research.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Dentistry : Advanced readings in student's area of research.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructors.
Restriction(s): Open to students enrolled in a graduate program at the Faculty of Dentistry. In some circumstances, it may be opened to students from another Faculty.
Dentistry : Exploration on the experience of illness and suffering, the social determinants of health, illness, access to care and broader contexts related to oral [and other] health. Critical reflection and challenge of assumptions in relation to the main themes.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Bedos, Christophe (Winter)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Priority will be given to Dentistry graduate students; other students are requested to contact the instructor with an explanation of their interest in this course.
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Theoretical and practical exploration of the foundations of qualitative methods, with emphasis on underlying principles.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Lectures and discussions on issues, approaches and techniques of clinical trials including assessment of feasibility, ethics, randomization, strengths and weaknesses of alternative designs, sample size requirements, protocol development, trial management and analysis, reporting and interpretation of trial results.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Golchi, Shirin (Fall)
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Designed to give students an overview of a major disease or health problem. Students will develop their knowledge of a topic regarding 1) key definitions, concepts and indicators useful in study of the problem; 2) epidemiology of problem; 3) major studies of interventions designed to address the problem. Topics currently offered include cancer, injury prevention and heart disease but not all are offered in each semester.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the third lecture day.
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of epidemiologic importance.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
**Although this course follows a Monday class lecture pattern, there will be a final assignment/exam due on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the third lecture day.
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : This course will explore the common epidemiologic approaches to studying etiologic relations in carcinogenesis and for assessing the efficacy of cancer prevention interventions. Emphasis will be given on both molecular and social epidemiology domains with examples of different study designs and data analysis methods and of the impact of measurement error and other biases.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Franco, Eduardo (Fall)
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of epidemiologic importance.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Koski, Alissa; Basta, Nicole (Winter)
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Study, through lectures, guided reading, practicals, assignments etc., of an elected and approved topic of epidemiologic importance.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Grant, Audrey (Winter)
Experimental Medicine : Different cellular methods used in biomedical research, including spectroscopic, microscopic and immunological techniques as well as statistics. Lectures, some demonstrations by faculty as well as short seminars given by the students.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Rousseau, Simon; McCusker, Christine T; Smith, Benjamin; Bateman, Andrew; Laporte, Stephane; Baglole, Carolyn; Fritz, Jörg; Fonseca, Gregory; Ding, Jun (Fall)
Experimental Medicine : Different molecular methods used in biomedical research, including chromatography, purification and analysis of proteins and nucleic acids, various techniques in molecular biology, transgenic technology, and stem cells. Lectures, some demonstrations, and short seminars given by the students.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Rousseau, Simon; Peterson, Alan; Bateman, Andrew; Turcotte, Bernard; Fixman, Elizabeth Dee; Nilsson, Tommy; Rocheleau, Christian; Haglund, Lisbet; Fonseca, Gregory; Ding, Jun (Winter)
Physiology : Physiology, biotechnology, chemistry and biomedical application of artificial cells, blood substitutes, immobilized enzymes, microorganisms and cells, hemoperfusion, artificial kidneys, and drug delivery systems. PHGY 517 and PHGY 518 when taken together, will give a complete picture of this field. However, the student can select one of these.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Chang, Thomas Ming Swi; Shum-Tim, Dominique; Prakash, Satya; Hoesli, Corinne; Chen, Guojun (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructors.
Physiology : Students will develop a working knowledge of cartilage and bone. Discussion topics will include: molecular and cellular environment of bone; heritable and acquired skeletal defects; research models used to study metabolic bone disease.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Murshed, Monzur; Rauch, Frank; St-Arnaud, Rene; Siegel, Peter; Tiedemann, Kerstin; Moffatt, Pierre; Stone, Laura; Willie, Bettina; Komarova, Svetlana; Marulanda Montoya, Juliana; Ferron, Mathieu; Tauer, Josephine Tabea (Fall)
Other complementary 500- or 600-level courses at the University may be taken with the approval of the director of the program and GPS.