Dental Clinician Scientist Program

About this programme

This rigorous and expansive program prepares accomplished learners for academic careers in oral health research. This rigorous and expansive program prepares accomplished learners for academic careers in oral health research. This rigorous and expansive program prepares accomplished learners for academic careers in oral health research. Applied to a PhD program with a start date of September of the following year or earlier, or Have an offer/acceptance to a PhD program with a start date of September of the following year or earlier. *If your target program doesn’t offer direct-entry PhD, you’ll start in an MSc. Submit a full DDS application by the posted DDS deadline ( through DDS admissions) . One-page research summary (with proposed/actual supervisor; describe project + relevance to dentistry; supervisor must be SGPS member with PhD-supervisory status). One-page personal statement (career goals; why DCS; research interests & accomplishments). CV (awards, research experience, publications—abstracts or full papers if applicable). Two confidential reference letters (highlight research aptitude; referees send directly to admissions.dentistry@schulich.uwo.ca) . All DCS candidates who meet acceptable academic and non-academic admissions requirements for admission to the DDS program will receive an invitation to interview as part of the DDS interview process. Concurrently, DCS candidates will be interviewed by the Dentistry Research Committee (the Chair of the Dental Admissions Committee will be a member of the Research Committee for this meeting). The Research Committ