Dental college · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

University of Manitoba College of Dentistry

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Official name: University of Manitoba College of Dentistry Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Parent institution: University of Manitoba
Institution type: Dental college
Ownership: Not verified
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaAll schools in Canada Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Address: Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Room D113, 780 Bannatyne Avenue, University of Manitoba - Bannatyne Campus, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Operational status: OperatingChecked October 14, 2026 Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Official website: umanitoba.ca/dentistry

The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba, Bannatyne campus in Winnipeg, offers the DMD, an International Dentist Degree Program (applications stated as suspended), specialty master's programs, an international specialist fellowship and oral biology graduate degrees.

Dental programs

Programs are grouped by track and never mixed: initial dental qualifications, advanced standing for applicants who already hold a dental qualification, postgraduate programs and research degrees. The exact official wording is shown.

Initial Dental Qualifications

Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Entry route:
Graduate entry
Duration:
4 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Record:
Basic record
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026Program details

Advanced Standing

Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
Entry route:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Record:
Basic record
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026Program details

Postgraduate Specialties

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic Fellowship
Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
Specialty:
Orthodontics
Award type:
Fellowship
Entry route:
Not verified
Duration:
1 year
Teaching language:
Not verified
Record:
Basic record
Specialist recognition, as published: the dr. gerald niznick college of dentistry will issue a letter of support and attestation of program completion to the royal college of dentists of canada (rcdc), which administers the national dental specialty exam (ndse).
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026Program details
Master of Dentistry (MDent)
Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
Specialty:
Periodontics
Award type:
Academic degree
Entry route:
Not verified
Duration:
3 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Record:
Basic record
Specialist recognition, as published: completing the program makes you eligible to take the examinations of: royal college of dentists of canada (rcdc) national dental specialty exams (ndse) american board of periodontology (abp)
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026Program details
Master of Dentistry (MDent)
Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
Specialty:
Orthodontics
Award type:
Academic degree
Entry route:
Not verified
Duration:
3 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Record:
Basic record
Specialist recognition, as published: completing the program makes you eligible for the following examinations: royal college of dentists of canada national dental specialty exams american board of orthodontics
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026Program details

Research Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy in Oral Biology (PhD)
Research degree
Entry route:
Not verified
Duration:
4 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Record:
Basic record
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026Program details

A postgraduate certificate or master's listed here is not an initial dental degree and does not by itself satisfy initial-degree licensing.

Teaching languages

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages can differ. We record a language only when an official source states it.

Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Domestic and international admissions

International applicants: International admissions not verified
Entry routes: Advanced standing; Graduate entry

Accepting international applicants is not the same as teaching in English. Admission requirements by program are on each program page.

Recognition and accreditation

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National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Dental-program accreditation

Accreditation of the dental degree program by a dental-education accreditor. Scope (program, campus, award) matters.

Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada Full accreditation
Scope: General Practice Residency at Health Sciences Centre, in partnership with the University of Manitoba
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada Full accreditation
Scope: Master of Dentistry in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Also recognized by the American Dental Association, as published.
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada Full accreditation
Scope: Master of Dentistry in Periodontics
Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026

Directory listing

An entry in a directory such as WDDS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

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Contact

Official contact page: umanitoba.ca/dentistry/programs-of-study
E-mail: infodent@umanitoba.ca Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Telephone: 204-789-3497 Source: umanitoba.ca · verified October 14, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the sources below. Last verified October 14, 2026.

https://umanitoba.ca/dentistry/programs-of-study · School or university website · verified October 14, 2026
https://umanitoba.ca/dentistry/programs-of-study/orthodontics-dentofacial-orthopedics-fellowship · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://umanitoba.ca/explore/programs-of-study/dentistry-dmd · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://umanitoba.ca/explore/programs-of-study/international-dentist-degree-program-iddp · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://umanitoba.ca/explore/programs-of-study/oral-biology-phd · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://umanitoba.ca/explore/programs-of-study/orthodontics-msc · Accrediting body · verified October 14, 2026
https://umanitoba.ca/explore/programs-of-study/periodontics-mdent · Accrediting body · verified October 14, 2026

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