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Let us know you are coming before the deadline given in your letter of acceptance.

Your official letter of acceptance can be found on Slate.听 To consult your letter and verify your deadline, login to your Slate account. This is your official letter of acceptance (you will not receive a hard copy by mail) - you may print copies for your files and you can also use printed copies for your Study Permit and CAQ applications (for international students only).

Please fill out the Dentistry Agreement form and听upload it on your Slate application portal:听 dentistry_admission_agreement_form_adv._standing.pdf

Pay your Non-Refundable $500 deposit. Your deposit will be applied towards future tuition fees.

Can I defer my admission?

You cannot defer your admission under the Advanced Standing Pathway.

How should I proceed if I have accepted the offer, but have decide not to attend 海角社区 Dentistry?

If you decide not to attend 海角社区 Dentistry after you have accepted our offer, you must send a message to our Admissions Office to inform us of your decision. Please note that the deposit in non-refundable.

If not currently enrolled at 海角社区 or at a recognized Quebec College (CEGEP) institution, you are responsible for requesting for your institution to send your听official transcripts from the university or college you are presently attending (including degree granted and date of conferral) on or before November 15th of the year in which you are commencing undergraduate dental education. Official transcripts are required for all institutions of study listed on your Slate account.

For more details on how to send your official documents, please visit this听page.听

Although you have submitted documents to confirm your residency status at the time of application, you are required to send Enrolment Services a number of legal documents, which will vary whether you are a Canadian citizen or a Quebec resident. Sending those documents will ensure that your student legal and tuition fee status are up-to-date.

To learn more on how to proceed, please visit this website: /legaldocuments/.

If you have questions concerning the legal documents required by 海角社区, please visit this website to learn how to reach out to staff members.

The consequence of not providing your documents on time could be that you will be charged higher tuition fees (such as based on an international rate). You can check your legal status in Minerva under: Student Menu>>Student Accounts Menu>>View Tuition and Legal Status.

Once you have accepted your offer of admission, you will need to set-up your and access your . Email is one of the official means of communication between 海角社区 and its students.

Please consult this document for instructions on how to proceed with the review of your immunization documents: Immunization Review Process - Instructions

• The Immunization Requirements for New Students form is found at听/wellness-hub/get-support/physical-health/immunization听(under the 鈥淚mmunization Reviews" tab).
• Please fill out the Student Wellness Hub听. Your immunization form will not be reviewed until you fill out the consent form.听

You are required to complete a series of immunizations to participate in clinical activities. You can submit your documents as soon as you receive an offer of admission. The review process is done on a rolling basis by the Student Wellness Hub. Although you have already submitted these documents to the Admissions Office when you applied, you will need to fill out a form on the Student Wellness Hub's website and submit your documents through their portal for final review.

You may be required to have a virtual meeting with a Student Wellness Hub representative if follow-up or additional information is required; please check your 海角社区 email regularly during the weeks before the start of class to promptly follow up on any outstanding issues.

You must provide, by the date indicated on the Dentistry Admissions Agreement Form that you signed, proof that you have received this year's influenza (flu) vaccine as well as at least 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. It is however recommended that you receive (or have received) an additional dose this summer or this fall as long as it has been 3 months since your last Covid vaccine.听

You must provide, by January 15th of the year in which you are commencing undergraduate dental education, proof of certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), level C or C+, and automated external defibrillation (AED) training. Certification must be granted, or fully recognised, by one of the following organisations: the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, the听, the听, St. John Ambulance, the American Heart Association, or the American Red Cross.

Please note that considering the health measures still in place due to the pandemic, we will exceptionally accept the following::

• online recertification courses for students who have an expired acceptable certification;
• blended courses (online + in person).

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NOTE 鈻� Your certification must be valid for at least the first year of your studies. Students are responsible for maintaining valid certification for the duration of the program.

Please note that you will need to be living in Montreal by the start of class.

As a dental student, you have two options when it comes to housing:

1. On Campus Housing (Residences); or
2. Off Campus Housing which refers to none 海角社区 properties or privately owned properties.

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Option 1 - On Campus Housing (Residences)

As new incoming dental students, you have to look at Graduate Residences. Please refer to this website for more guidance: /students/housing/rez-options/downtown-graduate.

For assistance regarding Residence Admissions, please call 514 398-6368.

For in person drop-ins, please go to:

Graduate Housing Admissions
Student Housing & Dining Service Center
3473 University Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A8
514-398-6368
housing.residences [at] mcgill.ca

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Option 2: Off-Campus Housing

We would strongly recommend that you visit this website to find interesting tips including a Good Neighbour Guide. This document provides information about your rights and obligations as a tenant, how to understand your lease, the differences between Montreal boroughs, how to choose a roommate, etc.

Finding housing off-campus: /students/housing/offcampus/

Apartment listing: /students/housing/offcampus/listings

For assistance, please contact the Off-Campus Housing Office:

Off-Campus Housing Office
Student Housing & Dining Service Center
3473 University Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A8
offcampus.housing [at] mcgill.ca
514-398-6368

Please note that most courses will be at our new facility located at 2001 海角社区 College Avenue.

If you are in need of Financial Aid, the first step would be for you to start with Government Funding. To learn more about scholarships and bursaries, we would strongly recommend that you visit听海角社区 Scholarship and Student Aid Office听for more guidance or听contact them听directly. You can also refer to this document for more information.

Unfortunately, there are no Entrance Bursaries specific to Dentistry.

For those applying for Student Aid, you will need the following information: the number of credits you will be completing in second year is 36.75 (Winter: 22.5 cr., and Summer 14.25 cr.).

Tuition fees are based on your residency status. In order to view the current anticipated costs, you can visit the听Student Accounts鈥� website.

See here for more help in planning your finances: /accepted/nextsteps/finances.

If you need a letter of enrolment, you can visit this website for more guidance: /student-records/proof-reg

The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences uses web-based courseware and examinations. Students will be required to be equipped with laptops that meet certain minimum requirements (word processing/office suite software, with compatible web browser (E-Curriculum), approximately 50 GB of free storage and Wi-Fi connection capabilities). It is strongly recommended to have the latest version of Chrome or Firefox, as well as an up-to-date antivirus software. Your personal device will also need to be equipped with the following operating system: Windows 7 or later / MAC OS X 10.8 or later as well as a webcam and audio capability. See: /dentistry/dmd-advanced-standing/fees.

Once you have registered to at least one course, you can stop by Service Point to get your ID Card. Your student ID card gives you access to essential services on campus such as the library, labs, cafeterias, etc. For more information: /student-records/personal-information/id.

You can always get in touch with one of our Student Ambassadors if you are looking for some guidance the first few weeks into the program. You can have access to their profile and email in this section of our website: /dentistry/programs/student-ambassadors.听听

The Dental Students' Society (DSS) represents the interests of students enrolled in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences of 海角社区. To learn more about DSS, you can visit their and join their .

As indicated on the Dentistry Admissions Agreement Form that you signed, you will need to acquire a basic knowledge of French by the time you begin the Clinical Practice courses at the start of the third year of the program. If you are looking to improve your French language skills, here are a few suggested options you can start looking into: /dentistry/programs/language-proficiency听 (under 鈥楶rospective Undergraduate Students Basic Knowledge of French鈥�).

Join the 海角社区 Dentistry French Club (MDFC) to practice conversational French in an informal environment. All levels are welcome to join! The MDFC was started by a group of 海角社区 Dentistry students who wanted to help their peers in learning French, as well as improving access to dental care in francophone regions. The Club's mission is to create a collaborative and conducive environment and resources for dentistry students to learn and improve their clinical French skills relevant to dentistry. MDFC hosts events and shares resources such as a french lexicon, videos, and handouts relating to clinical French in a dental care setting. More information about the club can be found on their or by contacting mcgilldentfrenchclub [at] gmail.com.

海角社区 places a high value on academic integrity in all facets of study. We advise you to learn more about this subject at the Student Rights and Responsibilities website: . 海角社区 requires all newly admitted students to complete a short tutorial on academic integrity before the beginning of September. This is accessible under the Student Menu on Minerva.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Failure to complete the Tutorial will result in a registration block for the following term. The block is automatically released the moment the Tutorial is completed in Minerva.

All 海角社区 community members - students, staff, and faculty - are required to complete It Takes All of Us: Creating a Campus Community Free of Sexual Violence, a mandatory online learning program that strives to increase awareness of sexual violence, to ensure that our campus culture is based on respect and consent, and to help create a community free of sexual violence. It consists of five modules that use character-driven scenarios to teach important topics surrounding sexual violence and its impact. All staff, faculty, and students complete the same version of the program.

As part of 海角社区鈥檚听 and in accordance with ,听it is important for anyone who studies or works at 海角社区 to have a shared understanding of the key concepts around preventing sexual violence on our campus. Because of the substantial changes made to the program, all members of the 海角社区 community are required to take this updated version of It Takes All of Us.

The program is hosted on myCourses, 海角社区鈥檚 online Learning Management System. To access the program, log in to using your 海角社区 credentials (i.e., your email and password). If you don鈥檛 see the program, make sure you click 鈥淰iew All Courses鈥� and search 鈥淚t Takes All of Us.鈥�

IMPORTANT NOTE: Students who have not completed the program by the applicable deadline will have a hold placed on their account in Minerva, preventing them from registering for their next term; the hold will be removed within 1 business day of completing the program.

Registration is done online. Ms Patricia Bassett, our Student Affairs Officer, will send you all the information you will need a few days after you accept the offer of admission and upload your Dentistry Admissions Agreement Form. There is no need to worry about not getting a seat in a class as the courses are reserved for DMD students only.听 Please note that it is the student鈥檚 responsibility to ensure that the information on the transcript is correct.听 For assistance, please contact听studentaffairs.dentistry [at] mcgill.ca (Ms. Bassett).

Starting this year, all undergraduate and graduate students will be required to complete It Takes All of Us: Creating a Campus Community Free of Sexual Violence, a mandatory online learning program that strives to increase awareness of sexual violence by addressing topics like consent, bystander intervention and supporting survivors.

It Takes All of Us represents one piece of a much larger campus effort to address and prevent sexual violence, and to provide increased support to all those affected. The program鈥檚 University-wide roll-out is not only aligned with this commitment to address this critical topic head-on, but also with , which stipulates that all Quebec post-secondary institutions implement mandatory training on the topic of sexual violence.

You can access It Takes All of Us鈥攚hich should take approximately 45 minutes to complete鈥攊n , the University鈥檚 online Learning Management System.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The program must be completed by the end of your first term and failure to do so will result in a registration block for the following term. The block is automatically released the moment the program is completed.

Please note that you will need to be living in Montreal by the start of class.

First day of class: TBD
Winter/Summer semester: TBD

Note that dates for future terms are considered tentative. For up-to-date information, please visit the University's important dates website.