Thinkbig Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Hi! Just wondering if it is an easy task to study outside of Quebec (elsewhere in Canada) and then practice in Quebec? Also, what are the easiest Dental faculties to get in, in Canada? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddishh Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 I think they don't care where you went for school as long as it's in Canada. As for easiest school, I would say they are all hard to get in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap_man99 Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 its probably easiest in your home province which im assuming quebec the only thing that i would say thats difficult is if you want to have a french practice ie you want to communicate with your staff in french. but i could be wrong, not sure how U of montreal learns their dental stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddishh Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 So you need to be able to speak French if you live in Quebec, or is that just for Montreal and some other french-speaking regions in quebec? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap_man99 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 no, not all people in quebec speak french i was just saying if you did etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_ Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 In order to practice (or even do a GPR) in Quebec you have to be able to be licenced as a dentist in QC which requires a certain competency in french (see: http://www.odq.qc.ca/Profession/OutsideQu%C3%A9bec/WorkingKnowledgeofFrench/tabid/383/language/en-US/Default.aspx ) So if you can pass their french test you can come back and work in quebec. If you are a QC resident then the QC schools will be way easier to get into (as compared to out of province canadian schools) unless you are a special case (like if you bombed your first couple years and aced your last couple) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddishh Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 so that's everywhere in Quebec, not just montreal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedDent2015 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 so that's everywhere in Quebec, not just montreal? Yes, everywhere in Quebec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddishh Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 It's really ironic that Quebec has 3 dental schools and Ontario has only two.. I thought the poppulation was much larger in Ontario?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedDent2015 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 It's really ironic that Quebec has 3 dental schools and Ontario has only two.. I thought the population was much larger in Ontario?? Don't forget that Quebec Universities accommodates for all French Canadians. There are no french dental programs anywhere else in North America. We might as well have at least 2 french dental programs since the other 8 Canadian dental programs are in english seeing as more than 25% of Canada's population consists of francophones (and by francophones I am not just referring to French people living in Quebec, but all over Canada). As for McGill, I believe that it is also good to have at least one english university in Quebec which offers Medicine and Dentistry. Also keep in mind that Ontario has 6 medical schools whereas Quebec only has 4. In the end it all depends of the University. McMasters, Ottawa U and Queen's could open their own dental school if they wanted providing that they had the funds and that the motion was approved by their boards and councils. Also, I don't think anyone in Quebec or Ontario should be complaining seeing as all of the other provinces have maximum one dental school if they have one at all. We're pretty lucky in that sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddishh Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Don't forget that Quebec Universities accommodates for all French Canadians. There are no french dental programs anywhere else in North America. We might as well have at least 2 french dental programs since the other 8 Canadian dental programs are in english seeing as more than 25% of Canada's population consists of francophones (and by francophones I am not just referring to French people living in Quebec, but all over Canada). As for McGill, I believe that it is also good to have at least one english university in Quebec which offers Medicine and Dentistry. Also keep in mind that Ontario has 6 medical schools whereas Quebec only has 4. In the end it all depends of the University. McMasters, Ottawa U and Queen's could open their own dental school if they wanted providing that they had the funds and that the motion was approved by their boards and councils. Also, I don't think anyone in Quebec or Ontario should be complaining seeing as all of the other provinces have maximum one dental school if they have one at all. We're pretty lucky in that sense. I wasn't complaining or saying it's unfair. But even those whose first language is French can learn in English-speaking schools whereas it's really hard for non-french speakers to learn everything in French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtime9 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I wasn't complaining or saying it's unfair. But even those whose first language is French can learn in English-speaking schools whereas it's really hard for non-french speakers to learn everything in French. Well, I think McGill teaches you in English if I'm not mistaken, so really there are only 2 French-speaking dental schools in Quebec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddishh Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Well, I think McGill teaches you in English if I'm not mistaken, so really there are only 2 French-speaking dental schools in Quebec good point!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncooling Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Also, don't forget that McGill and other Quebec schools don't accept as many students. I think they generally accept less than 50 students per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_ Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 We have 35(ish) at McGill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncooling Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 We have 35(ish) at McGill yeah that's what I'm saying.. you can't just compare by the number of schools, but instead compare by the number of enrolled students. I think same goes for the States, although there are a lot more schools in the states, only a few are canadian friendly and even those select only like 4 canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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