Dental Specialties Assessment and Training Program

Academic Requirements

In order to be eligible to apply to the DSATP, applicants must be graduates of a specialty dental program not recognized by CDAC. A notarized copy of dental school marks, a notarized copy of the dental diploma, a notarized copy of the specialty diploma or degree and a notarized copy of dental specialty marks must be submitted with the application. Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a notarized English translation. Applicants must also have completed the Dental Specialty Core Knowledge Examination.

Dental Specialty Core Knowledge Examination

Applicants are required to take the Dental Specialty Core Knowledge Examination administered by the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) before the application deadline, and to arrange for their results to be forwarded to the Admissions Office. Tests taken more than two years prior to the application deadline will not be considered. The valid test dates for summer 2012 entry are: November 2010 and November 2011. An ACFD Dental Specialty Core Knowledge Examination information and registration package may be obtained from

The Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry,
100 Bronson Avenue, Suite 204, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1R 6G8.
Telephone: (613) 237-6505;
Fax: (613) 236-8386;
Email: director@acfd.ca;
Web site: www.acfd.ca

English Facility Requirements

All applicants must be proficient in both written and spoken English. Applicants whose first language (i.e. the language learned at home as a child) is not English and who have completed less than four years of full-time academic study in an English language school system located in a country where English is the primary language, are required to achieve an appropriate standard in a recognized test of English facility. Note: We will not exempt from English facility testing any applicant who studied in English in a country where the primary language is not English.

However, we will exempt from English facility testing any applicant who has successfully completed, with grades of “C” or higher, at least four full degree courses, including at least one full course in English, Social Sciences or Humanities taught in English, in a recognized English-medium university located in a country where English is the primary language. We will also exempt from English facility testing any applicant who is a bilingual francophone and who has satisfactorily completed at least four years of full-time academic study in the Canadian school system.

Acceptable proof of English facility must be submitted by the application deadline. If acceptable proof of English facility is not received by the application deadline, the application will be cancelled. Tests taken more than two years prior to the application deadline will not be considered. Official test scores must be sent by the testing agency directly to the Admissions Office, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. The following tests are recognized:

Test of English as a Foreign Language Paper-based Test (TOEFL PBT) and the Test of Written English (TWE), the TOEFL Computer-based Test (TOEFL CBT) and Internet Based TOEFL (IBT).

Those who present the paper-based TOEFL must ensure that the Test of Written English (TWE) is also available on their test date. The TOEFL CBT includes an Essay Rating in every test.

Minimum Requirement

TOEFL PBT - total score 600+5.0 on TWE

TOEFL IBT - total score 100+22 on Writing

Note: The TOEFL Institution Code is 0982-00.

TOEFL/TWE Bulletins may be obtained from American embassies and consulates, offices of the United States Information Service (USIS), or you may contact

Corporate Headquarters, Educational Testing Service, Rosedale Road,
Princeton, NJ 08541 USA.
Telephone: (609) 921-9000;
Fax: (609) 734-5410;
Email: toefl@ets.org;
Web site: www.ets.org/toefl.

You may also pick up a TOEFL CBT Bulletin at

Admissions and Awards, University of Toronto,
172 St. George Street, Toronto, Canada, M5R 0A3
Telephone: (416) 978-2190;
Web site: www.adm.utoronto.ca.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

The minimum requirement is an overall band of 6.5, with no band below 6.0. For information about this test, world-wide test centres and registration procedures, you may contact:

The IELTS Office at www.ielts.org.

You may also contact the Ontario Test Centre at:

IELTS Administrator,
299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4.
Telephone: (519) 748-3516;
Fax: (519) 748-3505;
E-mail: ielts@conestogac.on.ca;
Website: www.conestogac.on.ca/ielts/

A Toronto Test Centre has opened at:

GVT Exams Inc., IELTS Administrator,
180 Bloor Street West, 2nd Floor,
Toronto, ON M5S 2V6.
Telephone: (416) 209-6685;
Fax: (416) 968-6667;
Email: info@ieltstoronto.com;
Website: http://www.ieltstoronto.com

Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB).

The minimum requirement is an overall score of 85, with no part below 80. Information Bulletins and Registration Forms may be obtained from

English Language Institute, MELAB,
University of Michigan,
500 E. Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2028, USA.
Telephone: (734) 615-5605;
Fax: (734) 615-6586;
Email: melabelium@umich.edu;
Website: www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/testing/melab

or the University of Toronto MELAB
website: www.library.utoronto.ca/melab.

Applicants in the Toronto area may register in-person at the

Toronto MELAB Test Centre, Room 139,
New College, University of Toronto,
45 Willcocks Drive, Toronto, ON M5S 1C7.
Telephone: (416) 946-3942;
Fax: (416) 946-0337;
E-mail: melab.newcollege@utoronto.ca.

You may also pick up a MELAB Bulletin at Admissions and Awards. The Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE). The minimum requirement is an overall score of 86, with 32 in Writing and 22 in each of Reading and Listening. For tests taken before January 2008 the minimum requirement is an overall score of 5, with 2 in Writing, and 2 + 1 (or 1 + 2) in Reading and Listening sections. Currently available in Toronto only.

COPE Information Bulletins with registration forms and sample questions may be picked up at Admissions and Awards, or you may contact

COPE Testing Ltd.,
7B Pleasant Blvd., Box 1164, Toronto, ON M4T 1K2 (note: this is a mailing address only).
Telephone: (416) 962-2673;
Email: info@copetest.com.

Complete information, including a downloadable registration form, is available at web site: www.copetest.com.