Dental General Practice Residency (Edmonton and Calgary)

Overview

One-year hospital-based residency at the University of Alberta Hospital and the GPR clinic in the Kaye Edmonton Clinic (also offered in Calgary), with emergency medicine and anaesthesia rotations, ACLS and IV sedation certification.

The programme

Focus

General practice residency / advanced general dentistry

Training type

Clinical fellowship

Duration

1 year (1 July – 30 June)

Start

1 July

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Final-year student or graduate of a recognised dental school (Canada, USA, Australia, Ireland or New Zealand) with DDS/DMD/BDS; Alberta licence or passed NDEB examination

International applicants

Only graduates of recognised schools in Canada, USA, Australia, Ireland or New Zealand

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Alberta licence or NDEB pass required; completion does not provide access to full CDSA licensure

How to apply

Deadline

30 September in the year prior to admission (applications for 2027-2028 open 30 June 2026)

Application method

Canadian dental Match (National Matching Services) plus programme application

Funding

Funding

Paid at PGY1 medical resident level, approximately $67,440 per year plus benefits

Official sources