Registration and Attendance
Classes for all years begin Monday, August 25, 2008.
Year One students are required to attend an Orientation on August 22, 2008.
Late registration will be permitted only under exceptional circumstances, and by special ruling of the Faculty.
Students cannot register for the full program of study in any session until they have completed the requirements of the previous session.
Students may be Required to Discontinue the study of dentistry for non-academic reasons such as health.
Preclinical/Laboratory and Clinic Session Attendance Policy
Regular attendance in preclinical/laboratory and clinic sessions is mandatory. The number of available preclinical/laboratory sessions and clinic days, and the number of available days for patient treatment, is limited. Students are therefore expected to be present in the clinic unless the appropriate clinical discipline has granted written permission for the absence, written notification has been provided to the Assistant Dean, Clinical Affairs, and/or satisfactory documentary evidence is provided within a reasonable period following the absence. Such procedures are to be followed regardless of whether or not a student has fulfilled minimal expectations for the clinical component of any given course. For absences from preclinical/laboratory sessions, written permission from the appropriate clinical discipline is required, and/or satisfactory documentary evidence must be provided within a reasonable period following the absence.
In the event a student experiences an unavoidable inability to attend clinic, the clinic office should be informed as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements may be made to ensure that patient appointments are cancelled, or that patients are looked after appropriately.
If a student misses more than 10% of preclinical/laboratory or clinic sessions without submitting satisfactory documentary evidence within a reasonable period following the absence, the student may not be allowed to sit the final examination for that course at the regularly scheduled time.
Lecture/Didactic Session Attendance Policy
For lecture/didactic sessions, the attendance policy is left up to the discretion of the Course Coordinator, but such policies require prior approval from the Undergraduate Education Committee, and upon approval, must be included in the course syllabi.