Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.05 - Advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)

51.0507 - Oral/maxillofacial surgery (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the advanced study of the diagnosis and intrusive and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial regions, including functional and aesthetic aspects. These programs include courses in pharmacology, analgesia, anesthesia, anxiety control, surgical procedures and techniques, surgical instrumentation, exodontia, oral diseases and malfunctions, soft and hard tissue pathology, dentoalveolar surgery, infection management, and prosthetic implantation.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • maxillofacial surgery (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • oral and maxillofacial surgery (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
  • oral surgery (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)

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• Exclusion(s)

  • dental/oral surgery specialty - residency(60.0101)
  • dentistry(51.0401)
  • oral and maxillofacial radiology - residency(60.0109)