Compulsory immunization program
Students enrolled in health education programs such as Dental Medicine are required by law to complete a series of immunizations to ensure safety of both students and the patients with whom they come into contact.
Students must complete the immunization form found on the听Student Wellness Hub website. All vaccinations listed on the form are compulsory for all health education program students. Vaccinations may be completed by a family physician, a health care provider, or by a nurse at McGill Student Wellness Hub. If you are considering applying to the DMD or DENT-P programs, we strongly recommend that you start your immunization process early on as you will be required to submit proof of complete vaccination by June 1st of the year you will be entering the DMD program.
If you choose to complete your immunizations through your family physician or another health care provider, make sure to follow the McGill immunization requirements as the Student Wellness Hub will not accept a different immunization protocol.听
You have access to the Student Wellness Hub as soon as you are accepted into the program and registered to at least one course. You must call 514-398-6017听迟辞 make an appointment.
Your historical vaccination records will be required. Any document written in a language other than English or French must be accompanied by a certified translation.
Hepatitis B testing
Current information indicates that there is a potential risk of transmission of Hepatitis B from practitioner to patients in the clin颅ical dental setting. Therefore, applicants for the D.M.D. program, Multidisciplinary Residency Program in Dentistry and M.Sc. in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery will be required to be tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen by the Student Wellness Hub. Appli颅cants who test positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen will be test颅ed for Hepatitis B 鈥渆鈥� antigen and Hepatitis B viral DNA to help determine infectivity risk. If either Hepatitis B 鈥渆鈥� or Hepatitis B viral DNA is positive, the offer of acceptance will be withdrawn and reg颅istration in the program will not be completed.
Policy on students known to be seropositive (e.g. Hepatitis B,听Hepatitis C and HIV)
Students enrolled in Medicine, Dental Medicine or Health Sciences programs who think they may be infected or think they have been exposed to a blood borne disease should be tested for any or all blood-borne pathogens.
Students who are seropositive for Hepatitis B, C, HIV and/or any other blood-borne pathogens have an obligation to notify the Dean of their faculty or Director of their school as soon as they know their serologic status. These students will be referred to the S听(SERTIH),听a provincial service responsible for all infected workers, including dental and medical stu颅dents. SERTIH will make recommendations to the student and Faculty based on current scientific knowledge and relevant guidelines and practices. Students must follow the听SERTIH recommenda颅tions.听SERTIH may recommend restricting the practice of these students. Students who carry blood borne path颅ogens may not be permitted to perform procedures involving nee颅dles, scalpels or other sharp objects as this may pose a risk to patients and coworkers.听This means that they may not be able to complete their clinical requirements and may be required to withdraw from the program.
Applicants who know they are carrying blood borne patho颅gens should carefully consider their intention to become healthcare workers and govern themselves accordingly.
Basic Cardiac Life Support听
Applicants accepted into the DMD program must provide proof of certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), level C or C+, and automated external defibrillation (AED) training. Certification must be granted, or fully recognised, by one of the following organisations:
- the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation;
- the Quebec Heart and Stroke Foundation;
- the Canadian Red Cross;
- St. John Ambulance;
- the American Heart Association;
- the American Red Cross.
You may take the courses at any location which offers the proper training such as your local , , and听.
The CPR/AED certification must be valid for at least the first year of your studies. Students are responsible for maintaining valid certification for the duration of the program.