Indigenous Applicants Dental Hygiene (DH)

Applying to DH

Indigenous applicants apply through the general DH application process. Please take a moment to review the Dental Hygiene (DH) website. Please also review the Application Requirements section of the website for more information.

Should you have further questions specifically about the DH program or the application itself, reach out to them directly at admissions@dentistry.ualberta.ca or 780-492-1319. They will be able to answer your specific questions regarding the DH program itself.

Within the application where you have the ability to identify as Indigenous and this will automatically flag you for the Indigenous Stream. If you meet the minimum requirements for the Indigenous stream, you will be invited to both our MMI (Multiple Mini Interviews) and Indigenous Stream interview.

Indigenous Stream Interviews

Our office (WIHP) focuses on the Indigenous Stream interviews, while the DH program handles the MMI interviews. We host an informal, conversational style interview with applicants and a panel of Indigenous interviewers. The panel is usually made up of one WIHP team member, a current Indigenous Medical/Dental student, a faculty member, and community member. Here we get an understanding of your pathway to medicine and how our program can best support you as you move forward into the program.

From there, the panelists submit their comments on who is recommended to join the program through Wapanachakos, and who is recommended to join the general stream. Since there is no set Indigenous seat allocation, in theory, if 20 students get recommended we will be extending offers to those 20 Indigenous students to join the program.

GPA for Indigenous Applicants

All Indigenous applicants follow the minimum Overall GPA (OGPA) which is 2.7 on the UofA 4.0 grading scale to be accepted into the interviews. If you are well far and beyond these requirements, that is excellent but you do not need to have a competitive average as you would going into the general admissions process.

Indigenous Application Requirements

Indigenous people applying into the program need to submit all the same things listed in the general application requirements. The DH program also has this checklist with all deadlines, documents, and prerequisites needed to enter the program. Please read through both the Academic and Non-Academic requirements, so you know what documents and supplemental items to compile.

We do require Notarized proof of Indigenous ancestry as outlined in the 海角社区 Calendar, (submitted through your UAlberta Launchpad) for people looking to enter the Indigenous stream. This also needs to be submitted by the application deadline.

  • a certified copy* of a Status card from the Government of Canada;
  • a certified copy* of a Métis membership card from one of the five Métis Provincial Affiliates or recognized Territorial organizations; Métis Nation of Alberta, Métis Nation of Ontario, Manitoba Metis Federation, Métis Nation Saskatchewan, Métis Nation British Columbia, Northwest Territory Métis Nation. Additionally, the student may present a membership card from the Métis Settlements General Council showing membership in a Métis Settlement of Alberta;
  • a certified copy* of an enrolment card issued by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
  • documentation that an ancestor’s name has been entered 1) in the Indian Register according to the Indian Act, or 2) on the band list of an individual band, or 3) as beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement or other claim regions such as Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and Inuvialuit;
  • written confirmation of Indigenous identity from Indigenous Services
  • written confirmation of Inuit enrolment from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
  • written confirmation of membership by a band council which has enacted its own band membership code

The 海角社区 recognizes that Indigeneity and connecting to your Indigenous identity can be a complex process. We work closely with the 海角社区 Committee on the Documentation of Indigeneity to review documentation that is not listed above.

*Certified copy references that the documents will be from a certified organization. Documentation does not need to be notarized to be submitted.

Tuition

For tuition information, please contact the 海角社区, Office of the Registrar at 780-492-3113 or toll free at 1-800-492-3113 or visit the Student Service Centre.