Medals and Prizes

Medals and Prizes in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences

The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences is well aware of the many awards and prizes that are offered to students through various academies, associations, and commercial dental manufacturers. However, due to Faculty policy which was initiated by the Dental Students' Society, only official prizes and awards that are listed in the Course Catalogue will be recognized on student records. Further information regarding financial aid for undergraduate students is available at McGill Scholarships and Student Aid web page.

First Year

Dr. M. Donigan Award

Presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the Physicianship and Dentistry Apprenticeship units in the FMD component of the curriculum.

Second Year

Dr. W.C. Bushell Award

Awarded to the students with the highest overall standing in the Radiology course in the second year of the dental curriculum.

Dr. Maxwell and Betty L. Goldenberg Prize

Established by a generous bequest from the estate of Mrs. Betty L. Goldenberg in honour of her husband Dr. Maxwell Goldenberg, D.D.S. 1925. Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences to the student attaining the highest standing in the Practical Clinical Component of Cycle Two (PreClinical Studies), in the second year of the dental undergraduate program.

Dr. I.K. Lowry Award

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has obtained the highest overall standing in the Support Tissue course in the second year of the dental curriculum.

Dr. K.I. Melville Award

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has obtained the highest overall standing in the Foundations of Dentistry course in the second year of the dental curriculum.

Dr. D.P. Mowry Award

Presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the second year of the dental curriculum.

Third Year

Dr. L.A. Cohn Prize

Awarded to the student attaining the highest standing in Prosthetic Dentistry in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.

Pierre Fauchard Academy Prize

Awarded to the junior Canadian Dental Association Student Governor for demonstrating leadership in the profession.

Dr. Lyman E. Francis Prize

Awarded to the student in the third year of the program who has obtained the highest standing in the subjects of Dental Pharmacology, Oral Pathology, Medicine, and Radiology.

Dr. Gerald Franklin Prize

Awarded to the student attaining the highest standing in the examinations in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.

Dr. Philip J. and Mrs. Stella Gitnick Prize

Established in 2009 by Barbara Gitnick, B.Sc. 1970, D.D.S. 1978, in honour of her late parents, Philip J. Gitnick, D.D.S. 1935, and Stella Gitnick. Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences Scholarships Committee to an outstanding student entering the fourth year of the D.M.D. program, who has achieved the highest standing in the area of Periodontology.

International College of Dentists Prize (Canadian Section)

Awarded to the student in recognition of scholastic achievement and general character in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.

Dr. Morton and Dr. Jonathan Lang Prize in Dentistry

Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences Scholarships Committee to an outstanding undergraduate student on the basis of academic merit.

Dr. Ernest R. Ambrose Scholarship in Dentistry

Established in 2001 by Doreen Laszlo, B.Ed.(PE) 1962, D.D.S. 1969, and Charles A. Laszlo, B.Eng. 1961, M.Eng. 1966, Ph.D. 1968, to honour Ernest R. Ambrose, D.D.S. 1950, a distinguished graduate, professor, and former Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. This scholarship will be awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry Scholarships Committee to an outstanding undergraduate student in the Faculty of Dentistry, who has demonstrated common sense, compassion, and excellence in restorative dentistry. Preference will be given to students who are entering the fourth year of the D.M.D. program.

Dr. Leanore K. Feine Prize

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has best demonstrated commitment to the oral health of the local community.

Fourth Year

Canadian Dental Association Student Leadership Award

Awarded to the graduating student who, over their undergraduate years, has shown outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, character, and humanity and who may be expected to have a distinguished career in the dental profession and society at large. Student must be a member of the C.D.A.

Dr. J.K. Carver Award

Donated by l'Ordre des Dentistes du Québec, awarded to the student in the final year attaining the second highest overall standing in the four years of the dental undergraduate program.

Dr. Soo Kim Lan Prize in Dentistry

Established in 2000 by Arthur Lau, B.Arch. 1962, and Crystal S.C. Lau, B.Sc. 1962, M.Sc. 1964, for graduate students in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences to an outstanding graduating student who is entering a residency or postgraduate program.

Dr. W.G. Leahy Prize

Awarded to a student in the final year for meritorious achievement in Clinical Dentistry throughout the clinical undergraduate program.

Dr. Paul A. Marchand and Maurine McNeil Marchand Prize

Awarded to the student in the final year who has demonstrated the highest degree of professionalism and patient management.

Dr. James McCutcheon Medal

Awarded to the member of the graduating class who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, and professional achievement throughout the four years of the program in Dentistry.

McGill Alumnae Society Prize

Presented upon graduation to a distinguished student for excellence and high Academic Standing. Preference given to women students.

Prix Micheline-Blain – ACDQ

Donated by the Quebec Dental Surgeons Association, awarded to a student in the graduating year who has best served the interests of their colleagues throughout the university years.

Dr. A. Gerald Racey Prize

Awarded to the student in the final year who has excelled in the objective structured clinical examination portion of the final oral and maxillofacial examination.

Dr. A.W. Thornton Medal

Donated by the Montreal Dental Club, awarded to the student in the final year attaining the highest overall standing in the four years of the dental undergraduate program.

Prix d’excellence Jean-Robert Vincent

Donated by the Quebec Association for Special Care Dentistry, awarded to a graduating student who attains the highest grade in Geriatric Dentistry.

Dr. A.L. Walsh Prize

Awarded to a student in the final year for meritorious achievement in Oral Medicine throughout the clinical undergraduate program.

Dr. Marvin And Mandy Werbitt Award in Dentistry

Established in 2008 by Marvin Werbitt, D.D.S. 1971, and Mandy Werbitt. Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences Scholarships Committee to a graduating student who has completed the D.M.D. program, and who has demonstrated outstanding personal initiative and a strong academic standing in Periodontology throughout the four-year undergraduate program.