during the first half of the 19th century, dentistry expanded rapidly. in 1867 the ontario dental association was formed and in 1868 they founded canada's first dental school in toronto, the royal college of dental surgeons of ontario. the university of toronto agreed to be affiliated with the dental school. as time passed, other canadian universities also created dentistry programmes. however, the university of toronto still has the largest dental school in canada that features the most postgraduate research opportunities as well as certifications for all the dental specialties. the ubc faculty of dentistry supports five specialty programs being prosthodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, pedodontics and periodontics.