Ernest Lam DMD, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C)

Ernest Lam completed BSc(Hons.), DMD and MSc degrees at the University of British Columbia, and a Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and a PhD in Radiation Biology at the University of Iowa. He is currently Professor and the Dr. Lloyd & Mrs. Kay Chapman Chair in Clinical Sciences in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and the Director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Graduate Program. Professor Lam’s research has two broad goals; making imaging safer for patients, and improving diagnostic accuracy for clinicians. He has published and lecture in these areas both nationally and internationally. In addition to these roles, Dr. Lam has been a leader in academic, professional and testing organizations in Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in both Canada and the United States.