University of Toronto homepage
All experts
All experts

Ernest Lam

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

Faculty of Dentistry

Orcid identifier0000-0001-7179-6884
  • Professor Emeritus/Emerita
    Faculty of Dentistry

BIO

Professor Lam has retired from the University of Toronto. 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor Emeritus
    University of Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2026 - present
  • Professor (Tenured)
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2012 - 30 Jun 2026
  • Associate Dean, Graduate Education
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Acting Associate Dean, Graduate & Postgraduate Studies
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2013 - 30 Jun 2014
  • Dr. Lloyd & Mrs. Kay Chapman Chair in Clinical Sciences
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, Canada1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2022
  • Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Graduate Program
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2022
  • Associate Professor (Tenured)
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, Canada1 Oct 2005 - 30 Jun 2012
  • Associate Professor (Tenured)
    University of Alberta, Department of Dentistry, Edmonton, Canada1 Jul 2004 - 30 Sep 2005
  • Associate Professor (Untenured)
    University of Alberta, Department of Dentistry, Edmonton, Canada1 Jul 1998 - 30 Jun 2004

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Coach, New and Evolving Academic Leaders Program
    Unity Health Toronto and the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Faculty Development, Toronto, Ontario, Canada1 Sep 2022 - present
  • Governor
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2024

DEGREES

  • PhD, Radiation Biology
    University of Iowa, Radiation Research Laboratory, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
  • Certificate, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
    University of Iowa, Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, College of Dentistry, Iowa City, United States
  • MSc, Dental Science
    University of British Columbia, Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Vancouver, Canada
  • DMD
    University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry, Vancouver, Canada
  • BSc (Honours), Chemistry
    University of British Columbia, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Vancouver, Canada

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
    Royal College of Dentists of Canada
  • Diplomate
    American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, United States
  • Certificate of Qualification
    National Dental Examining Board of Canada