Professor Laura Tam currently serves as the Interim Dean at the Faculty of Dentistry. She has served as the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education; Director of the Comprehensive Care Program; and the Course Coordinator for the Third Year Comprehensive Care Program and Third Year Restorative Dentistry Courses at the Faculty of Dentistry.

Professor of Restorative Dentistry in the Department of Clinical Sciences, Professor Tam has conducted clinical and laboratory research on a variety of topics in dental materials published in journals such as Operative Dentistry and the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. Her research in restorative dentistry explores vital tooth bleaching and dental restorative materials.

In 2015, Professor Tam received the W.W. Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education from the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry for the University of Toronto.