Dr. Ernest Lam is an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto. He completed BSc (Hons) and DMD/MSc programs at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. After 2 years in general dentistry, Dr. Lam undertook specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and completed a PhD in Radiation Biology at the University of Iowa.
Dr. Lam is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, and currently serves as Chief Examiner for the specialty. As well, Dr. Lam is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.
In addition to his academic post, Dr. Lam maintains part-time private practices in oral and maxillofacial radiology in Toronto and Edmonton.