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Faculty of Dentistry
124 Edward Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1G6

Telephone: (416) 979-4901
Dean's Fax: (416) 979-4937
email: admissions.dental@utoronto.ca 

 

Faculty Administration

Administrative Area

Name

Title

Telephone

Dean

David Mock

Dean

(416) 979-4910 x 4383

Academic Affairs

David Mock

Dean

(416) 979-4910 x 4383

Grace Bradley

Associate Dean Biological and Diagnostic Sciences

Dan Haas

Associate Dean Clinical Sciences

 

Administration

Donna Crossan

Assistant Dean, Administration

(416) 979-4910 x 4384

Undergraduate Admissions

James Brown

Chair, Undergraduate Admissions Committee

(416) 979-4934 x 4417

Graduate and Postgraduate Studies

David Locker

Associate Dean

(416) 979-4907 x 4490

Development & Continuing Dental Education

Robert Carroll

Assistant Dean

(416) 979-4942

Business Financial Affairs

Donna Crossan

Assistant Dean, Administration

(416) 979-4910 x 4384

Clinical Affairs

Luciano Valenzano

Assistant Dean, Clinics

(416) 979-4905 x 4348

Curriculum

Jim Lai

Chair, Education Committee

(416) 979-4928x 4407

Financial Aid

Margaret Edghill

Registrar

(416) 979-4901 x 4374

Hospital Dentistry

David Mock

Dean

(416) 979-4910 x 4382

Student Affairs

Margaret Edghill

Registrar

(416) 979-4901 x 4374

Qualifying Program

Aaron Fenton

IDAPP Director

(416) 979-4930 x 4426

Patient Manager

Janice Young

Admin Assistant Clinic Office

(416) 979-4900 x 4592

Research

Dennis Cvitkovitch

Associate Dean

(416) 979-4765x 4592

Animal Research

Susan Carter

 

(416) 979-4900 x 4510

ACFD Contact Person

Dan Haas

Chair, Academic Affairs Committee

 

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Faculty Members

Name, Phone, Fax & Email Address

Department/ Division

Academic/Research Areas of Interest

Administrative
Responsibilities

Anderson, James D.
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4930 x4421
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
jim.anderson@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Prosthodontic)

Maxillofacial prosthetics
Clinical Epidemiology

Director, Craniofacial
Prosthetic Unit
Sunnybrook Regional
Cancer Centre

Andrews, Paul
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4926 x4368
Fax: (416) 979-4768
Email:
dentpaul.andrews@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences (Paediatric Dentistry)

 

 

Basrani, Bettina

Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4402
Fax: (416)  979-4936
Email: bettina.basrani@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences

(Endodontics)

 

 

Bennick, Anders
Professor Emeritis

Phone: (416) 978-5400
Fax: (416) 978-8548
Email:
anders.bennick@utoronto.ca

Biological & Diagnostic Sciences
(Biochemistry)

 

 

Birek, Peter
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4406
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: peter.birek@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Periodontics)

Diagnosis of Periodontal
Disease Implant Dentistry

 

Bradley, Grace
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4920 x4416
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:grace.bradley@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Science
(Oral Pathology)

Oral Pathology and
Oral Medicine

 

Brown, James
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4934 x4417
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: jw.brown@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences (Restorative Dentistry)

 

Chair, Admissions Committee
Chair, Teaching Award Advisory Committee

Cheifetz, Sela
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 978-0163
Fax: (416) 978-5956
Email: s.cheifetz@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Science
(MRC Group
Periodontal Physiology)

Regulation of BMP-receptors during
differentiation and
mineralized tissue formation

 

Chiang, Chen Yu
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4921 x4501
Email: zhen.jiang@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Science
(Oral Physiology)

Neurophysiology
Study on Pain

 

Clokie, Cameron
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4922x4333
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
cameron.clokie@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Oral Surgery)

TBone Regeneration
Implant Dentistry

Head, Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery
Head, Division of Oral/ Maxillofacial Surgery,
University Health Network,
Toronto General Hospital

Crossan, Donna
Assistant Dean, Administration

Phone: (416)979-4900 x4384
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
donna.crossan@utoronto.ca

Dean's Office

 

Assistant Dean, Administration

Cvitkovitch, Dennis G.
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4917 x4592
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
dennis.cvitkovitch@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences (Microbiology)

Molecular mechanisms of S. mutans virulence
Survival mechanisms of
S. mutans virulence
Lectures in Microbiology
undergraduate course
and in graduate course

 

Daskalogiannakis, John
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4924 x4610
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
john.daskalogiannakis@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Orthodontics)

Cleft lip and palate, Craniofacial Anomalies, Biomechanics of tooth movement

 

Dao, Thuan
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4930 x4338
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: thuan.dao@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences (Prosthodontics)

Orofacial Pain

 

Davies, J.E.
Professor

Phone: (416) 978-1471
Fax: (416) 946-5639
Email: davies@ecf.utoronto.ca

Research Group Website:
http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/-bonehead/
New Book Website:
http://www.boneengineering.com

Biological & Diagnostic Sciences (Institute for
Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering)

Mechanisms of healing at the bone/implant interface. Bone tissue engineering. Development of novel bone substitute materials and bone engineering scaffolds

Director, Bone Interface Group Appointments Committee IBBME

Dempster, Laura
Senior Lecturer

Phone: (416) 979-4929x4459
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: l.dempster@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Preventive)

Behavioral Sciences / Characterizing dental anxiety

Acting Director BScD(DH) program;

Deporter, Douglas
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4445
Email:
douglas.deporte@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Periodontics)
Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering

Bone-interfacing dental implants, histology, animal and human clinical trails, periodontology

 

Diwan, Randa
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4930 Ext. 4606
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
randa.diwan@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences, Prosthodontics

 

 

Ellen, Richard P.
Professor

Phone:
Research: (416) 979-4917x4456
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: richard.ellen@utoronto.ca

CIHR Group in Matrix Dynamics

Periodontology
Microbiology and Molecular Biology
Bacterial perturbation
and exploitation
of host cell
cytoskeleton
Bacterial Adhesion

Director, CIHR Strategic Training Program

El-Badrawy, Wafa
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900x4343
Email: wafa.el.badrawy@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Restorative)

Restorative Techniques, Resin composite restorative materials, Resin cements and their curing abilities. Bonding of composites and amalgam. Glass ionomers, Fluoride release and effect. Bleaching.

 

El-Mowafy, Omar
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4572
Email: oel.mowafy@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Restorative)

 

 

Fenton, Aaron
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4930 x4426
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: a.fenton@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences

Titanium in Dentistry
Prosthodontics Dental Implants
Dental Education

Director, Qualifying Program

Fillery, Edward
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4467
Email: ted.fillery@utoronto.ca

Biological & Diagnostic
Sciences (Microbiology)

 

 

Dr. Yoav Finer
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4934 x4554
Email: yoav.finer@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences (Restorative)

Composite resin biodegration, bacterial role and host-biomaterial intereactions. Physical and surface characterization of dental polymers, dental biomaterial development. Developing diverse metallic options for implant supported prostheses.

 

Freeman, Eric
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4928 x4409
Email: eric.freeman@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Periodontics)

 

 

Friedman, Shimon
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4911x4403
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: s.friedman@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Endodontics)

Development of concepts and material for enhancing the antimicrobial efficacy of endodontic therapy

Head, Discipline of Endodontics

Ganss, Bernhard
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 978-6367
Fax: (416) 978-5956
Email: b.ganss@utoronto.ca

MRC Group In
Periodontal (Oral Physiology)
Biological & Diagnostic Sciences (CIHR Group in Matrix Dynamics)

Isolation and Characterization
of Transcriptional
Regulators in Mineralized Tissues

 

Glogauer, Michael
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 978-6685
Fax: (416) 978-5956
Email:
michael.glogauer@utoronto.ca

Biological & Diagnostic Sciences
(CIHR Group in Matrix Dynamics)

Oral Innate Immunity, Neutrophil Function and Oral Diseases

 

Goldberg, Michael
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 9794928 x4502
Email: m.goldberg@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Periodontics)

 

 

Grad, Helen
Senior Lecturer

Phone: (416) 979-4905 x4360
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: helen.grad@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Pharmacology)

Systematic reviews in dental therapeutics. Educational research. Assessment and evaluation of dental patient QoL.

 

Haas, Daniel
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4922 x4577
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: daniel.haas@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Anaesthesia)

Pharmacology & Anaesthesia

Associate Dean, Clinical Sciences
Head, Discipline of Anesthesia
Director, Postgraduate Program in Dental
Anesthesia

Heersche, Johann
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4917x4444
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
johan.heersche@utoronto.ca

Institute of Dental
Research

Cell and molecular biology of the regulation of bone formation and resorption. Effects of steroid hormones, IGF’s, mechanical factors, space flight.

 

Hennyey, Donna J.
Senior Tutor

Phone: (416) 979-4929x4311
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
donna.hennyey@utoronto.ca

Diagnostic &
Biological Sciences
(Preventive)

Nutrition and Diet

Second Year Coordinator

Holmes, Howard
Senior Lecturer

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4330
Email: h.holmes@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Oral Surgery)

Maxillofacial Reconstruction
Surgical Orthodontics

Asst Head Discipline Oral Max. Fac. Surgery
Director Undergrad
OMFS Education

Hu, James
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4921 x4544
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: james.hu@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diangostic Sciences
(Oral Physiology)

 

 

Kilmartin, Catherine
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4918x4367
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
renee.kilmartin@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Oral Pathology
and Medicine)

Bacterial Endocarditis
Antibiotic Prophylixis
Management of the
Medically Comprised Patient Epidemiology
Diagnosis

Programme Director, Oral Diagnosis Medicine 

Klotz, Marvin

Phone: (416) 979-4929 x4504
Email: marvin.klotz@utoronto.ca

Cont. Dental Ed./
Alumni Affairs

 

 

Korzen, Barry
Assistant Dean

Phone: (416) 979-4942
Fax: 416-979-4941
Email: b.korzen@utoronto.ca

Alumni Relations and Development & Continuing Dental Education

 

Assistant Dean, Alumni Relations and Development and Continuing Dental Education

Kulkarni, Gajanan V.
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4929 x4460
Fax: (416) 979-4768 or (416) 979-4936
Email: g.kulkarni@utoronto.ca

Pediatric Dentistry,
Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry)

Molecular Genetics of Craniofacial and tooth
development, Paediatric Dentistry

 

Lai, Jim
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4928x 4407
Email: jim.lai@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences (Periodontology)

Head Discipline of Periodontology

 

Lawrence, Herenia P.
Assistant  Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4908x4492
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
herenia.lawrence@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Community Dentistry)

Dental Health Services, Public Health, Geriatric Oral Research, Oral Epidemiology, Cariology

 

Leake, James L.
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4908x4491
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: james.leake@utoronto.ca

Biological and
Diagnostic Sciences
(Community Dentistry)

Health Services Research, Quality Assurance, Dental Public Health Programs

Head, Discipline of Community Dentistry

Lee, Linda
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4595
Email: linda.lee@uhn.on.ca

Biological and
Diagnostic Sciences
(Oral Radiology)

 

 

Leong, Iona
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4920 x4487
Email: iona.leong@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Oral Pathology)

Oral Pathology and Medicine

 

Liebgott, Bernard
Professor

Phone: (416) 978-3679
Email: b.liebgott@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Anatomy)

 

First year coordinator

Limeback, Hardy
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4929x4461
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
hardy.limeback@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostics Sciences
(Preventive Dentistry)

Dental Fluorosis
Fluoride and Bone
Aspiration Pneumonia

Head, Discipline of Preventive Dentistry

Locker, David
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x 4490
Email: david.locker@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostics Sciences
(Community Dentistry)

 

Associate Dean, Graduate and Postgraduate Studies

Manolson, Morris
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4392
Email: m.manolson@utoronto.ca

Institute of
Dental Research

Bone remodeling, Osteoclast Physiology, ion transport

Chair, Canadian Connective Tissue Conference 2004

Mayhall, John T.
Professor Emeritus

Phone: (416) 979-4908 x4494
Fax: (416) 979-4938
Email: john.mayhall@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Oral Anatomy)

Dental Morphology
Growth and Development Dental Genetics

 

McComb, Dorothy
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4934 x4418
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: d.mccomb@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Restorative Dentistry)

Restorative Dentistry
Dental Biomaterials

Head, Restorative Dentistry
Director of Comprehensive Care Program

McComb, John
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4920 x4486
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
john.mccomb@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Oral Pathology
and Medicine)

 

 

McCulloch, Chris
Professor

Phone: (416) 978-1258
Email: christopher.mcculloch@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(CIHR Group in Matrix Dynamics)

Connective tissue remodeling
Periodontology

 

Metaxas, Angelos
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4924
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
angelos.metaxas@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Orthodontics)

TMJ Remodeling Surgical Orthodontics Functional Appliances Facial/ Mand Asymmetries

 

Mock, David
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4910 x4482
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: david.mock@utoronto.ca

Biological and
Diagnostic Sciences
(Oral Pathology &
Oral Medicine)

Orofacial Pain
Oral Pathology

Dean

Petrikowski, Carmen Grace
Associate  Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4932 x4370
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
grace.petrikowski@utoronto.ca

Biological and
Diagnostic Sciences
(Oral Radiology)

Subtraction radiography
Implant radiology
Radiographic manifestations
of jaw diseases
Advanced dental imaging. Image digitization and
computer image processing

Assistant Head, Oral Radiology
Director, Undergraduate
Radiology Program

Pharoah, Michael
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4932
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: :
michael.pharoah@utoronto.ca

Biological and
Diagnostic Sciences
(Oral Radiology)

 

Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Pilliar, Robert
Professor Emeritus

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4473
Email: bob.pilliar@utoronto.ca

Biological and
Diagnostic Sciences
(Biomaterials)

 

Director Centre for Biomaterials

Posluns, James
Associate Professor

Phone: (416)979-4900 x4339
Email: james.posluns@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Orthodontics)

 

 

Roth, Karina

Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4911 ext 4579
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:

Clinical Sciences

Endodontics

Research
Apex locators - digital vs conventional
CaOH removal techniques from tubules
Adhesion to dentin walls

 

Rukavina, Julia
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4926 x 4312
Fax: (416) 979-4768

Paediatric Dentistry

 

 

Salter, Michael
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4433
Email: mike.salter@utoronto.ca

Centre for Study
on Pain

 

 

Santerre, Paul
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x 4341
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: paul.santerre@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Biomaterials)

 

Associate Dean, Research

Sectakof, Pavel
Assistant Professor


Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4599
Email: p.sectakof@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Orthodontics)

Down Syndrome
Oral Cancer
Quality of Life/Health
Status
.. etc

 

Sessle, Barry
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4921 x4336
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: barry.sessle@utoronto.ca

Oral Physiology Biological & Diagnostic Sciences

Neural Mechanisms of Oral- Facial
Functions and their Clinical Correlates

 

Sigal, Michael J.
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4926 x4320
Fax: (416) 979-4768
Email: m.sigal@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Paediatric Dentistry)

Dentistry for Special Need Individuals
Dentoalveolar Trauma
Paediatric Oral Pathology

Head, Discipline of Paediatric Dentistry
Director, Undergraduate Graduate Programme in
Paediatric Dentistry
Director, Dental Programme for Persons with Disabilities,
Mt. Sinai Hospital

Sodek, Jaro
Professor

Phone: (416) 978-8728
Fax: (416) 978-5956
Email: jaro.sodek@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(CIHR Group in
Matrix Dynamics)

Biochemistry of connective and dental tissues

 

Tam, Laura
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4934 x4420
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: laura.tam@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Restorative Dentistry)

Dental Materials +
Restorative Techniques
Dentin Bonding
Fracture Toughness
Fluoride Containing materials Bleaching
Laboratory +Clinical
Studies

 

Tenenbaum, Howard
Professor
Assoc Dean, (Biological & Diagnostic Sciences)

Phone: (416) 979-4928 x4408
Email:
howard.tenebaum@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Periodontics)

Down Syndrome
Oral Cancer
Quality of Life/Health
Status
.. etc

Associate Dean, Biological and Diagnostic Sciences

Titley, Keith
Professor
Phone:(416) 979-4926 x4314
Fax: (416) 979-4768
Email: k.titley@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Paediatric Dentistry)

Dental Materials
Dentin Bonding
Laboratory Studies

Co-ordinator Outreach programs

Todescan, Reynaldo
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4588
Email: r.todescan@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
Prosthodontics)
Research Institute

Prosthodontics, Dental Implants

 

Tompson, Bryan
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x 4605
Email:
bryan.tompson@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Orthodontics)

 

Head, Discipline of Orthodontics

Turnbull, Robert
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4928x4412
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email:
robert.turnbull@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Periodontology)

Periodontal
Epidemiology

 

Watson, Philip
Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4903x4416
Fax: (416) 979-4760
Email:  p.watson.a@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
(Biomaterials)

Dental implant
clinical trials

Chair, Education Committee

Wilson, Bill
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4398
Email: b.wilson@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Orthodontics)

 

 

Young, Earle
Associate Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4922x4331
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: earle.young@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Anaesthesia)

 

 

Yu, Heshengh
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4522
Email: hesheng.yu@utoronto.ca

Oral Physiology
Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences

Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity Associated with Nociception

 

Yu, Xian-Min
Assistant Professor

Phone:(416) 979-4900 x4658
Email: xianmin.yu@utoronto.ca

Biological &
Diagnostic Sciences
CIHR Group in
periodontal physiology

Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity Associated with Nociception

 

Zarb, George A.
Professor Emeritus

Phone: (416) 979-4930 x4427
Fax: (416) 979-4936
Email: g.zarb@utoronto.ca

Clinical Sciences
(Prosthodontics)

Fixed, Removable and
Implant Prosthodontics
Temporomandibular
Disorders



Zohar, Ron
Assistant Professor

Phone: (416) 979-4900 x4553
Fax: (416) 979-9476
Email: ron.zohar@utoronto.ca

 

Revised August 2009

Disciplines of Biomaterials & Periodontology

 

 

 

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