Laura Tam	Dr. Laura Tam Associate Professor Restorative Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry 124 Edward Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1G6 Phone: 416-979-4934 ext.4420 Fax: 416-979-4936 laura.tam@dentistry.utoronto.ca
Current academic / hospital appointments
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Education
DDS, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto MSc, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
Courses
Undergraduate: Dentistry 336Y1 & 380Y1
Research interests
Dental materials. Tooth bleaching. Effects of vital tooth bleaching on dentin. Resin composite degradation. Dentin bonding. Dental cements.
Recent publications
Flexural strength and modulus properties of carbamide peroxide-treated bovine dentin. Tam, LE*, Abdool, R and El-Badrawy, W. J Esthet Restor Dent, 17: 359-368, 2005. Effect of prolonged direct and indirect peroxide bleaching on fracture toughness of human dentin. Tam, LE*, Kuo, V and Noroozi, A, J Esthet and Restor Dent, 19: 100-110, 2007. Effect of direct and indirect bleaching on dentin fracture toughness Tam, LE* and Noroozi, A, J Dent Res, 86:1193-1197, December 2007. Flexural strength, elastic modulus and pH profile of self-etching resin luting cements. Sakalauskaite, E*, Tam, L and McComb, D, J Prostho, 17: 262-269, June 2008. Fracture strength and fatigue resistance of all-ceramic molar crowns manufactured with CAD/CAM technology. Zahran, M*, El-Mowafy, O, Tam, L, Watson, PA and Finer, Y, J Prostho, 17: 370-377, July 2008.
Awards
• The A.B. Hord Master Teacher Award For Excellence in Teaching, 2006
Students
* Presently accepting MSc students for supervision in the areas of dental materials