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Professor Walter Lam 林宇恒

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Clinical Associate Professor

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Professor Walter Lam 林宇恒

Title:
Clinical Associate Professor

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Also Cited As:
Lam, Walter Yu Hang
Lam, Yu Hang Walter
Lam WYH
Lam YH

Short Biography:

Prof. Walter Lam is a tenured Clinical Associate Professor in Prosthodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong (HKU). As a registered specialist in Prosthodontics in Hong Kong, he holds Fellowships from the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong (CDSHK), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.

In addition to his clinical work, Prof. Lam is actively involved in undergraduate teaching and postgraduate specialist training at HKU. He is a Fellow in Advanced Higher Education (FHEA) and serves as a mentor for FHEA. He is also a facilitator in the Basic Medical Education Course for Dental trainers, CDSHK.

Prof. Lam's research focuses on Prosthodontics, Digital Dentistry, and Artificial Intelligence. He has published over 70 articles in peer-reviewed indexed journals and holds 6 patents. His team has received several prestigious research prizes, including the Gold Medal at the Inventions Geneva and the Neal Garrett Clinical Research Prize at the International Association for Dental Research. He is a pioneer in developing virtual dental patients and applying artificial intelligence in dental disease detection and tooth replacement. His research projects have received support from the Research General Council and the Health Bureau in Hong Kong, as well as the Royal College of Surgeons in England.

Within the dental community, Prof. Lam serves on the Science Committee of the World Dental Federation (FDI) and is an Editorial Board Member of the Digital Dentistry Section for both the Journal of Dentistry and the International Dental Journal (Both Q1 in Dentistry). He is also the Secretary/Treasurer of the Digital Dentistry Research Network for the International Association of Dental Research (IADR). Furthermore, he is the founding member of the HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science. He represents Hong Kong in the ITU/WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (FG-AI4H) and Dental CAD/CAM Systems (TC 06/SC 9) for the International Standard Organization (ISO).

Prof. Lam is an international dental advisor and examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Secretary of the Continue Medical Education Subcommittee for the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong, Chair of the Information and Technology (IT) Committee of the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong, Chair of the Hong Kong Regional Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, and Secretary of the Hong Kong Prosthetic Dentistry Society. He has been invited to speak at many local and international organizations, including as an FDI speaker in The Global Continuing Dental Education Programme.

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
2006The University of Hong KongBDS
2011The University of Hong KongMDS (Pros)
2013The University of Hong KongAdvDipProsthodont
2010The Royal Australasian College of Dental SurgeonsFRACDS
2014The Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghMFDS RCSEd
2014The Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghMPros RCSEd
2015The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowMFDS RCPSG
2018Hong Kong Academy of MedicineFHKAM (Dental Surgery)
2018College of Dental Surgeons of Hong KongFCDSHK (Pros)
2019Royal College of Surgeons, EdinburghFDS RCSEd
2020Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowFDS RCPSG
2023AdvanceHEFHEA
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2022-06-011st Runner up, Hatton award competition (Senior category in Southeast Asian Division) (Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence designed Single-tooth Dental Prostheses: A feasibility Study): International Association Dental Association
Research Achievement
2022-06-01Neal Garrett Award in Prosthodontics (Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence designed Single-tooth Dental Prostheses: A feasibility Study): International Association Dental Research
Research Achievement
2021-12-012nd Runner-up Poster (Automatic Site-Specific Multiple Level Gum Disease Detection Based On Deep Neural Network): Hong Kong International Dental Expo And Symposium
Research Achievement
2021-01-012nd Runner-up Poster (Trimming and Polishing of Zirconia: A Summary of Recent Works by HKU): Hong Kong International Dental Expo And Symposium
Research Achievement
2021-01-01Best Poster (A Novel Digital Three-Dimensional Method in Analysing the Quality of Crown Preparations: A Prospective Follow-Up): Hong Kong International Dental Expo And Symposium
Research Achievement
2015-08-01Oral Presentation, Best paper in Prosthodontics (A 15-year comparison of cantilevered and fixed-fixed resin bonded bridges): IADR SEA 29th Annual Scientific Meeting
Research Achievement
CHAN, Sin Man
ZHOU, Tianyu
LIU, Ying
Wong, WS
2023-05-25Finalist, IADR Neal Garett Clinical Research Prize, IADR General Session, 2023, Bogota, Colombia: IADR General Session, 2023 (21/06/2023-24/06/2023, Bogota, Colombia)
Research Achievement
YON, Jun Yu
2018-07-01The Jonathan Ship Award (Do elderly from developed countries have better Oral health-related quality of life?): IADR Geriatric Oral Research Group
Research Achievement
2019-07-01Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards - Faculty of Dentistry: Smiley action day: Empowering non-profit organisation & engaging community to enhance oral health with the utilization of mobile dental services: The University of Hong Kong
Others
2019-08-012nd Best Poster (Long term tooth wear status of post-radiotherapy nasopharygeal carcinoma survivors in Hong Kong): Hong Kong International Dental Expo And Symposium
Research Achievement
CHAU, Chun Wang
Khaing Myat Thu, _
Hsung, T.C.
2024-08-23First Runner-Up of Poster Competition: 13th Hong Kong International Dental Expo and Symposium (HKIDEAS) (23/08/2024-25/08/2024, Hong Kong)
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
01/2018-nowMember of Information technology committeeCollege of Dental Surgeon Hong Kong
01/2017-nowHong Kong Representative (observer) Dental CAD/CAM Systems (TC 06/SC 9)International Standard Organization (ISO)
01/2019-nowProfessional Education CommitteeHong Kong Dental Association
01/2018-nowInternational Dental Advisor and Examiner of the Membership in Faculty of Dental SurgeryRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
01/2019-nowSecretary and Chairman of the Scientific CommitteeHong Kong Prosthetic Dentistry Society
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