Professor Walter Lam 林宇恒
Professor Walter Lam 林宇恒
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.
Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
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2006 | The University of Hong Kong | BDS |
2011 | The University of Hong Kong | MDS (Pros) |
2013 | The University of Hong Kong | AdvDipProsthodont |
2010 | The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons | FRACDS |
2014 | The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | MFDS RCSEd |
2014 | The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | MPros RCSEd |
2015 | The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow | MFDS RCPSG |
2018 | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | FHKAM (Dental Surgery) |
2018 | College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong | FCDSHK (Pros) |
2019 | Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh | FDS RCSEd |
2020 | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow | FDS RCPSG |
2023 | AdvanceHE | FHEA |
Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
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2022-06-01 | 1st 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 | |
2022-06-01 | Neal Garrett Award in Prosthodontics (Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence designed Single-tooth Dental Prostheses: A feasibility Study): International Association Dental Research | Research Achievement | |
2021-12-01 | 2nd 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 | |
2021-01-01 | 2nd Runner-up Poster (Trimming and Polishing of Zirconia: A Summary of Recent Works by HKU): Hong Kong International Dental Expo And Symposium | Research Achievement | |
2021-01-01 | Best 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 | |
2015-08-01 | Oral 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 | 2023-05-25 | Finalist, 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 | 2018-07-01 | The Jonathan Ship Award (Do elderly from developed countries have better Oral health-related quality of life?): IADR Geriatric Oral Research Group | Research Achievement |
2019-07-01 | Faculty 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 | |
2019-08-01 | 2nd 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. | 2024-08-23 | First Runner-Up of Poster Competition: 13th Hong Kong International Dental Expo and Symposium (HKIDEAS) (23/08/2024-25/08/2024, Hong Kong) | Research Achievement |
Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
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01/2018-now | Member of Information technology committee | College of Dental Surgeon Hong Kong |
01/2017-now | Hong Kong Representative (observer) Dental CAD/CAM Systems (TC 06/SC 9) | International Standard Organization (ISO) |
01/2019-now | Professional Education Committee | Hong Kong Dental Association |
01/2018-now | International Dental Advisor and Examiner of the Membership in Faculty of Dental Surgery | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
01/2019-now | Secretary and Chairman of the Scientific Committee | Hong Kong Prosthetic Dentistry Society |
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