Professor Anil Kishen was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry beginning in July 2025. Previously he was the Associate Dean, Graduate Education at the Faculty of Dentistry since 2023. Professor Kishen also served as the Graduate Coordinator and the Head of Discipline (Endodontics). Professor Kishen is cross-appointed as an Associate Scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital’s Department of Dentistry, in addition to other roles including  Visiting Professor of Endodontics at King Juan Carlos University and Honorary Visiting Professor of Restorative Dentistry at Hong Kong University. He has also served as the President of the Canadian Association for Dental Research.

A world-class innovator in the field of endodontics, Professor Kishen’s research explores new developments in bioactive nanobiomaterials and phototherapeutics to fight oral infections and improve patient outcomes. He is the Dr. Lloyd and Mrs. Kay Chapman Chair in Clinical Sciences and a Canada Research Chair in Oral Health Nanomedicine (Tier I). Professor Kishen is the recipient of the WW Wood Award from the Canadian Faculty Association for Excellence in Dental Education; the Louis I Grossman Award from the American Association of Endodontics; and the National Dental Research Award from the Canadian Association for Dental Research and the Association of the Canadian Faculties of Dentistry.

Professor Kishen received his BDS from the University of Madras, his MDS from Dr. MGR Medical University, and his PhD from Nanyang Technological University, where he was also a Postdoctoral Fellow. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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