:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/05/Ira-Lamster-3.jpg "Ira Lamster")
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
Dr. Ira B. Lamster received his D.D.S. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1977), his M.M.Sc. from Harvard University (1980) and a Certificate of Special Training in Periodontology from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (1980). Dr. Lamster served as Dean of the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine from 2001 to 2012, and Senior Vice President of Columbia University Medical Center from 2006 to 2012. He was on the faculty of the Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, from 2012 to 2017. Dr. Lamster is currently Dean Emeritus, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, a Clinical Professor on the faculty of the Stony Brook University, School of Dental Medicine, and a member of the Santa Fe Group.
Dr. Lamster is the author of more than 200 manuscripts and book chapters. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the International Dental Journal from 2015 until 2021. Dr. Lamster?s research efforts have focused on diagnostic testing and risk assessment for periodontal disease, the interrelationship of periodontal disease and systemic disease, the oral health care needs of older adults, and the future of dental education and practice.
Webinars featuring Ira Lamster
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Ann Eshenaur Spolarich RDH, PhD, FSCDH, Professor and Assistant Dean for Research, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
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Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
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Dr. Jessica Lee DDS, MPH, PhD
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2025/02/pediatric-clinical-care-practical-insights-and-case-based-discussions.jpg "Pediatric Clinical Care: Practical Insights and Case-Based Discussions")
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:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/10/the-joy-of-treating-special-care-populations.jpg "The Joy of Treating Special Care Populations")
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
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Dr. Zachary Brian DMD, MHA, FICD, FACD
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Mr. Eric Berger
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/09/Dental-Services-in-the-Medicare-Program-Past-Present-and-Future.jpg "Dental Services in the Medicare Program: Past, Present and Future")
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
Dr. Jessica Lee DDS, MPH, PhD
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/01/advancement-in-pediatric-dentistry-techniques-and-approaches-transforming-pediatric-dental-care.jpg "Advancement in Pediatric Dentistry: Techniques and Approaches Transforming Pediatric Dental Care")
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:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/12/Contemporary-Digital-Denture-Workflows.jpg "Contemporary Digital Denture Workflows")
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/05/Tim-Ricks-500px-3.jpg "Tim Ricks")
Tim Ricks DMD, MPH, FICD, FACD, FPFA
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/06/solomon-brotman.jpg "Solomon Brotman")
Dr. Solomon Brotman DDS, MAGD
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/07/caring-for-the-whole-patient-primary-health-care-activities-in-the-dental-office.jpg "Caring for the whole patient: Primary health care activities in the dental office.")
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Robert Kolts DDS, MBA Clinical Director, Overjet
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/05/Cindy-Roark-500px-3.jpg "Cindy Valrie Roark")
Cindy Valrie Roark DMD, MS, Senior Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer Sage Dental
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/01/The-Introduction-of-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Clinical-Dentistry-1.jpg "The Introduction of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Dentistry")
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Susan Altman DNP, CNM, FACNM Program Director: Midwifery Program Clinical Associate Professor NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
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Cherae Farmer-Dixon DDS, MSPH, MBA, FACD, FICD Dean, School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2022/10/Womens-Oral-Health-Through-the-Lifespan-scaled.jpg "Women’s Oral Health Through The Lifespan")
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Frank A. Scannapieco DMD, PhD SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Biology
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2022/03/The-mouth-and-the-body-The-Influence-of-Oral-Health-on-Pulmonary-Diseases.jpg "The mouth and the body: The Influence of Oral Health on Pulmonary Diseases")
Articles featuring Ira Lamster
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/11/Further-Updates-on-Water-Fluoridation.jpg "Further Updates on Water Fluoridation (2024)")
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/10/Oral-Bacteria-and-the-Risk-of-Colorectal-Cancer.jpg "Oral Bacteria and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer")
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/06/Reconsidering-Molar-Hypomineralization.jpg "Reconsidering Molar Hypomineralization and “Chalky Teeth”")
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/02/Smoking-and-Oral-Disease.jpg "Smoking and Oral Disease: The Effect of Smoking Cessation on Periodontal Treatment")
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/04/Occlusion_Mastication-and-Cognitive-Function-2.jpeg "Occlusion, Mastication and Cognitive Function")
Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2023/01/Does-preventive-dental-care-conservative-periodontal-treatment-improve-health-outcomes-3.jpg "Does preventive dental care/conservative periodontal treatment improve health outcomes for patients with chronic diseases?")
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2022/08/tooth-loss-edentulism-aging-gerosciencie-2.jpg "Tooth Loss, Edentulism, Aging and Geroscience")
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2022/04/bad-breath-analysis-2.jpg "Breath Analysis: An Emerging Diagnostic Approach")
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2022/01/update-on-diabetes-part1-2.jpg "Update on Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Diseases Part 1: Background, Periodontal Disease, Endodontic Complications")
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2022/01/an-update-on-diabetes-2-2.jpg "An Update on Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Disease Part 2: Tooth Loss and Implant Complications")
Podcasts featuring Ira Lamster
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:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/09/Stephen-E.-Thorne-thumbnail.jpg "Stephen E. Thorne")
:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/2024/09/Sulman-Ahmed-thumbnail.jpg "Ahmed Sulman")