Shimon Friedman DMD

Dr. Shimon Friedman is Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. He received the D.M.D. degree (1975) and endodontics certificate (1983) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. He is board-certified in endodontics in Israel and is past Chairman of the Israel Endodontic Society (1985-1988).

Prof. Friedman had served as Head of Endodontics in Toronto for 20 years (1992-2012), and as the founding Director of the MSc Program in Endodontics for 22 years (1993-2015), which under his leadership had gained international recognition for its excellence. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, textbook chapters, and research abstracts, and has presented over 340 international lectures.  

Prof. Friedman is the recipient of several awards, including the 2006 Louis I. Grossman Award by the French Endodontic Society, 2008 Louis I. Grossman Award from the American Association of Endodontists, 2013 W.W. Wood Award from the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry, 2014 Award of Distinction from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 2018 I.B. Bender Lifetime Educator Award from the American Association of Endodontists and Life Membership in the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Fraternity, Tau Tau Chapter. In 2015, Prof. Friedman was designated an Honorary Diplomate of the Indian Board of Endodontics.