Dr. Lai obtained his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree, with First Class Honors in Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University in 1995. He was employed as a research associate in the department of Physiology of the same university for two years. His interest in interacting with people at a more personal level has driven him to pursue a career in health care. In 1997, he entered the internationally prestigious Faculty of Dentistry at McGill University . During the four-year studies in dentistry at McGill, he was granted with numerous designations. In 1998, he was one of the only three students in the class granted with the Dean's Honor List. Attaining the highest score in one of the important disciplines of the curriculum, he was granted the Dr. Bushell Award in 1999. Then in his graduation year, he was awarded the Dr. Gerald Racey Prize for his excellent achievement in oral and maxillo-facial surgery with clinical training at the Montreal General Hospital . In the summer of 2001, he obtained his Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D).
Following graduation, Dr. Lai was selected to serve as one of the four General Practice Residents (G.P.R.) at Hartford Hospital , Connecticut , USA . Hartford Hospital is one of the few Level One Trauma hospital centers in the northeastern states of America , including highly populated New York State , Massachusetts , Connecticut , Pennsylvania , and New Jersey . This elective training enabled Dr. Lai to gain additional experience in advanced techniques of oral pathology and surgery, wisdom teeth extraction, and root canal therapy. In addition to treating patients in the department of dentistry of the hospital, Dr. Lai also carried out his duty as an OMFS (oral and maxillo-facial surgery) resident on-call in the E.R. (emergency room) on a frequent regular basis. Hence, he has had the opportunity in dealing with motor vehicle accidents and other emergency cases resulting in dento-facial traumas. Providing comprehensive dental care to the medically compromised patients such as patients with cancers, liver disease, heart disease, and kidney disease was also a routine duty during Dr. Lai's training in the hospital. Most importand, he was trained to implement sedation techniques such as oral sedation, nitrous oxide sedation, and intravenous sedation for patients with special needs. Dr. Lai even provided dental care to patients under general anesthesia in the operation room during the hospital training.
Following the hospital training, he moved to Calgary to start his general practice. Dr. Lai passed the Canadian and American National Dental Board Examinations with both scores at the top 5% percentiles as compared to all the dentists writing the same examinations in North America in that year. He is a member of the Calgary and District Dental Association, the Alberta Dental Association, the Canadian Dental Association, and the Academy of General Dentistry . Dr. Lai continues to update his dental training by regularly attending the national and international dental conferences annually. He is married to a Calgary pianist and they presently reside in the Northwest district of Calgary.
Dr. Lai continues to update his dental training by regularly attending the national and international dental conferences annually. Recently he has incorporated dental implant restoration and veneer technique that do not need to cut into tooth structures. This technique is different from techniques used by the majority of dentists in that no shots and no sensitivity after the procedure will be experienced by the patient. If you want to have a permant brighter exquisite smile, remember to ask for a free evaluation of your smile from Dr. Lai and find out if this state-of-the-art technique called the Lumineers is suitable for you.
