Edward Barrett

Edward Barrett serves as Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry while maintaining a full-time clinical role at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). His dual appointment bridges academic teaching in the Graduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry with direct patient care in SickKids' Pediatric Dentistry Department. He additionally holds significant administrative leadership as First Vice President of the SickKids Medical Staff Association.

His educational qualifications include:

• B.Sc
• D.D.S.
• M.Sc.
• F.R.C.D (C)

Dr. Barrett's expertise centers on pediatric dentistry, with emphasis on clinical practice, academic training of specialists, and hospital administration. His work integrates evidence-based dental care for children with educational leadership, leveraging SickKids' position as a premier pediatric institution to advance child oral health standards through both clinical service and academic mentorship.

As an educator, he actively shapes the next generation of pediatric dentists through the University of Toronto's graduate program, while his hospital leadership role influences broader medical staff policies and practices at SickKids. His career exemplifies the clinician-educator model where academic appointments directly inform and enhance frontline patient care.