Dr. Michael Sigal is a certified Pediatric Dentist whose career for 35+ years has been dedicated to the education and advancement of dental care for children and persons with special needs.

Education

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), 1979

Residency in Hospital Dentistry, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, 1980

Diploma in Pedodontics (Pediatric Dentistry), 1982

Master's of Science in Cell Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 1984

Academic Career

Full-time academic staff, University of Toronto, 1984 onwards

Full Professor with tenure since 1998

Head of the Discipline of Pediatric Dentistry and Director of the Specialty/Graduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry for 23 years (1993-2016)

Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto

Trained over half of Canada's pediatric dental specialists

Hospital Career

Staff at Mount Sinai Hospital since 1982

Director of Division of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities

Chief of Dentistry 2001-2015

Director of Hospital Dental Residency Program

Developed the Sinai Dental Program for Persons with Special Needs — largest comprehensive program in Canada

Chief of Dentistry at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (now Toronto Rehabilitation Institute) 1988-1994, 2005-2007

Leadership & Recognition

President, Ontario Society of Pediatric Dentists (1997-1999)

President, American Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities (1999-2000)

50+ publications, 70+ presentations

Honorary lifetime member: OSPD, CAPD, AAPD, Special Care in Dentistry

Personal

Dr. Michael Sigal joined his daughter at Little Bird providing care for persons with special needs. Now happily retired as "Pop Pop" with grandchildren Everest and Simcoe.

"As long as you follow your heart, and always try your hardest, it will work out!"
— Dr. Sigal