2025 AMS-Fitzgerald Fellow

Paul Sharma is Director of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention at Peel Public Health, Region of Peel. He previously managed Oral Health programs at Middlesex-London and Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Units. Paul is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry and currently serves as President of the Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry (OAPHD), also representing OAPHD on the Association of Local Public Health Agencies Board of Directors. He began his career as a registered dental hygienist in Toronto, working with individuals living with HIV, and has contributed to dental hygiene education in both teaching and leadership roles.