Fritz trained as a periodontist at U of T, earning a DDS in 1997 and a PhD in 2003, before stepping outside clinical practice to pursue additional degrees in business, law and innovation.
His new Lectureship in AI Enhanced Dentistry brings speakers from outside dentistry — law, finance, logistics and public health — into the Faculty of Dentistry, reflecting his own winding path through multiple fields.
Fritz describes the lectureship as a way to keep dentistry in conversation with how AI is reshaping other professions, a jungle gym he's still climbing.
Reported from AI in dentistry: A conversation with grad Peter Fritz, by Not stated (U of T Alumni News, February 20, 2026).
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