Dr. Damon Adams is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and the editor-in-chief of Dentistry Today. Dr. Adams lectures internationally on many topics, including dental materials, dental innovations, doctor-technician relationships and techno-clinical perspectives. He is listed in Dentistry Today’s Leaders in Continuing Education, and is a member of the ADA, AGD, AACD, SCAD and NADL. Contact him at 231-642-7785 or damon@drdamonadams.com.

Dr. Gordon Christensen is a practicing prosthodontist in Provo, Utah. He is director of Practical Clinical Courses and CEO of Clinicians Report. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics; Fellow and Diplomate of the ICOI; and a distinguished member of numerous professional organizations. Dr. Christensen and his wife Rella are cofounders of the nonprofit Gordon J. Christensen Clinicians Report^® (formerly CRA Newsletter).

Dr. Rella Christensen cofounded the nonprofit Clinical Research Associates (later known as the Clinicians Report Foundation) in 1976, and served as its director for 27 years. Currently, Dr. Christensen is the team leader of Technologies in Restoratives and Caries (TRAC) Research, a nonprofit institute devoted to long-term clinical studies on restorative materials and oral microbiology. She has also authored many published scientific studies and articles.

Dr. Perry Jones received his DDS from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, where he has held adjunct faculty positions since 1976. He maintains a private practice in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Jones has been a member of Align’s speaker team since 2002, has published numerous articles on digital dentistry, and recently founded Mobile Imaging Solutions. Dr. Jones belongs to several dental associations and is a master of the AGD. Contact him at chairside@glidewelldental.com.

Dr. Daniel Kim graduated from Seoul National University School of Dentistry in 1967 and completed an internship and residency program in prosthodontics at Kwangju Christian Hospital in Korea in 1970. After a period serving as a captain in a MASH dental unit as well as operating a private practice in Seoul, Dr. Kim moved to the United States in 1975. He has maintained a private practice in Vancouver, Washington for more than 30 years. Dr. Kim is the founder of the ContacEZ Company, manufacturer of the ContacEZ® Restorative Strip System. Contact him at drdankim@drdankim.com.

Dr. Michael DiTolla is a graduate of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, and he is a fellow of the AGD. After working in private practice for 15 years, he became director of clinical education and research at Glidewell, where he gained an intimate knowledge of U.S. dentists’ crown & bridge habits. From 2006 to 2009, Dr. DiTolla led the clinical team at Glidewell that developed and brought BruxZir^® Zirconia to market. In 2011, he received the “Most Effective Dentist Educator” award in a nationwide survey of dentists. Four years later, he became the director of clinical affairs at Dentsply Sirona, and in 2017 he was named the vice president of clinical affairs and communications at AEGIS Communications. Dr. DiTolla has given over 1,000 lectures to dentists worldwide, and his online videos have been viewed more than 10 million times by clinicians.

Dr. Robert Lowe graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University School of Dentistry in 1982 and was a clinical professor in restorative dentistry at the school until its closure in 1993. Since January 2000, Dr. Lowe has maintained a private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. He lectures internationally, and his work is frequently published in well-known dental journals on esthetic and restorative dentistry. Dr. Lowe has earned Fellowship in the AGD, ICD, ADI, ACD, IADFE and American Society for Dental Aesthetics (ASDA), received the 2004 Gordon Christensen Outstanding Lecturers Award, and, in 2005, received Diplomate status on the American Board of Esthetic Dentistry. Contact Dr. Lowe at 704-364-4711 or boblowedds@aol.com.

Dr. John Rothchild received his dental degree from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. He maintains a private practice in Durango, Colorado, and has been practicing dentistry for 34 years. Dr. Rothchild is professor emeritus of Capital University of Integrative Medicine in Washington, D.C.; is a previous associate professor of surgery at Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois; and is former dean of the School of Integrative Biological Dental Medicine in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. He is on staff at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango and St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Dr. Rothchild has also lectured internationally, authored numerous scientific articles and appeared in dental and medical journals.

Dr. Jose-Luis Ruiz has been in full-time private practice in the Studio District of Los Angeles, California, for 20 years. His focus is on treating complex cosmetic, rehabilitation and implant cases. Dr. Ruiz is currently director of the Los Angeles Institute of Esthetic Dentistry and an associate instructor at Dr. Gordon Christensen’s Practical Clinical Courses (PCC) in Utah. He was the course director of the University of Southern California Esthetic Dentistry Continuum from 2004 to 2009. Since 2006, Dr. Ruiz has been named a leader in continuing education by Dentistry Today. Contact him at 818-558-4332 or ruiz@drruiz.com.