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. 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. Alan Budenz is Professor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences and the Department of Diagnostic and Emergency Services at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California. He also lectures on surgical head & neck anatomy and orthognathic surgery to oral & maxillofacial surgery residents at Highland General Hospital in Oakland, California, and to orthodontic residents at Pacific. Dr. Budenz has extensive experience in head and neck anatomy, dissection, and nerve tract identification, and has lectured nationally on local anesthesia topics. He has more than 20 years of general practice experience in San Francisco, has served as clinical Group Practice Administrator and as clinical department chair, and is a clinical floor instructor at Pacific.

Gary Takacs’ life’s work and passion is to help dentists and their team members develop a more profitable and enjoyable practice. He is a sought after speaker at national and international dental meetings, where his informational courses are often recognized as the most fun and entertaining courses that attendees have ever experienced. Mr. Takacs is also founder of Ride & Learn and Race & Learn, which some regard as the most unique continuing education programs in dentistry today. Ride & Learn combines a Harley-Davidson motorcycle tour with dental CE, while Race & Learn combines high performance driving with dental CE. For more information about these innovative courses, visit garytakacs.com or email gary@garytakacs.com.

Dr. Gerard J. Chiche is the Helmer Professor and Chairman of the Prosthodontics Department at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry. He has given numerous programs nationally and internationally, and holds memberships in the American College of Dentists, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. He is a past president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and is also, respectively with Alain Pinault and Hitoshi Aoshima, the author of the textbooks Esthetics of Anterior Fixed Restorations and Smile Design: A Guide for Clinician, Ceramist, and Patient, both published by Quintessence Publishing. He serves as adjunct faculty at the Pankey Institute, and he is the recipient of the 2003 LSUSD Alumnus of the Year Award and the recipient of the 2003 Educational Community Achievement Award of the Seattle Study Club for best dental educator of the year.

Dr. Bradley Evans graduated from Rapid City Central and USD Medical School with highest honors. He became an eye surgeon and practiced medicine in Hawaii prior to returning to school. He completed his dental and orthodontic training at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco. Doctor Brad has the unique distinction of having been a practicing ophthalmologist before entering the field of dentistry and becoming an orthodontic specialist. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, hiking, biking, scuba diving, jazz music and family time. He and his wife Brenna have a son, Rowan, and a daughter, Oona.