V. Kim Kutsch, DMD, serves as CEO of two dental companies and maintains a private practice in Albany, Oregon. A graduate of the University of Oregon School of Dentistry, he is an inventor holding numerous patents in dentistry, in addition to being a product consultant and international speaker. He has also served on the board of directors for the World Clinical Laser Institute and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Kutsch has published dozens of articles and abstracts on minimally invasive dentistry, caries risk assessment, digital radiography, and other technologies in both dental and medical journals, and he has contributed to several textbooks.