David R. Avery, CDT, is director of training and education at Drake Precision Dental Laboratory in Charlotte, North Carolina. Board certified by the National Board for Certification of the National Association of Dental Laboratories, Mr. Avery teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Medical University of South Carolina, and Virginia Commonwealth University dental schools. He is also a visiting lecturer at the General Practice Residency and Oral Medicine programs at Carolina’s Medical Center, Wake Forest University, University of Virginia Hospital, University of Florida, and the McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, as well as numerous residency programs within the Armed Forces. He has published in numerous laboratory and clinical journals and has presented more than 600 scientific programs covering every aspect of dental technology and communication.