John C. Kois, DMD, MSD, maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics in Tacoma and Seattle and is an affiliate professor in the Graduate Restorative Program at the University of Washington. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Kois lectures nationally and internationally, is a reviewer for the International Journal of Prosthodontics, and is co-editor-in-chief of Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry. In addition, he continues to work with restorative dentists at the Kois Center, a didactic and clinical teaching program. Dr. Kois is the recipient of the 2002 Saul Schluger Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning.