Dr. Kutsch received his DMD degree at the University of Oregon School of Dentistry in 1979. He is an inventor holding numerous patents in dentistry, product consultant, internationally recognized speaker, and he currently serves as CEO of a dental company while maintaining a private practice in Albany, Ore. Dr. Kutsch is past president of the Academy of Laser Dentistry and the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry, and has served on the board of directors for the World Clinical Laser Institute and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is a reviewer for several journals and has published dozens of articles and abstracts on minimally invasive dentistry, caries risk assessment, digital radiography, lasers, and other technologies in both dental and medical journals and contributed to several textbooks.