Dr. Kusek holds the titles of Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology, Honored Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Mastership in the AGD, Mastership in the Academy of Implant Dentistry, Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, and adjunct professor at the University of South Dakota. He is president of the Central District of the American Academy of Implant dentistry, editor of Lightwaves, and executive board member of the Academy of Laser Dentistry, and he is a past president of the South Dakota AGD. Also, he received his second LLSR award from the AGD in 2017.