J. Max Goodson, DDS, PhD, is the director of Clinical Research at the Forsyth Institute in Boston. Results of his work and those of his colleagues have led to a wide array of discoveries, including the development of localized drug delivery products for periodontal therapy, investigation of systemic antibiotics in oral therapy, new and improved dental adhesives, improved diagnostic techniques, introduction of light as a therapeutic modality, improvement of local anesthetics, and the testing of agents that stimulate bone growth. He is also an associate clinical professor of Periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston.