Robert D. Elliott, DMD, MS, FAAPD, PA, has been in private pediatric dental practice for the past 24 years in Cary, North Carolina. A Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, he also serves as an adjunct clinical professor at both the University of North Carolina and University of Louisville Schools of Dentistry. In addition, Elliott runs two consulting businesses: Pedo Springboard Inc, which helps residents and pediatric dentists successfully start their own practice and Pediatric Dental Directions, which supports private practitioners in establishing legacy leadership and a positive work culture.