Ronald J. Kulich, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and a lecturer in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Management at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston. He develops and manages the opioid risk assessment protocols for the Massachusetts General Hospital Pain Center and Facial Pain/Headache Center at Tufts School of Dental Medicine. Kulich has cochaired the Massachusetts Dental Education Core Competencies Subcommittee for the Prevention and Management of Prescription Drug Misuse, and maintains membership in the Law Enforcement Prescription Monitoring Program Educational Program.