Steven P. Perlman, DDS, MScD, DHL (Hon), is the global clinical director of Special Olympics Special Smiles®, a program dedicated to providing access to dental care for Special Olympics athletes, as well as all people with intellectual disabilities, and clinical professor of Pediatric Dentistry at Boston University School of Dental Medicine. He maintains a private pediatric dentistry practice in Lynn, Mass. Perlman is also a Dimensions Editorial Advisory Board member.