Timothy L. Hottel, DDS, MS, DBA, FACD, is a clinical professor at the College of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Previously, he served in a variety of key positions — including dean and director of Statewide Oral Health Initiatives — at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. With more than 100 published articles, Hottel is also coauthor of the textbook Dentistry for the Restorative Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary. A member of Decisions in Dentistry’s Peer Review Panel, he can be reached at: tlhottel@gmail.com.