Yiming Li, DDS, MSD, PhD, is a professor and director of the Center for Dental Research at LLU School of Dentistry. He is also a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at LLU School of Medicine. He served as a member of the United States Food and Drug Administration Dental Products Panel from 2006 to 2009. Li has more than 300 publications in scientific journals and has lectured extensively in Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America.