

Gerard Kugel & Lee Culp
About
Lee Culp, CDT is the CTO Chief Technology Officer at DTI Technologies, where he guides the development of the DTI digital technologies program, and their applied applications to restorative dentistry. Lee is the Editor- in- Chief of Teamwork and Associate Editor of Spectrum. He is also on the editorial boards of Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry, Compendium, and Inside Dentistry. Lee’s professional memberships include the American College of Prosthodontics, the American Equilibration Society, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Academy of CAD-CAM Dentistry, and the American Prosthodontic Society. Lee is an accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is the 2007 recipient of the Kenneth Rudd Award from the American Society of Prosthodontics, the 2007 recipient of the AACD Presidents Award for Excellence in Dental Education, as well as the 2003 recipient of the National Association of Dental Laboratories, Excellence in Education Award. Lee is also been appointed adjunct professor at Tufts University, and the University of North Carolina- School of Dentistry, Graduate Prosthetics department. Lee is an avid writer, and had been a contributor to four dental text books, including a chapter in Dr. Peter Dawson’s book Functional Occlusion: From TMJ to Smile Design. His first book will be published in 2011, on Dental Anatomy and Morphology. He is a leading resource/inventor for many of the materials, products, and techniques used in dentistry today, holds numerous patents for his ideas and products. Lee writes many articles per year, and his writing, photography, and teaching style have brought him international recognition, as one of today’s most exciting lecturers and innovative artisans in the specialties of digital dentistry, dental ceramics and functional esthetics.