Elliot Abt, D.D.S., M.S., M.Sc. received a master’s degree in oral pathology and dental degree from the University of Illinois. Dr. Abt completed his dental residency training at Ravenswood and the University of Illinois Hospitals. From 1989-2004, Dr. Abt was the director of the dental residency programs at Ravenswood and Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He then received a master’s degree in evidence-based healthcare from Oxford University. Dr. Abt is an adjunct associate professor of oral medicine at the University of Illinois and directs the journal club for dental residents at Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He teaches research methodology and biostatistics at the American Dental Association (ADA) Advanced Evidence-based Dentistry (EBD) Workshop. Dr. Abt has co-authored several ADA Clinical Practice Guidelines and is an instructor in the ADA EBD Faculty Development Workshops. Dr. Abt is a past-chair of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs and maintains a private practice in general dentistry.