Michael T. Goupil, DDS, MEd, MBA, FACD, is an emeritus faculty in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dental Medicine (DDS), University of Southern Mississippi (MEd), and the University of Hartford (MBA). Dr. Goupil completed an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency in the Air Force at Wilford Hall Medical Center and a Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. He retired in 1992 from the Air Force as a colonel after a 23-year career during which he served as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery consultant to the Air Force Surgeon. Dr. Goupil then joined the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, where he concurrently served as Associate Dean for Students. He recently retired from the university as an Emeritus Associate Professor and still maintains several other academic appointments. Dr. Goupil practiced full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgery for over 40 years. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is the author of numerous publications. He is co-editor of the Springer book Evidence-Based Oral Surgery.