Practical Clinical Courses, the producer of these programs and provider of these hands-on courses, was established in 1981 by Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD, ScD.

Dr. Christensen's background and the proven reliability of his presentations have made him the most admired speaker in dentistry for several decades. He has helped initiate two new dental schools, delivered over 40,000 hours of continuing education, co-founded the most well-known private dental research institute in the world (Clinical Research Associates), produced hundreds of multimedia dental presentations, and has written hundreds of articles and several books.