Christopher J. Walinski, DDS has been an author, inventor and innovator in Laser Dentistry for almost two decades. His 2003 text on laser dentistry has been published in over ten languages. He is a Founding member of the American Academy of Oral Systemic Health, a Diplomate and Past-President of the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry, and is the only American representative on the Editorial Board for the Indian Society for Oral Laser Applications, based in Mumbai.

He was a founder of, and is the Executive Director of the World Clinical Laser Institute (WCLI), from which he has received Mastership certification, and has Laser Certifications through the Academy of Laser Dentistry. Dr. Walinski is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Laser Assisted Dentistry, and maintains a part-time private practice. He is Associate Professor and Director of Laser Dentistry at The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry and is a Visiting Professor at Harvard University and Taipei Medical University College of Oral Medicine, emphasizing dentistry using lasers and other technologies.