Dr Gary D. Klasser obtained his dental degree from the University of Manitoba (Canada) in 1980. Throughout the next 22 years, he enjoyed the practice of general dentistry from both a public health and private practice perspective until he returned to graduate studies in 2002.

In 2004, he completed his training and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Certificate in Orofacial Pain. In 2005, he completed a fellowship in Oral Medicine/Oral Oncology at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). From 2005 – 2011, he was an Assistant Professor and Director of the Oral Medicine/Orofacial Pain clinic at the College of Dentistry in the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Dr Klasser is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Diagnostic Sciences at Louisiana State University, School of Dentistry and is involved in clinical research and teaching. Dr. Klasser has published 55 peer reviewed scientific articles and has contributed chapters to various textbooks while serving as an editorial reviewer for a number of journals. He is also co-editor of two textbooks one of which is the 5th edition of the Orofacial Pain: Guidelines for Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management from the American Academy of Orofacial Pain.