JAMES H. PEYTON, DDS, FAACD, is a 1982 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, where he is a part-time clinical instructor. He maintains a private practice in Bakersfield, California. He lectures at the Esthetic Professionals Education Center in Tarzana, California, and is a part-time clinical instructor at the Fahl Institute in Curitiba, Brazil. He is an American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry examiner and a contributing editor for the Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry.