Tony Smith is an Emeritus Professor at, University of Birmingham where he was previously Professor of Oral Biology and Director of Research for many years. He has long been active in the areas of pulp biology and regeneration, particularly cell behaviour in dentine-pulp and in the modulation of cell behaviour during pulp regeneration and engineering and in response to dental restorative procedures. His experience in the dentine-pulp field extends over 35 years and he has published well over 200 refereed journal papers and book chapters in the area. In 2004, he was awarded the IADR Distinguished Scientist in Pulp Biology award and was President of the IADR Pulp Biology research group in 2004/2005. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dental Research from 2004 to 2010.