Prof. Paul R. Cooper is Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He was appointed the John Arnaud Bell Professor of Oral Biology in 2019 at the University of Otago, and, previously, he worked at the School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, UK (2000–2019), where he was the Director of Research and Deputy Head of School. He has over 200 research peer-reviewed publications and has authored and edited 12 book chapters on oral and pulp biology. His research is within the field of oral and dental tissue inflammation and repair. His current areas of research interest include: 1. dentine–pulp complex biology; 2. molecular and cellular aspects of periodontal disease; 3. low-level light/laser therapy (LLLT)/photobiomodulation/phototherapy; and 4. assessment of toothpaste cleaning. In 2010, Paul was awarded the IADR Distinguished Scientist Young Investigator Award. He is currently the President of the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group of IADR and has also served as the Mineralized Tissue Group (MINTIG) Chair for the British Society for Oral and Dental Research (BSODR) and as a counselor on the BSODR Management Committee.