He teaches diagnosis, treatment planning, and practice management to dental students, and he is an advisor to the dual degree DMD/MPH candidates. He is a member of the medical advisory board of the New England Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation and a national speaker for the Scleroderma Foundation. He is an expert on evidence based dentistry and health communication. Dr. Leader is published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, the Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society, and many lay publications and web sites. Dr. Leader’s research interests include Scleroderma and dental education. Both of Dr. Leader’s postgraduate degrees are from Tufts University. He blogs at http://blog.themaldendentist.com and tweets at @Leaderdmd.