Clinical Leaders

Dr. Dustin McCafferty is a general dentist practicing in San Diego, California. He earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from New York University and is committed to delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care. Dr. McCafferty values dentistry for its ability to meaningfully improve patients’ health and confidence, with a strong focus on patient education as the foundation of optimal oral health.

While he provides a full scope of general dentistry, he has developed a growing clinical focus in dental implants and orthodontics. Outside of the office, Dr. McCafferty values time with his wife, Chelsea, and their two children, and enjoys being outdoors with his family.

Dr. Brent Kutlesa graduated from the University of Oklahoma and went on to attend dental school at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. He pursued dentistry to use clinical treatment as a way to meaningfully improve his patients’ lives. When he’s not in the operatory, you’ll find him outdoors — hiking, fishing, and enjoying just about anything the day brings.

Dr. Michael Cheng began practicing dentistry with Dental Depot in 2002 after finishing dental school. Today, he leads the Dental Depot Edmond office, where he combines clinical experience with a patient-first approach to general dentistry. Outside of practice, Dr. Cheng enjoys spending time with his family and plays table tennis as often as possible.

Dr. Aaron Bulleigh was born and raised in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. He attended Brigham Young University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree, and then attended the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 2005. Dr. Bulleigh married his wife Jacqueline Newman in 1993, and they were blessed with three children. His two oldest children, Hadley and Brigette, both earned their Dental Hygiene licenses and work alongside him at Desert Springs Dental Care.

Dr. Bulleigh has maintained a steady commitment to advancing his clinical skills through continuing education in oral surgery, wisdom tooth extraction, implant placement, orthodontics (braces and clear aligners), and endodontics. He enjoys bringing the most effective techniques and technologies to his patients to ensure they are receiving the most current and best care available. A childhood dental phobia helped shape his approach: he and his team work diligently to recognize patient anxiety and create an atmosphere of relaxation and compassion at Desert Springs Dental Care.

Dr. Howard Golan graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and completed a general practice residency at North Shore University Hospital in New York. He partnered with his father in 1998 and also trained for two years in the Implant Surgery and Advanced Prosthetic Fellowship Program at NSUH.

In 2004, Dr. Golan received a Mastership Certification from the World Clinical Laser Institute and utilizes the laser for procedures whenever possible. He lectures and teaches laser-assisted dentistry throughout the United States and Canada, and is the co-founder of the Center for Laser Education and a faculty member with the World Clinical Laser Institute. He is also founder and leader of the Laser Assisted Dentistry program at North Shore University Hospital, where he supervises the clinical training of dental residents.

Dr. Golan is a graduate of the Alleman-Deliperi Center for Biomimetic Dentistry and is committed to providing Tooth Conserving Dentistry for his patients. In 2007, he also graduated from Concord Law School in Los Angeles, California, and is a member of the California Bar.

Dr. Golan also serves on the Valkyrie BioScience Advisory Board.

Dr. Christopher J. Walinski is an author, innovator, and internationally recognized authority in laser dentistry with more than 25 years of clinical, academic, and industry experience. He holds one patent with two additional patents pending, and his 2003 textbook on laser dentistry has been published in more than ten languages worldwide.

A Founding Member of the American Academy of Oral Systemic Health and the World Clinical Laser Institute, Dr. Walinski served as Executive Director of the latter for 15 years. He has been an Associate Professor teaching lasers and esthetics at two U.S. dental schools, was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) as a faculty member, and is a visiting professor at several international institutions.

A member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, his fellowships include the International College of Dentists, the Royal Society of Medicine, the International Association for Laser Dentistry, and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. He is currently the Founder and Director of the Dental Institute for Continuing Education (DICE) and publishes Prostate 180, a weekly newsletter focused on evidence-based nutrition and emerging prostate health research.

I am a dentist, trainer, and digital dentistry mentor with 30 years of clinical experience and more than 20 years of hands-on expertise with CEREC and digital workflows. I graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry on a research scholarship and earned my DDS degree in 1995. I later completed the USAF Dental Surgical Residency while serving as a dentist in the United States Air Force, where I also became an Assistant Flight Surgeon. During my military service, I was honored as Air Combat Command Officer of the Year and received the Air Force Commendation Medal. I am a member of the ADA and AGD, and I completed LVI Mastership training. Over the years, I have built a reputation as a trusted educator in advanced restorative and digital dentistry. I am a Legacy Trainer for Patterson Dental, a Trainer for Dentsply Sirona, and a CDocs Mentor Trainer. Since adopting CEREC in 2004, I have delivered more than 18,000 milled restorations and trained hundreds of offices and teams across Utah, Nevada, and California, with additional teaching and travel experience in Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. My training includes both basic and advanced topics such as implants, bridges, clear aligner orthodontics, anterior esthetics, zirconia mastery, staining and glazing, CEREC efficiency, and assistant certification. I founded Empower Digital Dental because I wanted to bring my knowledge and experience to CEREC users who want to maximize their potential and ROI. I believe the best digital dentistry results happen when the entire team is trained at a high level. Most dentists eventually realize that to truly maximize return on investment, their assistants need to be trained and empowered to do most of the workflow. My teaching philosophy is simple. I use the tell, show, do method. I explain it, demonstrate it, and then mentor teams while they do it themselves. I am passionate about helping dentists and assistants create restorations with exceptional function, esthetics, and efficiency. Some of the most rewarding moments are when a patient is in and out in under an hour and cannot even tell which tooth was treated because the result blends so naturally. I also offer AGD CERT CE credits, with most in-office trainings providing 6 CE credits per day. At the center of everything I do is one focus: CEREC excellence without compromise.