Toby J. Cheramie, DDS, practiced in the private sector for 10 years before joining the faculty at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO) School of Dentistry in 2003. An associate professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, he has received six Golden Apple Awards in Teaching Excellence, as well as the Dr. Alan Copping Award in Teaching Excellence. Cheramie has lectured at the local and national level about the use of hypnosis in dentistry.