Dr. James Loe is an assistant professor with the James B. Edwards School of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine in 1985. Upon graduation from dental school, Dr. Loe joined the United States Air Force and attended a general practice residency program at the David Grant Medical Center on Travis Air Force Base in California. Dr. Loe served in the Air Force as a general dentist and held a number of duty positions at various worldwide assignments. He retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service, whereupon he joined the faculty of the College of Dental Medicine at MUSC in 2015.