Born in Minneapolis, Art Rudd is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and Northwestern's School of Dentistry. He has completed more than 3,500 hours of post-graduate study and is a well-known lecturer in a number of professional areas. He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, and a State Board Member of the American Society of Dentistry for Children. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the Washington State Dental Society, and is a former Board member