Mr. Beckman graduated from Caltech with a degree in physics, and also attended Wharton Business School. He worked as an engineer at Baxter for many years until he tired of all the truely challenging projects being yanked-out from underneath him right when they neared completion and became really exciting, as management always wanted Mr. Beckman managing the most difficult phases of the most difficult projects.

Keen for a paradigm-breaking project that he could call his own and see through to completion, he joined Dentalview where he designed and built the DV2, even though many significant limitations were placed on him by management. Of course history proves that Mr. Beckman could rise to the challenge as the DV2 was a monumental accomplishment. Mr. Beckman represents everything positive that ever came out of Dentalview, Inc, and was actually named CEO of the company, but it was too late, as Dentalview was already near bankruptcy by that time and could not be saved by anyone.

With the termination by Dr. Jacoby of the Dentalview Agreements, Dr. Jacoby contacted Mr. Beckman and offered him the position of CEO of MVDT Inc, allowing Mr. Beckman to unleash his mastery of design, engineering and regulatory issues on this important venture. During their negotiations, Mr. Beckman was actually offered the position as Lead of the Optics Group for the new Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) under construction by Caltech. This incredible instrument will be the world's largest telescope, and being offered the Lead position was a dream-come-true for Mr. Beckman. Fortunately for MVDT Inc (and periodontal patients the world over), Mr. Beckman felt that MVDT Inc was an even more significant project than the TMT and declined Cal-Tech's incredible offer!

Dr. Jacoby was born and raised in Southern California where he attended California State University at Northridge (C.S.U.N.) graduating in 1983 (Honors) with a Bachelors degree in both Chemistry and Biology. He received his D.D.S. degree in 1987 from University of California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.), and then moved to Chicago to attend a one-year internship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He returned to Los Angeles and practiced General Dentistry for one year.

He was then accepted to the 2-year Periodontics Residency program at Baylor University in Dallas, Texas where he received his Certificate in Periodontics and a Masters Degree in Oral Biology in 1991. During this Residency Dr. Jacoby performed extensive research and publication in the dental sciences which can be seen <here>. Upon graduation, he then established a private Periodontics specialty practice in Laguna Hills, California, where he designed and built the first prototypes of the periodontal endoscope.

Dr. Jacoby is the inventor and patent holder of several specialized endoscopic instruments used in Periodontics, Restorative Dentistry and Dental Surgery that are licensed to MicroVision Dental Technologies, Inc.

In 1998, Dr. Jacoby moved to Hawaii and recently joined Dr. William Babbitt, a Board-Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon at his private practice in Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Dr. Jacoby is also the volunteer Periodontist for the charity Mobilecare that provides dental care to the underprivileged population of Kona.