Prof. John M. Wright is a Regents Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas. He is an oral pathologist and a Diplomate of both the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and the American Board of Oral Medicine.

He received his dental degree from West Virginia University and completed his oral pathology training at Indiana University. Prof. Wright has made extensive contributions to the scientific literature, with over 200 peer-reviewed publications, 32 book chapters, and five textbooks. He is a past President of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, and the International Association of Oral Pathologists.

Prof. Wright served as a contributing author to the last two WHO classifications of tumors of the oral region and is a co-editor of the AFIP fascicle series on head and neck pathology. He has delivered more than 400 invited lectures at state, national, and international levels and is widely recognized for his lasting impact on oral and maxillofacial pathology education and classification.