Dr. James Fukuda received his D.M.D from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1998. He completed his residency in pediatric dentistry at Boston Children's Hospital in 1999. Dr. Fukuda has been a long time part-time instructor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and a courtesy staff member in the Department of Dentistry at Boston Children's Hospital. He maintains a private practice in the Boston area, and serves as a member of the Longwood Area/Harvard Institutional Review Board. His area of interest is care of patients with special health care needs.

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.