Curriculum vitae
Twenty-plus years, documented.
The dated record of education, board certifications, fellowships, teaching ranks, and selected talks. A PDF version of the same is available on request — useful for press, conference programs, and credential verification.
Education
Degrees earned
2003
Doctor of Dental Surgery
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
1999
B.S. Biology
Henderson State University
Boards
Board certifications
2015
Diplomate · American Board of Craniofacial Pain
2017
Diplomate · American Board of Sleep and Breathing
Fellowships
Fellowships
2012
Fellow · Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD)
2016
Fellow · International Association for Orthodontics (IAO)
2019
Fellow · Academy of Orthodontic Studies (AOS)
Teaching
Faculty positions
2018 — present
Senior Instructor · International Association for Orthodontics
2020 — present
Master Senior Instructor · Facial Beauty Institute
2024 — present
Founding faculty · Real Deal Seminars
Practice
Clinical practice
2010 — present
Symmetry Modern Dentistry
Little Rock, Arkansas — owner, treating doctor
2003 — 2010
General practice, multiple offices
Little Rock, AR
Talks
Selected invited talks
2024
IAO Winter Session
ControlledArch® for the TMD patient — full-day workshop
2024
FBI Annual Symposium
Airway-first orthodontics — keynote
2023
IAO European Chapter
Developmental orthodontics — invited lecture
2023
Dental Sleep Quarterly Roundtable
OAT vs CPAP — panel
2022
AGD Regional
The Big Three — TMD, sleep, orthodontics for the general practitioner
CV current as of 2026. Maintained by Stephen Deal, DDS.