Dr. Thomas graduated from the University of Kentucky and completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery training at the Albert B. Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. After practicing for 8 years, he received an NIH post-doctoral fellowship at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill orthodontic program. Remaining on full-time faculty at UNC, he was active in research related to orthognathic surgery stability, rigid fixation and digital imaging for orthognathic planning. Most recently he was senior research fellow at the Eastman Dental Institute and University College Hospital in London, England. He has served as a scientific advisor and consultant to Dolphin Imaging and Management Solutions since 1995.