· 1971-1973 United States Naval Dental Corps
· Stationed at Marine Base Camp Pendleton during the Viet Nam conflict
· Received extensive training in Oral Surgery, Periodontics, and Endodontics.
· Received Honorable Discharge in 1980
· Opened Private Practice of Dentistry in 1973
· Member: American Dental Association
Illinois State Dental Society
Chicago Dental Society
· Served on Mediation board of Chicago Dental Society 1976-1979 handling patient complaints between disgruntled patients and their dentists.
· Licensed to practice in both Illinois and California