Robert G Hale, DDS, COL completed undergraduate studies at UCLA in 1977 and earned his Doctoral in 1981 and Postdoctoral Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1989 at Emory University. He is Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (1992, 2002 and 2012) and Fellow, International College of Dentists, American College of Dentists, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.In 1989, Dr. Hale established his full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgery practice in Northridge, CA. From 1989 to 2003 Dr. Hale held many leadership positions at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, to include Chairman of the Dental Department, Member-at-Large of the Medical Executive Committee and Director of NHMC’s Foundation. Dr. Hale also was Director of the Southern California Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and President of the San Fernando Valley Dental Society.