Hall graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in 1980 and after completing a general practice residency at the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City, he practiced general dentistry for four years.? Dr. Hall then earned a three-year oral and maxillofacial pathology certificate at Emory University School of Dentistry (Atlanta, GA) in 1987 whereupon he held academic positions at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Medical College of Georgia (Augusta); and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.