The following clinicians are available to speak in conjunction with Dental Societies or Study Clubs. For more information or courses in your area, please contact the Aurum Ceramic/Classic Continuing Education Department at 1-800-363-3989 or contact us via e-mail.

Norman R. Thomas,
D.D.S., Ph.D. (U. Bris), F.R.C.D. (C), F.A.D.I., M.I.C.C.M.O.

"The Foundations and Methods in Creating an Aesthetic Practice"

Norman Thomas graduated as a Doctor of Dental Surgery with honours and double Gold Medals in 1957. Dr. Thomas was awarded a Nuffield Fellowship (Oxford) to complete an honours degree in medical sciences in 1960. Between 1960 and 1974, he pursued residency and research programs at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Medical College of Virginia, USA and the University of Alberta where he is now Professor Emeritus.

From 1970 to 2002, Dr. Thomas served on the Medical Research Council of Canada, The National Institute of Health, USA and the Canadian Dental Association gaining a Certificate of Merit from the latter and several Fellowships in the medical sciences and dentistry. He is a Life Member of the Alberta Dental Association and retired from clinical practice in 2002. In 1988, Dr. Thomas was appointed Chancellor of the International College of Head and Neck Orthopedics and in that capacity, has lectured in the USA, Europe, Australia and Asia. He was awarded a Ph.D degree in Oral Medicine for research on process and mechanism of tooth eruption.