Dr. Faler was born and raised in Hattiesburg, MS and grew up working summers in his father’s periodontal practice where he gained an early interest in dentistry. After graduating from Mississippi State University in 1993 with a B.S. in Biology, he went to dental school at UAB School of Dentistry in Birmingham, AL. In 1997, he graduated from dental school and immediately began a 3 year residency in periodontics. During residency, he was selected as the Research Fellow in the UAB Department of Periodontics Research Clinic and also won a research scholarship from the Department of Oral Biology. He received a Masters in Dentistry from UAB Graduate School, and a Certificate of Residency in Periodontics from the UAB Department of Periodontics and the Birmingham VA Medical Center in 2000.
After his postdoctoral training, he moved back to his hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and began practicing with his father. In 2003, he moved to Atlanta, GA. Since then, Dr. Faler has been practicing periodontics in the metro Atlanta area with a group specialty office. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Periodontology and is also an adjunct professor at UAB Department of Periodontics. Dr. Faler enjoys hunting, snowskiing, cooking, and spending time on the lake with his daughter, Isabella.
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