Mark was raised in New Zealand and graduated with a Bachelor Of Dental Surgery from the University of Otago in 2001. He worked for seven years as a general dentist in New Zealand, Australia and the Middle East in both private and public sector positions, including the New Zealand Army. During this time he completed his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. In 2009 he returned to Australia to complete his specialist training at the University of Adelaide, graduating with Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Endodonitcs in 2011.  Mark is currently a member of the Australian Society of Endodontology and the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Endodontists.