Tom graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Dental Science. After working in both the private and public dental sectors, he undertook a three year specialist training program at the University of Queensland and graduated with a Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry specialising in Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology. It included training at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, private radiology practices and at the School of Dentistry.

​Tom works in full time private specialised practices in Maxillofacial Radiology. He has held positions of visiting lecturer, clinical supervisor and external examiner at the University of Queensland, School of Dentistry and the University of Western Australia, School of Dentistry. Tom has also presented topics in radiology and radiography nationally and continues to have research interests in Cone Beam Volumetric Tomography. Tom currently consults at Envision Medical Imaging in Perth, Western Australia. He is also the Australian regional director for the IADMFR.

Tom has published papers in peer reviewed journals and is contributing author of the forthcoming publication, Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016).