After qualifying at the University of Manchester in 1991, Mark went on to train in oral and maxillofacial units in England from 1992 to 1995. He then attained his fellowship (FDS) at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

In 1997, Mark returned to Northern Ireland to work at a specialist oral surgery practice. He is now the director of this clinic and of our sister-clinic, Ballymena Specialist Dental Clinic.