Dr. Eric A. Dale graduated from the UCLA School of Dentistry. He did his residency training at Oregon Health Sciences University. This specialty program provided an additional three years of exclusive training in all aspects of periodontics and the placement of dental implants.

Dr. Dale is also involved in academics. He taught dental students at Oregon Health Sciences University for 3 years. He has also been teaching in Denver for close to 10 years. He is on the faculty at the CU School of Dentistry where he is directly involved in the clinical training of the dental students. He covers everything from basic theory to surgical techniques. He also has a staff appointment at Denver Health Hospital where he helps train Post-Doctoral students. The program consists of General Practice and Oral Surgery Residents. Besides teaching these Doctors advanced surgical procedures on actual patients, he also presents an extensive lecture series. Topics of these courses include basic sciences (reviews of anatomy, histology, pharmacology, etc...), surgical and restorative techniques of dental implants, advanced periodontal therapies, and esthetics of dental implants.