B.Sc (Hons. Anat. Physiol.) FRCD; FADI; MICCMO; DAAPM; CMAc.
Director of Neuromuscular Research
Norman Thomas graduated as a Doctor of Dental Surgery with honors and the Dental Gold medal in 1957. He was then awarded a Nuffield Fellowship (Oxford) to continue medical studies gaining an honors degree in Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry. Between 1962 and 1968 he continued his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Oral Medicine. He subsequently pursued residency and research programs at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Medical College of Virginia, USA, and the Faculty of Medicine and Oral Sciences at the University of Alberta where he is now Professor Emeritus.
From 1970 to 2002 Norman served on the Medical Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Dental Association gaining a Certificate of Merit from the latter and several Fellowships in the medical sciences and dentistry. He is a Life Member of the Alberta Dental Association and continues in the specialties of Oral Pathology and Medicine. In 1988 Norman was appointed Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, Canada, from which year he has served as Chancellor of the International College of Head and Neck Orthopedics in which he has lectured in USA, Europe, Australia and Asia.
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