James graduated with a BDS from the University of Otago in New Zealand. After practicing for a short period in New Zealand and then the UK, he established a general dental practice in the ACT.  James has also lived and worked in the Lake Macquarie area before establishing a practice on the NSW Central Coast. Since late 2019, James has taken a number of short term locum positions in regional NSW before joining Totally Smiles in Holt.