Dr. Ward was born in Jacksonville, FL,and moved to Orlando, FL at an early age. He attended elementary, middle, and high school in Orlando. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree at Emory University, and his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry. Dr. Ward served in the United States Army Dental Corps in Germany for three years, and has been engaged in the private practice of General Dentistry from 1967 to the present time. He served on the faculty of the University of Florida College of Dentistry as Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry. Dr. Ward has attended numerous postgraduate courses in the fields of cosmetic and restorative dentistry, preventive dentistry, occlusion, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, periodontology, operative dentistry, holistic dentistry, and biological dentistry.