Dr. Randal Begley graduated from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, in 1986. He attended the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry, graduating in 1991. Immediately following graduation, Dr. Begley entered the United States Navy. He completed a one-year General Practice Residency (GPR) at Great Lakes Naval Base, followed by 2 years of general dentistry serving on the USS Whidbey Island at Little Creek, VA, taking him all over South America and Africa. His last year was spent at Oceana Naval Base in Virginia Beach, VA. After the Navy, he began residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He also attended UMKC School of Medicine, obtaining his MD degree in 1999. He completed his residency training in 2001. Dr. Begley is a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.