Born in Boone, North Carolina, Dr. Gibson grew up in Jefferson City, Tennessee where he graduated from Carson Newman University. He graduated from dental school from the University of Tennessee Memphis Center for the Health Sciences and then served 30 years in the U.S. Army in the dental profession. Dr. Gibson has an active dental license in Tennessee and Alabama. He is an American Board of General Dentistry Diplomate and is a member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, and Academy of Operative Dentistry.