Dr. Roger Bookwalter received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1969. Then he attended Ohio State University where he received a D.D.S. degree in 1973. Dr. Bookwalter served in the U. S. Navy Dental Corps before attending the University of Michigan. He graduated in 1977 with a Master of Science in Orthodontics.

Dr. Bookwalter has served as a clinical examiner for the State of Michigan Orthodontic Specialty License Examination and also is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. In addition, he has instructed in the Charles H. Tweed Foundation, Tucson, Arizona. He has been in private practice in Plymouth, Michigan, since 1977. Dr. Bookwalter teaches in the Graduate Orthodontic Program on Wednesday afternoons and teaches in Orthodontics 773 (Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment Planning) on Wednesday mornings to the second year residents.