Doctor Burleson is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry. He holds additional teaching affiliations with The Children's Mercy Hospital and Saint Luke's Hospital Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Teams. He also maintains a private practice in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dr. Burleson completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, with distinction. He went on to receive his D.D.S. with distinction from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, graduating with the highest academic standing in his class. Dr. Burleson then completed his certificate of advanced graduate study in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at the UMKC School of Dentistry.
Dr. Burleson continues to study the latest advances in his specialty through memberships in the following professional organizations:
- American Board of Orthodontics
- American Association of Orthodontists
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
- American Dental Association
- Missouri Dental Association
- Greater Kansas City Dental Society
- Charles H. Tweed International Foundation for Orthodontic Research
Dr. Burleson and his wife, Amy, reside in Kansas City, Missouri with their sons, Samuel and William.
