Dr. Thomas J. Griffin was born and raised in Tulsa. After graduating from Bishop Kelley High School, he attended Baker University on a baseball scholarship. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in biology, graduating with highest honors in 2006. He discovered his passion for orthodontics during dental school at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. He received the American Association of Orthodontists®, the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and the periodontics department senior student awards, and he was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society. After completing his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2011, he was selected to continue his education in orthodontics in the University of Oklahoma graduate orthodontic residency program.

Dr. Griffin married his high school sweetheart, Margo, in 2007. They have four children, who are their pride and joy. When they are not working or playing with their children, they love spending time with family and friends and cheering on the OKC Thunder!

Dr. Griffin is a member of the American Dental Association®, the Oklahoma Dental Association, the Tulsa County Dental Society, the American Association of Orthodontists, the Oklahoma Orthodontic Society (of which he is a past president) and the Tulsa Endo Study Club.