Dr. Beckman is the only board certified Veterinary Dentist in Georgia. He is the only veterinarian in the world board certified in both Dentistry and Pain Management. He is a 1987 graduate of Mississippi State University. He is a Fellow in the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry and a diplomate in the American Veterinary Dental College. Dr. Beckman is the past president of the American Veterinary Dental Society and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in the field of veterinary dentistry, oral surgery and pain management. In 2007 Dr. Beckman became a diplomate in the American Academy of Pain Management and was honored as Alumnus of the Year by the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2010 he was acknowledged for his role in veterinary dental education with the distinguished Fellow of the Year award from the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry.