Dr Brockett grew up in Bainbridge, Georgia, a small town  in the southwest corner of the state.  He was an honor graduate from the University of Georgia.  He then attended  the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry where he finished at the top of his class.   After practicing general dentistry for one year, he attended the University of Miami School of Medicine.  There he completed a four year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and trained at Jackson Memorial Hospital.