Dr. Ball grew up in Morehead City, North Carolina. He received his B.S. degree (1971), dental degree (D.D.S., 1974), and orthodontic residency (Masters degree, 1976) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and he was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary dental society.
Ray is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He has served as local dental society president and is a past president of the UNC Orthodontic Alumni Association and the North Carolina Association of Orthodontists.
He also served in the US Naval Dental Corps as an orthodontist in Italy (1976-78) before returning to Morehead City. He joined Drs. Willis and Vanek in October, 1981.
Dr. Ball is married to the former Laura Harvey of Kinston, North Carolina