While serving in the Navy, Dr. Wheeler participated in Joint Service Missions to the Philippines and Australia. In Australia he performed emergency dental care in a field surgical unit in the Queensland outback. In the Philippines he served on a humanitarian mission where he provided dental treatment to hundreds of needy nationals. Dr. Wheeler received a Navy Marine Corp Achievement Medal for his outstanding services under hostile conditions. Dr. Wheeler is an active member of the Arizona Dental Association, the American Dental Association, and a member of the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (D.O.C.S.).