Dr Cholia has full specialist registration in Orthodontics with the General Dental Council and is a member of the British and European Orthodontic Society.

He qualified as a dentist at Guy's Hospital, University of London, now part of GKT Dental Institute, in 2002, achieving an honours degree. During his undergraduate training, he obtained thirteen distinctions, seven clinical prizes and four scholarships. After graduation, Dr Cholia embarked upon three years of general professional training in hospital appointments in a number of different dental specialities including Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Radiology, Special Care and Sedation and Restorative Dentistry. Within this period, he obtained Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, England.

Dr Cholia subsequently undertook specialist training in Orthodontics at the world leading centre for post-graduate training, the Eastman Dental Institute. During his specialist training, he obtained a distinction in the Master of Science in Orthodontics examination and was invited to present his research at conferences and meetings, both nationally and internationally. His research has been based on three-dimensional facial imaging and facial aesthetics. This research, together with his clinical work, has been published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Dr Cholia has since been awarded the Membership in Orthodontics by the Royal College of Surgeons, England.

Dr Cholia's interests include travelling, cooking, playing a number of racquet sports and golf. He also has a keen interest in voluntary dentistry and has performed charitable work in a number of regions in India.