Dr. Babula was born in the northeastern Pennsylvania coal country. He attended Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he was a Dean's List student and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He was confirmed a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree with summa cum laude honors from the University of Pittsburgh School Of Dentistry. In addition to graduating first in his class, he was awarded the Senior Achievement Award for his excellence in restorative dentistry and fixed prosthetic dentistry. He also completed a National Institute of Dental Research Traineeship in speech pathology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Babula completed his orthodontic residency at the University of North Carolina, one of the most prestigious orthodontic programs in the country. There, he received a Master of Science in Orthodontics. While at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Babula's research was in the area of facial growth, and it was subsequently published in the American Journal of Orthodontics. Dr. Babula arrived in Fairbanks in 1970 and was stationed at Bassett Army Hospital as Ft. Wainwright's first full-time orthodontist. He entered private practice in Fairbanks in 1972. He is a board certified orthodontist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.

Dr. Babula decided to share his orthodontic experience with the future generations of orthodontists by joining the faculty at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2006. He is a part-time faculty member in the UNLV School of Dental Medicine Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Residency where he lectures to the students and also provides clinical supervision of the patients being treated in that clinic.