Dr. Wilmot is a native Georgian and grew up in Columbus. She attended Emory University, receiving a B.S. in Biology before attending the Medical College of Georgia's School of Dentistry, where she received her Doctor of Medical Dentistry degree. After her marriage, she moved to Ann Arbor, where she attended the University of Michigan's orthodontic residency, receiving an M.S. in Orthodontics. After completing her residency, she stayed on as a faculty member in the Orthodontic Department at the University of Michigan until 1993. During this time, Dr. Wilmot was co-director of the Dentofacial Program (orthognathic surgery patients) and orthodontic co-director for the Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Anomalies Team. She also saw private orthodontic patients in the faculty clinic.

In 1993, Dr. Wilmot and her family moved to Lilburn, where her husband completed his neurology residency at Emory. Dr. Wilmot worked in a group practice in Tucker and was Assistant Clinical Professor in Orthodontics at the Emory Clinic until opening her private practice.

Janice and her husband, Chip, are the proud parents of two sons, Andrew is a student at Emory University and Brett attends Parkview High School.

Dr. Wilmot is a member of the American and Georgia Dental Associations, the American and Georgia Associations of Orthodontists and the Hinman Dental Society. Dr. Wilmot completed her board certification in February 2002 and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.