After admiring
the Okanagan for many years, Dr. Alan Singleton moved to the area in 1992.
With an aspiration to bring 21st century dental procedures to a smaller
community, Dr. Singleton bought a local Osoyoos practice here in 1995, he
now practices in both Penticton and Osoyoos.
Education
Dr. Alan
Singleton is a graduate of the University of Alberta, earning his DDS from
their School of Dentistry in 1992. Now a teacher himself, Dr. Singleton is
also one of only 2 Canadian Clinical Instructors asked to teach at the
prestigious, world renowned Las Vegas Institute for Advanced
Dental Studies
(LVI).
Advanced
Training
Dr. Singleton is
a strong believer in the need for personal growth and is always pushing his
educational boundaries. He participates in over 200 course hours of
continuing education each year, and has taken numerous hands-on, education
intensive courses at LVI. Additionally, Dr. Singleton is a graduate of
International Straight Wire and Orthopedic Seminars, Inc., an organization
known for providing unparalleled orthopedic and orthodontic training.
Dr. Singleton is
also one of the only dentists in Southern British Columbia highly trained
and skilled in the discipline of neuromuscular dentistry. Incorporating
procedures that create beautiful smiles and alleviate pain throughout the
body, neuromuscular dentistry is the foundation for all of Dr. Singleton’s
work, and he is continually expanding his knowledge of this leading edge
aspect of aesthetic, restorative and orthodontic dentistry.
Dr.
Singleton’s Associations
They say you can
tell a lot about a person by the company he keeps. Dr. Singleton is in
excellent company as an involved member of numerous professional
organizations, including: the Canadian Dental Association, the College of
Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, the South Okanagan Dental Association,
the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the International College of
Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics, and the South Okanagan Chapter of the
Orthodontic Study Club.