David Alpan, DDS, MSD

Dr. Alpan earned the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the University of the Pacific (UOP) School of Dentistry in San Francisco and became licensed to practice dentistry in California and Nevada in 1996.

After completing the orthodontic training program at UOP in 1998, he received the Orthodontic Specialty certificate.

Dr. Alpan was awarded the Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) degree for the masters' thesis he wrote on the results of the two-year TMJ research project he did during his orthodontic specialty training.

Dr. Alpan founded Aesthetic Orthodontics in Los Angeles in 1998; Beverly Hills and Las Vegas in 1999.

Every year he and all the members of his team take continuing education courses to keep current with the most modern orthodontic and TMJ treatment methods.

Dr. Alpan became certified to use invisalign in 1999. Align Technology hired him in 2001 to teach orthodontists and general dentists to become certified invisalign providers.

In 2001, Dr. Alpan founded Orthodontic Treatment Planning (OTP) to help newly certified doctors with optimum treatment plans and ClinCheck reviews for the invisalign procedure. OTP was sold in 2003.