Dr. Scanlan is a board-certified orthodontist. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1998 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he graduated magna cum laude and number one in his class. Following college, Dr. Scanlan was accepted at the School of Dental Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He graduated from his studies there, cum laude, in 2002.

Upon completing dental school, Dr. Scanlan was commissioned into the U.S. Army as a captain assigned to the dental corps. During his first year in the Army, he completed the one-year Advanced General Dentistry Program at the United States Army Medical Department at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Following this additional training, he began a three-year assignment at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he practiced general dentistry and ran his own clinic. During his training and service in the Army, Dr. Scanlan solidified his desire to make a difference in other’s lives through their smiles. This desire led him to a career in orthodontics.

In 2009, Dr. Scanlan completed a three-year post-doctoral Master of Science degree and certification in orthodontics at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. At the Mayo Clinic, he received state-of-the-art training in orthodontics, which gave him the expertise to produce results that will leave a smile on your face for a lifetime.