Dr. Alan Scott Douglas is a 1989 graduate of The University of Texas Dental School at San Antonio. Following graduation, Dr. Douglas completed a one-year residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry at The University of Texas Dental School at San Antonio. Dr. Douglas then completed a General Practice Residency at The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital. He is currently the program director for the AEGD residency program at the VA hospital, a position he has held for the past 32 years. Dr. Douglas has participated in numerous implant and dental materials studies, including a focus implant research project, an overdenture implant research study, a ceramic abutment study, a study on the 3.0mm implant and a study on a fixed but removable telescopic prosthesis. He has published numerous abstracts on his dental materials research.