Alan completed the Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Master of Dental Science in Prosthodontics with Honours, at the University of Sydney. He was awarded the ITI Scholarship to train in the Department of Periodontics, University of North Carolina. 

Current roles: Honorary Clinical Lecturer for the University of Sydney, Chair of the Education and Research Committee of the Australian Prosthodontic Society, Examiner in Prosthodontics for the University of Sydney, Examiner for the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry, Mentor for the Graduate Diploma in Oral Implants (Charles Sturt University), Convenor of Porcelain Veneers for CREED CE, Convenor of Implant Prosthodontics 1 & 2 for CREED CE, Reviewer of the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, ITI Study Club Director.

Past Roles: Federal Executive of the Australian Prosthodontic Society, Mentor for the Graduate Diploma in Oral Implants, University of Sydney, Planning Committee for Continuing Education in Dentistry for the University of Sydney, Executive Committee of the Australasian Osseointegration Society.