About the Doctors

Allen N. Benning, D.D.S., M.S.D.

Education

• Valley College - Southern California: 1961- 1964
• Loyola University of Chicago: 1964-1968, Doctor of Dental Surgery
• Fairleigh Dickinson University: 1972, Certificate of Training in Orthodontics
• Fairleigh Dickinson University: 1974, Master of Science in Orthodontics

Experience

• United States Air Force Dental Corp: 1968-1971, Active Duty
• Private Practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado: 1974 to present, Specialty in Orthodontics
• Retired from the Air Force Reserves: 1998, rank of Colonel

Memberships:

• American Dental Association
• Colorado State Dental Association
• Colorado Springs Dental Society
• Colorado State Orthodontic Association
• Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontics
• American Association of Orthodontics
• Foundation for Orthodontic Research
• Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics
• Roth Williams International Society of Orthodontics
• World Federation of Orthodontists

Michele J. Mathews, D.D.S.

Education

• Southern Nazarene University - Bethany, Oklahoma: 1983-1987
• University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio Dental School: 1987-1991
• Wilford Hall Medical Center - Lackland Air Force Base, Texas: 1998-2000, Tri-Service Orthodontic Residency Program

Dental Licensure

• Texas: 1991
• Colorado: 2004

Experience

• General Dentistry: 1991-1998
• Specializing in Orthodontics: 1998 to present
• United States Air Force, Active Duty: 1992-2004
• United States Air Force Academy: currently serving as a reservist
• Joined the practice in 2004 which has transformed into Benning and Mathews Orthodontics

Memberships

• American Dental Association
• American Association of Orthodontists
• American Board of Orthodontics
• Colorado Springs Dental Society
• Colorado State Dental Association