Born in Wurzburg, Germany and raised in Jackson, Dr. Shannon Owens is a former graduate of both Jackson Hole High School and the University of Wyoming. At UW he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-professional Honor Society and the recipient of the L. Floyd Clarke Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Pre-dental studies. After earning his B.S. in Zoology at the University of Wyoming he attended Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas where he completed his D.D.S. with honors, followed by his Certificate in Orthodontics and M.S. in Craniofacial Biology. During dental school he received the American Association of Orthodontists Award and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain award and was an active member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and the Baylor Odontological Honor Society.
Dr. Shannon has published five research papers and co-authored a book chapter with Dr. Jason Cope on Mini-Implant Anchorage in Orthodontics. His most recent professional accomplishment was becoming a board certified diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Shannon is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists, Wyoming Association of Orthodontists, The Edward H. Angle Society and the Charles H. Tweed Foundation for Orthodontic Research. He is a past president of both the Wyoming Asscociation of Orthodontists and the Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists as well as their representative to the Council on Scientific Affairs. Locally he recently completed ten years serving on the Teton County District Board of Health and is a board member for the Teton County Education Foundation.
He and his wife, Melissa, a former University of Wyoming graduate and local defense attorney, share a love of the outdoors and enjoy raising their children in their hometown.