ACD LEADERSHIP At Large Regents

At Large Regents are nominated by the Executive Committee and approved by the Board of Regents. They are national representatives in their field of expertise, including military healthcare, dental industry, organized dentistry, and academia. They bring a global perspective to the Board

Pamela Alston, DDS Oakland, California

Dr. Alston is a past Chairperson of the Northern California Section of the ACD. She is immediate past president of the National Dental Association. She serves on the California Dental Association Political Action Committee Board of Advisors.

Dr. Alston graduated from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry where she served as Dental Alumni Association President, volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, and on the Board of the UCSF Foundation. She earned her Masters in Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California Berkeley where she served on the Dean’s Board of Advisors. She is an alumna of the California Health Care Foundation’s Leadership Fellowship Program.

Dr. Alston served on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Club of California, the nation’s premier public affairs forum. She has received numerous awards including the UCSF Campaign Award for Compassion; the NYU School of Dentistry Michael C. Alfano Award for Diversity; and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health Public Health Hero Award. She is currently the Lead Oral Health Specialist for the U.S. Dept. of Labor Job Corps Program health support contractor.

Joseph P. Crowley, DDS Cincinnati, Ohio

Dr. Crowley is a general dentist practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a past president of the American Dental Association.

In 2013, Crowley earned the Ohio Dental Association Distinguished Dentist Award. He also received the Ohio Dental Association Achievement Award in 2001, the Cincinnati Dental Society Meritorious Service Award in 2007, and the Ohio Pierre Fauchard Distinguished Dentist Award.

After finishing dental school at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 1976, Crowley returned to his hometown of Cincinnati, where he has practiced general dentistry for more than three decades. He’s been involved in the community, and has been particularly active at LaSalle High School, his alma mater. He was named to the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2009. Crowley and his wife, Pauletta, have been married 43 years and have three children and seven grandchildren.