Dr. Alison K Jackson, DDS

About Dr. Alison Jackson:
Dr. Jackson began practicing pediatric dentistry in 2000 and moved to her current office in 2003. She emphasizes preventive dentistry and patient education as the most important methods for preventing dental disease and has found a perfect fit for this philosophy here in Aptos.
Dr. Jackson grew up in the Central Valley near Fresno, California. She headed south to earn her B.S. degree in animal physiology and neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego. In 1995, she moved north to San Francisco where she received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. She graduated with honors as a member of the National Dental Honor Society. She moved south again to UCLA where she completed two years of specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry and was hospital chief resident. For the next three years, Dr. Jackson continued to gain experience as an associate in a busy practice near downtown Los Angeles before …she made her final (and permanent) trip north to Aptos.
Dr. Jackson has extensive experience in all phases of Pediatric Dentistry. She is a guest lecturer at UCLA where she discusses women in dentistry, practice management and other issues unique to pediatric practices. She is actively involved in the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry and currently serves on the board of directors for the Monterey Bay Dental Society. In 2009, Dr. Jackson received the distinguished honor of being named Dentist of the Year by the Monterey Bay Dental Society. Dr. Jackson brings both professional experience and compassion to her practice.
Outside the office, Dr Jackson is busy being Linnea and William's mom. She enjoys pedaling her bike around the Santa Cruz trails and backroads. When the wind is fair, you'll find her sailing on Monterey Bay or Huntington Lake.