Our Friendly Caring Staff
Doctor Alston graduated from the University of California Medical Center at San Francisco in 1970. He practiced until 1995 in Sacramento California. He started Alston Family Dental Center in 1998.
He currently is serving in the United States Army Reserve and he spent the summer of 2005 in Tikrit Iraq. Dr. Alston will diagnose your dental problems and work out a treatment plan with you. He will then perform the dental work you need. He provides Invisalign Clear Braces, Lumineers and Implants so all your Cosmetic needs can be handled in one place.
Lisa Kaneshiro is our Office Manager. Lisa has been
working as an office manager in the dental field for 12
years. She is married to Rex Kaneshiro and they have two
teenage son's Cameron and Kyle.
Her husband Rex and Dr Alston were together In Iraq In
2005.
She is here to help you get your dental needs taken care of.
She can help you with financing thru local credit unions and
CareCredit for your Lumineers or Invisalign when you
decide to get that smile you have always wanted.
Lisa has been in the dental field for over 20 years, where
she started as a certified dental assistant. She took 4 years
off to accompany her family and husband to a tour to Italy,
where she worked at the US school on base teaching special
needs children, basic and life skills, communication,
language, and of course dental health. It was an experience
of a life time, however she is glad to be back home with
family, friends, and new patients to help.
Diane Alston is our Financial Coordinator. She handles the insurance and the billing. She is our insurance expert and will help you maximize your benefits. She also works in the back to help with your exams and treatment plans. Diane has been in the dental field for 30 years.
She is married to Dr Dan and is the mother of Samantha, Amanda and Stephen.
Melissa is our Lead Chairside assistant. She helps the doctor and the hygienist deliver your care. She also performs expanded chairside functions.
She is our Treatment Coordinator and is responsible for helping you schedule your chosen treatment.
On her days off she and her husband work on their house. She is really good at pouring concrete.
Cara Koolmes is our Hygienist. Cara graduated from USC in 1971. She practiced in California in a periodontal (gum) specialists office for 17 years. She has been working with Dr Alston since he started his practice in Utah in 1998. She is responsible for the hygiene needs of our patients. She educates you to help you prevent future problems. She does the preliminary gum treatments that are required and assists the doctor in the diagnosis and treatment of your gum condition. Prevention is a key part of making it a painless dental visit and "Keeping your teeth for life".
Samantha is our expeditor. She handles filing and paperwork for the office after school. She is planning to go to Weber State in their Hygiene Program after she finishes High School.
Stephen, Samantha and Amanda are Dr Alston's children. They do a lot of the little things around the office and make it a true family business
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