Dental Association Activities
In 1965, Crawford opened his dental office in Plainview, the seat of Hale County, north of Lubbock. He practiced for thirty-eight years until his retirement in 2003.
Crawford was president of his local South Plains District Dental Society in 1979–1980. He was a delegate to the Texas Dental Association's House of Delegates. He was a member of the TDA Council on Legislative Affairs and chaired DENPAC (the dentists' state political action committee) from 1982 to 1989. After service on the board of directors, he was elected TDA president.
In 1990, Crawford helped to establish the Texas Dental Association Foundation to promote advancement of health care through continuing education for dentists.
Dr. Crawford was a delegate to the American Dental Association House of Delegates, and a member of the original ADA Committee on Chemical Dependency. He chaired the national American Dental Political Action Committee for two years and made more than forty trips to Washington, D.C., to lobby for issues important to dentists.
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