Doctor Alford was born in Mobile Alabama of a military family. His father was a career soldier in the United States Air Force, who was also a decorated war hero in WWII and a prisioner of war in Germany.  

Doctor Alford's education began as a foreign exchange student to the University of the  Philippines. He completed  1 and 1/2 years of education in the Philippines before returning to Rollins College in Winter Park Florida to complete his college education. He received  a BGS degree in 1969 with majors in Mathematics, Physics, Aerodynamics, Biology and Chemistry.  After college he entered the USAF like his father and was trained to be a Jet Pilot,  Aircraft Commander and Flight Instructor.  He saw service in Viet Nam and was decorated twice with the Distinquished Air Medal. He left the USAF in 1974 as a Flight Examiner and Instructor in Heavy Jets and today continues his avocation as a certified flight instructor . In 1974 he entered the University of Alabama, School of Dentistry and graduated with honors in 1978. He was voted into the National Honor Dental Society (Omicron Kappa Upsilon), PHI PHI chapter and received the Academy of General Dentistry Award for excellence, as well as the Lazanski Award for excellence in Oral Surgery. The Dean and Professors of the University of Alabama ranked Dr. Alford at the top of his class upon graduation.                                                                    

Dr. Alford moved to Bradenton in 1978 and began to practice dentistry with special emphasis in  Cosmetic Reconstruction, Implants and Cosmetic enhancements with lazer whitening. He entered the United States Dental Institute for continued education and completed a full course ( 5 years) in functional orthepedics with additional training in orthodontics. He realized he needed to be more knowledgeable in functional occlusion and began taking courses in TMJ, full mouth reconstruction, nathology (function) of the jaws, and prosthodontic reconstruction with  IMPLANTS. He continues to attend courses from leading clinicians throughout the world and  recently attended the World Conference on Implant Therapy in Las Vegas bringing back to Bradenton the most current treatments being offered utilizing computer imaging technology.

Dr. Alford also devotes his time to teaching.  He is a  visiting clinical instructor at the University of Alabama in Laser Technology for whitening teeth and his facility, The Advanced Dental Cosmetic Center, is a state certified training facility for the Manatee Technical Institute dental assisting program.  He also teaches cosmetic reconstruction utilizing the most current technology in Zirconia based crowns and bridges, Implant supported crowns and Veneers to visiting dentist on a one on one basis.

Dr. Alford is a member of the American Dental Society, Manatee County Dental Society, West Dental Society, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Academy of Computer Dentistry,  International Academy of Implant Dentistry, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and The Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Honor Dental Society.