Background
Besten, Pamela Kay Den was born on September 20, 1954 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Lawrence and Shirley Ann (Langeland) Den Besten.
Besten, Pamela Kay Den was born on September 20, 1954 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Lawrence and Shirley Ann (Langeland) Den Besten.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, St. Olaf College, 1976. Doctor of Dental Surgery, University Iowa, 1980.
Pedodontic resident, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1980-1982; clinical assistant professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982-1985; instructor pediatric dentistry, Harvard School Dental Medicine, Boston, since 1985; staff associate, Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, 1985-1988; assistant member of staff, Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, since 1988; assistant in pediatric dentistry, Children's Hospital, Boston, since 1986. Ad hoc member study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1990.
Deacon Park Avenue Congressional Church, Arlington, Massachusetts, since 1990. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Pediatric Dentistry, American Society Dentistry for Children, International Association Dental Research.
Married Brian John Awbrey, August 22, 1981. Children: Matthew, Nathan.