Doctor Dawson remains actively involved in the dental community, and is a member of several prestigious organizations such as the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, and the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry. Additionally, Doctor Dawson has been a member of the faculty at the L.D. Pankey Institute since 1982 and serves on the Board of Directors as well as the Board of Trustees. He has recently been appointed to the Senior Faculty of The Dawson Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida.