Biography

Dr. Caton is currently Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Program Director of the Advanced Training Program in Periodontics, and Chair of the Department of Periodontics, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, in Rochester, New York. He is a Diplomate and former Chairman of the American Board of Periodontology and a Past President of the American Academy of Periodontology. Dr. Caton serves as an editorial consultant to several national and international periodicals and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Periodontology. He is the past Commissioner to the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. He received a D.D.S. from the University of California Dental School, San Francisco, an M.S. from the University of Rochester and a Periodontology Specialty Certificate from Eastman Dental Center. He has published over one hundred twenty scientific articles and book chapters, and presented before major dental groups both in the U.S. and abroad. He has received the Gold Medal Award of the American Academy of Periodontology, the William J. Gies Award for contributions to the periodontal literature, and the Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. He also has a private periodontal practice, which is located in Rochester, NY.