The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation board of directors elected Jack Caton, D.D.S., M.S., of Pittsford, New York, as vice president, at its annual meeting in September. Dr. Caton is chair, Division of Periodontics, Eastman Dental Center, within the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Dr. Caton has served several terms with the Foundation board and at the time of his election in 2002 was chair of the Foundation’s Gerald M. Bowers Endowment Fund for the American Board of Periodontology. Under Dr. Caton’s leadership, the Bowers Endowment Fund exceeded its $1.5M goal. In 2007 he was appointed to serve as Co-chair of the AAPF Education Campaign Task Force.
Dr. Caton has served as president of the American Academy of Periodontology, director and chairman of the American Board of Periodontology, and director for the Monroe County Dental Society and the Seventh District Dental Society of New York. He received his dental degree from the University of California in San Francisco, his certificate in advanced general dentistry from the U.S. Army, and his postdoctoral training certification from Eastman Dental Center. Dr. Caton also holds an M.S. from the University of Rochester.
The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation is dedicated to improving the periodontal and general health of the public through increasing public and professional knowledge of periodontal disease and its therapies, stimulating and supporting basic and clinical research to generate new knowledge and enhancing educational programs at all levels to create opportunities in periodontal education and practice.
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