meet Dr. Cater

Dr. Cater has over 25 years of experience bringing beautiful smiles to his patients and is a top 1% Invisalign provider in the US. No matter your age, dental issues or lifestyle, he is committed to finding an orthodontic solution that gets you the results you want.

Dr. Cater has seen braces evolve and new orthodontic solutions — such as Invisalign — emerge. He particularly enjoys the fact that the team at Cater Galante can help people of all ages achieve the smile and healthy bites they desire. There are so many options today regarding orthodontic solutions that even the busiest adult patients who travel can still have treatment and get fabulous results.

Dr. Cater graduated from the Ivy League School, University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and has been an orthodontist ever since. His Doctor of Dental Study (DDS) was from the University of the Pacific in 1989.

Dr. Paul Cater is proud to be part of a number of dental and orthodontic organizations! Each organization teaches him something new and different every year, ensuring he is always staying on top of the latest and greatest orthodontic trends. You can rest assured that you are in the very best hands with Dr. Cater!

Here are just a couple of the organizations that Dr. Cater is a part of:

• American Association of Orthodontists
• American Dental Association
• California Dental Association
• Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists

While in Philadelphia he met his wife and future business partner, Dr. Donna Galante, convincing her to move to California (where he was born and raised). It wasn’t easy, but she agreed and they have been in practice together ever since!

Besides changing smiles and changing lives, Dr. Cater is the proud dad to two adult children Carina and Nate. He enjoys everything related to new technology, golf, skiing, travel, and taking his two Australian Labradoodles, Harley and Bella hiking, trail running, snowshoeing, and swimming as much as possible.