Dr. Paul Cater Dr. Paul Cater grew up in Pebble Beach , California, the son of an Orthodontist.  He did not initially plan on going to Dental School and was going to follow the path of his brothers, both of whom are Chiropractors.  After graduating from UC Santa Barbara he was accepted into the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry and graduated in 1989.  Following his graduation, he went to Philadelphia and spent one year in a General Practice Residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center.  The following year he entered the prestigious University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and began his specialty training in Orthodontics. In 1992, he graduated and moved back to California to begin practicing Orthodontics in Salinas.  He and Dr. Galante got married in 1994 and moved to the Sacramento area in 1997.  Dr. Cater enjoys, surfing, golfing, tennis, swimming, traveling and hanging out with his family. They are the proud parents of two children, Carina and Nate.  They are both members of the American Dental Association, the American Association of Orthodontists, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, the Sacramento District Dental Society and the California Dental Association.