Bob Norton

Robert Cecil York Norton (15 August 1922 – 23 December 1992) was an Australian dental surgeon and specialist orthodontist. He served as president of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and chairman of the Dental Board of New South Wales. In the year that he died he was elected as vice-president of the International College of Dentists.

Early life and education Bob Norton was born in Sydney, and his early education was at Croydon Preparatory School. and excelled in cricket. He was a member of the Newington 1st XI (1938–1940) and selected in the Combined GPS XI in 1939 and again in 1940. and a Master of Dental Surgery in 1947. Whilst at university he received a Blue for both cricket and baseball. The Fédération Dentaire Internationale bestowed the Award of Merit upon Norton in 1980. He was a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and an Honorary Life Member of the Australian Dental Association, Korean Dental Association, Taiwan Dental Association, American Dental Association and Australian Society of Orthodontists.