New Head of State Boards is Albany General Dentist

New Head of State Boards is Albany General Dentist

STEVEN CALDERON, D.M.D., of Albany is the new executive secretary to the State Boards for Dentistry, Optometry and Chiropractic. Approved by the Board of Regents in April, Dr. Calderon assumed his position in mid-May.

Dr. Calderon comes to the Education Department from the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, where he was employed for the last 15 years. At the VA, Dr. Calderon provided comprehensive dental care to veteran patients, mentored and supervised the advanced education in general dentistry program residents and lectured on rotary endodontics and chairside training.

Prior to joining the VA, Dr. Caldron was senior dental officer, Air National Guard, based in Scotia, NY, and general dentist, Department of Defense, Saratoga Springs, NY, providing comprehensive dental treatment to active-duty members of all branches of the military. He also was employed for three years as a staff dentist with St. Peter’s Hospital Dental Services in Albany.

Dr. Calderon is a 2000 graduate of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey—New Jersey Dental School. He completed a general practice residence at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, in 2001. He is married to Vanessa Calderon, D.M.D.