Background
Baker, Ronald Dale was born on October 20, 1932 in Pittsburgh. Son of Dale and Bessie (Lyons) Baker.
Surgeon university administrator dental educator
Baker, Ronald Dale was born on October 20, 1932 in Pittsburgh. Son of Dale and Bessie (Lyons) Baker.
Doctor ol Dental Surgery summa cum laude, University Pittsburgh, 1956. Master of Arts in Education, George Washington University, 1974.
Oral surgeon, United States Ship Sanctuary, Vietnam, 1969-1970; director oral and maxillofacial surgery residency, St. Albans Naval Hospital, New York, 1970-1971; chairman oral and maxillofacical surgery department, National Naval Dental School, Bethesda, Maryland., 1971-1974; chairman oral and maxillofacial surgery department, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland., 1974-1976; professor, department chairman oral and maxillofacial surgery, U. North Carolina School Dentistry, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1978-1994; director Clinical Dental Implant Program, U. North Carolina School Dentistry, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1986-1997. Consultant National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland., 1977-1986, Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1977-1986, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1976-1997, Veterans Administration Hospital., Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1976-1997.
Served to captain United States Navy, 1956-1976. Fellow American College Dentistry, American Association Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (delegate 1972-1974, 84-86), International Association Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Pierre Fauchard Academy. Member American Dental Association, North Carolina Dental Society, Southeastern Society Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Omega (scholarship award), Dental Sigma Delta.
Married Dorothy Sue Casper, September 9, 1967. Children: Brian Dale, Bradley Drew.