Dr Michael R Norton has been appointed Visiting Professor to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Marquette University Dental School in Milwaukee, USA.

The appointment was made in recognition of Dr Norton's extensive contribution to the field of implant dentistry and with a view to helping implement a new postgraduate training program in implants.

Marquette recently opened a brand new dental hospital, which features state-of-the-art teaching facilities.