Dr. Robert Lauder is a native of the Bloomington-Normal area and has been practicing orthodontics since 1991. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry with honors in 1988, and also received a masters degree in orthodontics from the University of Illinois in 1990.
Dr. Lauder is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, Illinois Society of Orthodontists, Illinois State Dental Society and the McLean County Dental Society. In 2010, he completed an almost 10-year term as a Board Member of the Western Avenue Community Center. He acted as the President of WACC for several years of that term.
Dr. Scott Peterson was raised in Pekin and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1996. At IWU, he was a member of the Titans 1996 Final Four basketball team. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in 2001 and earned his Orthodontics Certificate and a Master of Science Degree in 2004.
Dr. Peterson has been published in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. In addition, he is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, Illinois Society of Orthodontists, McLean County Dental Society and the Central Illinois Orthodontic Study Club. He is also a member of the board for the McLean County Dental Society.
Dr. Kate Finlen was born and raised in Bloomington-Normal. She graduated with honors from Northwestern University in 2008. She attended the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where she was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society and received her Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 2015. Dr. Finlen also completed her orthodontic residency at the University of Iowa, serving as chief resident and earning her orthodontic certificate and Master of Science in Dentistry in 2017.
Before returning to her hometown, Dr. Finlen lived and worked in the Washington, D.C. area for two years. She and her husband, Shawn, who is also a native of Bloominton-Normal, are excited to be back near family with their son, Miles.