Dr. Nancy J Yeates, DDS Dr. Nancy Yeates grew up in Buffalo, New York. After graduating from Canisius College in 1979 with a B.A. in Biology she attended Georgetown University School of Dentistry and graduated with a D.D.S. degree in 1983. Dr. Yeates moved to Syracuse after graduation and practiced dentistry in the Syracuse area for 15 years before joining Dr. Â Lawitts’ practice in 1998.