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The organization was first established as the American Board of Orthodontia in 1929 and later changed its name to the American Board of Orthodontics in 1938. The board was established by the American Association of Orthodontists in Estes Park, Colorado. Albert Ketcham Award was established by the organization in 1935 to give the highest ...
International Orthodontic Congress is a meeting held every five years where world's leading Orthodontists and allied professionals come together to discuss Orthodontic related topics. The first meeting was held in 1926 in New York City, US, and has had 8 meetings happen in its 90-year history.
Founded in 1900, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is the world's oldest and largest dental specialty organization. It represents nearly 19,000 orthodontist members throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. All orthodontists are dentists and may simultaneously hold membership in the American Dental Association.
Alfred Paul Rogers (July 5, 1873 – April 6, 1959) was an American orthodontist who was considered the father of the myofunctional therapy in orthodontics. He was the president of American Association of Orthodontists and American Academy of Dental Sciences. [1] He was also instrumental in forming the American Board of Orthodontics. [2]
He is a member of the American Dental Association, the Connecticut State Dental Association, the Hartford Dental Society, the American Association of Orthodontics, the European Orthodontic Society, the International Association of Dental Research, and the College of Diplomats of the American Board of Orthodontists [8] He has authored and edited ...
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Earl Emanuel Shepard (September 1908 – May 1991) was an American orthodontist who is known for his contributions in the field of orthodontics. [1] He was director of the American Board of Orthodontics for 10 years.
James A. McNamara Jr. (born in San Francisco) [1] is an American-trained, board certified, orthodontist. He is known for his development of McNamara analysis , one of the more popular methods of cephalometric analysis in cephalometry .