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Charles H. Tweed was the first certified orthodontist in the United States and Martin Dewey was the first Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. In 1950, ABO required graduates from residencies of orthodontics to present 15 cases and a thesis to get board certified. In 1964, a written examination ...
There is a syndicate for all dentists which regulate the work in dental clinics in association with the Ministry of Health. For dental clinicians to practise, they should be enrolled in the dental syndicate. Dentists complete a 5-year-study course plus 1 year of practice in their dental school or general hospitals in the country.
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.
Orthodontics [a] [b] is a dentistry specialty that addresses the diagnosis, prevention, management, and correction of mal-positioned teeth and jaws, as well as misaligned bite patterns. [2] It may also address the modification of facial growth, known as dentofacial orthopedics .
Other innovations in orthodontics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries included the first textbook on orthodontics for children, published by J.J. Guilford in 1889, and the use of rubber elastics, pioneered by Calvin S. Case, along with Henry Albert Baker. Today, space age wires (also known as dental arch wires) are used to tighten braces.
Giselle Smith and Semaj Morris, 17, were both killed on Wednesday, Dec. 11, with Smith's sister Paris Kiper in critical condition
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