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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 recognition to an individual in Orthodontics. In 1950, American Dental Association recognized ABO as the official certifying agency of the specialty of Orthodontics ...
Reed Holdaway (June 7, 1917 – February 28, 2009) was an American orthodontist who is known for developing the Holdaway soft tissue analysis. He was past president of the American Board of Orthodontists and Rocky Mountain Association of Orthodontists. [1]
Dr. Robert M. Ricketts (May 5, 1920 – June 17, 2003) was an American orthodontist known for many contributions in the field of orthodontics. [1] Most important contributions were related to his development of Ricketts' Cephalometric Analysis [2] and an .018-inch slot in an orthodontic bracket. His research focused on the growth and structural ...
Wendell L. Wylie (December 5, 1913 – February 19, 1966) was an American orthodontist who served as a President of American Board of Orthodontics and the Chief Editor for The Angle Orthodontist Journal. [1] [2]
Renfroe became certified as an orthodontic specialist in by the Illinois State Dental Board in 1948, and by the American Board of Orthodontics in 1955. [1] He was thought to be one of the first African Americans in Illinois to specialize in this field.
Everett Shapiro (December 5, 1917 – January 1, 2002) was an American orthodontist who was a past president of the American Board of Orthodontics and the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. [1]
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.
[58] [59] Entrance into an accredited orthodontics program is extremely competitive and begins by passing a national or state licensing exam. [60] The program generally lasts for two to three years, and by the final year, graduates are required to complete the written American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) exam. [60]