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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 ...
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.
Earl Wiley Renfroe (January 9, 1907 – November 14, 2000) was and African-American dentist known as an innovator in the field of orthodontics and for breaking down the barriers of racism. Renfroe taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry from 1933 through the 1980s.
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]
It is published by Elsevier and is the official journal of the American Association of Orthodontists. The editor-in-chief is Rolf G. Behrents (Saint Louis University). The journal was established in 1915 and obtained its current name in 1986. [1] Previous names include American Journal of Orthodontics and American Journal of Orthodontics and ...
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 .
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]