Edward Angle

Edward Angle
Angle in 1898
Born
Edward Hartley Angle

June 1, 1855 (1855-06)
DiedAugust 11, 1930(1930-08-11) (aged 75)
EducationPennsylvania College of Dental Surgery
Known forBeing the 'father of' modern orthodontics
Medical career
ProfessionDentist
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
Northwestern University
Marion Sims College of Medicine
Washington University Medical Department
Sub-specialtiesorthodontics

Edward Hartley Angle (June 1, 1855 – August 11, 1930) was an American dentist, widely regarded as "the father of American orthodontics".[1] He was trained as a dentist, but made orthodontics his speciality and dedicated his life to standardizing the teaching and practice of orthodontics. He founded the Angle School of Orthodontia in 1899 in St. Louis and schools in other regions of the United States. As the originator of the profession, Angle founded three orthodontic schools between 1905 and 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, New London, Connecticut and Pasadena, California. These exclusive institutions provided the opportunity for several pioneering American orthodontists to receive their training.[2]

  1. ^ Peck, Sheldon (Nov 2009). "A biographical portrait of Edward Hartley Angle, the first specialist in orthodontics, part 1". Angle Orthod. 79 (6). United States: 1021–7. doi:10.2319/021009-93.1. ISSN 0003-3219. PMID 19852589.
  2. ^ Proffit, William R. (2019). Contemporary orthodontics. Henry W., Jr. Fields, Brent E. Larson, David M. Sarver (Sixth ed.). Philadelphia, PA. ISBN 978-0-323-54387-3. OCLC 1089435881.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)