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Dr. Bailey Jacobson is an American orthodontist who is a recipient of Emanuel Earl Shephard Award . Jacobson is known for his contributions in the subject of cleft lip and cleft palate. [1]
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Dr. Bailey Jacobson is an American orthodontist who is a recipient of Emanuel Earl Shephard Award . Jacobson is known for his contributions in the subject of cleft lip and cleft palate. [1]
Jacobson was born on the North Side of Chicago in 1934. He received his dental degree from Northwestern University Dental School in 1957. He then spent two years in the US Army on active duty. After being discharged, Jacobson enrolled in the Orthodontic Program at Northwestern, graduating in 1961. He then became an instructor at the Northwestern Dental School, teaching Bacteriology and orthodontics until the school closed in 2009.
Jacobson's son, Ron Jacobson, is also an orthodontist.
Jacobson was very active in the alumni community of Northwestern Dental School. He served as the chairman of the Alumni Resource Committee and the Dental Alumni Association. He was also a founder of the John R. Thompson Foundation.
Jacobson has over 50 publications and has written chapters in three textbooks.
The Northwestern University Dental School closed in 2001, 110 years after opening in 1891. Its first dean was Edgar Swain. According to the trustees, the mentioned financial stresses and reputation as reasons for the closure of the program.
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