Orthodontics is a dentistry specialty that addresses the diagnosis,prevention,management,and correction of mal-positioned teeth and jaws,as well as misaligned bite patterns. It may also address the modification of facial growth,known as dentofacial orthopedics.
Allan Gibson Brodie was an American dentist and orthodonist.
Earl Wiley Renfroe was and African-American dentist known as an innovator in the field of orthodontics and for breaking down the barriers of racism.
Gene Davis is a former Democratic member of the Utah Senate,representing the 3rd District from 1999 to 2022. He previously served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998.
Howard A. Stephenson is a Utah politician who represented the State's 11th senate district in Salt Lake County including Draper from 1992 through 2018.
James A. McNamara Jr. 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.
The 1958 United States Senate election in Utah was held on November 4,1958.
Dr. Ravindra Nanda is a professor and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Chair of the Division of Orthodontics at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He is part of the founding faculty of School of Dental Medicine and has been at the University of Connecticut since 1972 where he also holds an Alumni Chair in the Orthodontics Division. He is an innovator of various appliances in orthodontics. His research and clinical interests include adolescent and adult orthodontics,the biology of tooth mobility,craniofacial orthopedics,biomechanics and developing efficient mechanics to deliver orthodontic care.
Marie H. Poulson is an American politician who served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2009 to 2021.
Dr. Martin Dewey (1881–1933) was an American orthodontist and a past president of the American Association of Orthodontists and the American Dental Association. Dewey represented the "New School" of Edward Angle in the great Extraction Debate of 1911 held in New York City.
William B. Downs was an American orthodontist who is known for developing the first cephalometric analysis for orthodontics,the Downs analysis.
David L. Turpin is an American orthodontist who was the editor-in chief for The Angle Orthodontist from 1988 to 1999 and American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics from 1999 to 2010.
T. M. "Tom" Graber was an American orthodontist known for his contributions to the field of orthodontics. Graber wrote 28 books on orthodontics and dental anatomy. He also wrote chapters in more than 20 books and over 175 published articles.
Jacob Amos Salzmann (1901–1992) was an American orthodontist who is known for developing an assessment index for determining malocclusion. This index has been adopted by ADA Council of Dental Health,the Council on Dental Care Programs,and by the American Association of Orthodontists.
Calvin Suveril Case was an American orthodontist who is one of the earliest figures in orthodontics. Case did extensive work with cleft lip and palate and is known for developing the Velum Obturator. Case is also known for his part in the Extraction Debate of 1911 that happened between Edward Angle and Case.
Won-Sik Yang is a South Korean orthodontist who is known for his contributions in establishing the Korean Association of Orthodontists (KAO). He served as the first editor-in-chief for the Korean Journal of Orthodontics (KJO) in 1970.
Scott D. Sandall is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 1. He previously represented District 17 from 2019 to 2023 prior to redistricting.
Katherine Vig is an American orthodontist. Vig is the past president of American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.
Peter H. Buschang is an anthropologist,an orthodontic researcher and an orthodontic educator. He is also an honorary member of American Association of Orthodontics and Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists.
Dustin Burleson is an American orthodontist and consultant.
