Early Life and Education
- Born in Brno, Moravia
- Received education in Austria-Hungary
- Attended Karl Ferdinands University, Prague for Medical Degree
- Earned Dental Degree at Berlin Dentalpoliclinic
- Practiced with Dr. Weiser in Vienna until 1914

Career Highlights
- Gave lectures at Angle School of Orthodontia in New London, Connecticut
- Published article on tissue changes in tooth movement in 1911
- Demonstrated that ligatures on a heavy base wire act as a lever
- Proposed the use of gentle forces with rest intervals in Orthodontics
- Contributed to the professionalization of orthodontics

Contributions to Orthodontics
- Showed that tooth movement involves complete reorganization of bone tissue
- Emphasised the advantages of using gentle forces in Orthodontics
- Introduced teachings of Edward Angle to European institutions
- Published article on physiologic orthodontic movement in 1944
- Made significant contributions to the field of orthodontics

References
- Noyes, Frederick (1945). The contribution of Albin Oppenheim to Orthodontia.
- Oppenheim, Albert (1944). A possibility of physiologic orthodontic movement.
- Wahl, Norman. Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 4: The professionalization of orthodontics.
- Authority control databases: VIAF, Germany, Czech Republic, IdRef
- This dentistry article and biographical article related to medicine in the United States are stubs.

Personal Life and Legacy
- Moved to Geneva, Switzerland in 1938 due to World War II tensions
- Settled in the US in 1939 and became a faculty member at University of Southern California
- Died in Hollywood, California in 1945
- Remembered for his contributions to orthodontics
- His work continues to influence the field of orthodontics today