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