Early Life and Education
- Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1873
- Youngest of 11 children
- Attended Horton Collegiate Academy for high school
- Studied at Acadia University for undergraduate studies
- Obtained dental degree from the University of Toronto's Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery

Career
- Started own dental practice in 1896
- Moved to Boston in 1906 and became the first orthodontist in New England
- Taught at Harvard School of Dental Medicine from 1918 to 1945
- Developed myofunctional therapy in orthodontics
- Published multiple papers on the effects of musculature on the mouth

Honors and Positions
- President of the American Academy of Dental Science
- President of the American Association of Orthodontists
- President of the Northeastern Society of Orthodontists
- Received the Albert H. Ketcham Memorial Award in 1938
- Held honorary degrees from Acadia University and Washington University

Contributions to Orthodontics
- Explored the effect of musculature on the structure of the mouth
- Developed a system of exercises to stimulate growth in the maxillofacial region
- Coined the term 'myofunctional therapy'
- Presented his findings at the annual meeting of the American Association of Orthodontists in 1918
- Published the paper 'A Restatement of the Myofunctional Concept in Orthodontics' in 1950

Personal Life
- Resided in New Hampshire with his wife after retirement
- Certified Tree Farmer and charter member of the American Tree Farm Association
- Had two sons with his second wife, Robert Page Rogers and Edward Saunders Rogers
- Robert was a paediatrician and Edward was a professor of public health
- Married a third time to H. Evanel Haines in 1957