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