Education and Personal Life - Allan G. Brodie earned a DDS degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1919. - He studied under Edward Angle at the Angle School of Orthodontia in Pasadena, California in 1925 and 1926. - He matriculated in the final graduating class of the Angle School of Orthodontia. - Brodie referred to the Angles as his foster parents. - He married Vera Elizabeth Smock in 1923 and had three children.

Professional Life - Brodie was invited by Dean Frederick Bogue Noyes to organize the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in 1929. - This is considered the beginning of the golden age of orthodontics. - He ran the Department of Orthodontics until 1966 and served as Dean of the College from 1944 to 1956. - Brodie maintained a private practice while working at the University.

Achievements - Brodie received an MS degree in anatomy and histology from the University in 1934. - He earned a PhD in anatomy in 1940. - At the time of his death in 1976, Brodie was writing his own book on orthodontics. - The book titled 'The Dentofacial Complex' was completed and published in 2004 by alumni, faculty, and staff of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.

Legacy - Brodie is considered the West Point of orthodontics by the Journal of the Charles H. Tweed International Foundation. - His work fulfilled Dr. Edward Angle's lifelong ambition to provide a broader and more scientific foundation for orthodontics. - He established one of the first graduate orthodontics departments in the United States. - Brodie contributed to the growth and development of orthodontics as a field. - He mentored and influenced numerous orthodontists and dental professionals.

References - University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry (2013). 'Celebrating A Proud Past'. Chicago: UIC College of Dentistry Press. p.86. - Charles B. Bolton - Holly Broadbent Sr. - Allan G. Brodie - Charles J. Burstone - Peter Buschang - Calvin Case - Harold Chapman (Orthodontist) - David Di Biase - Jean Delaire