Early Life and Education
- Born in Newport, New Hampshire in 1848
- Ancestors were Captain John Lowell and Hannah Dustin
- Grew up on a family farm
- Attended Geisel School of Medicine
- Graduated from Boston Dental College in 1879
Career in Dentistry and Orthodontics
- Practiced dentistry in Woodstock, Vermont from 1873
- Formed Vermont State Dental Society in 1876
- Known for work with patients with Cleft Lip and Palate deformities
- Introduced elastics for force application in Orthodontics
- Baker Anchorage combined rubber tubing with a wire crib
- Baker's discovery eliminated the need for tooth extraction in some cases
Personal Life and Family
- Married Julia Willis in 1874
- Had two sons: Lawrence Willis Baker and Warren Stearns Baker
- Lawrence became an Orthodontic Professor at Harvard Dental School
- Warren died at a young age
- Retired to Hillsborough, New Hampshire after Julia's death in 1918
- Died in Hillsborough in 1934
Awards and Recognitions
- Awarded a bronze bas relief by the American Society of Orthodontists in 1923
- Honorary member of the American Association of Orthodontists
- Honorary member of the Vermont State Dental Society
- Honorary member of the New Hampshire State Dental Society
References
- Rogers, Alfred P. (1958). 'Henry Albert Baker.' American Journal of Orthodontics, 44(12), 940–942.
- Phulari, Basavaraj Subhashchandra (2013). 'History of Orthodontics.' JP Medical Ltd. ISBN 9789350904718.
- 'Dr. Henry A. Baker.' Hartford Courant, Hillsboro, New Hampshire, April 26, 1934, p.4. Retrieved December 21, 2020, via Newspapers.com.
- Kumar (2008). 'Orthodontics.' Elsevier India. ISBN 9788131210543.
- 'History of Orthodontic Braces and Orthodontia.' www.roederorthodontics.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
Henry Albert Baker (November 27, 1848 – April 24, 1934) was an American orthodontist who was known to introduce orthodontics to the use of intermaxilary elastics. He is also known for the Baker anchorage.
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| Born | November 27, 1848 |
| Died | April 24, 1934 (aged 85) Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
| Education | Boston College of Dentistry |
| Known for | Developed Baker Anchorage and discovered the intermaxillary elastics for the field of Orthodontics |
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| Profession | Dentist |
| Sub-specialties | Orthodontics |
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