Education and Career
- Raymond Begg was born in Coolgardie, Australia.
- He attended Pulteney Grammar School and St. Peters College in Adelaide.
- In 1923, he received a science degree from the University of Melbourne.
- In 1924, he enrolled in the Angle School of Orthodontia in Pasadena, California.
- He returned to Australia in 1925 and worked as a professor at the University of Adelaide.
Begg Technique
- The Begg technique consists of three stages: opening anterior bite, closing anterior spaces, and root correction.
- It involves the use of bite opening bends and class II elastics.
- The technique was introduced to the United States by Harold Kesling and George Dishham.
- Dr. Kesling popularised the technique in the United States.
- In 1959, the results of the Begg technique were assessed by over 150 orthodontists.
Death and Legacy
- Raymond Begg retired in 1980.
- He died on January 18, 1983, in Glen Osmond.
- He was cremated.
- He is survived by his youngest daughter, Diana Coates.
- In 1981, he became an Officer of the Order of Australia.
- He was the first Australian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
- He was a founding member of the Australian Society of Orthodontists in 1927.
- In 1977, he received the Albert H. Ketcham Memorial Award.
- He was a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons.
Related Topics
- Orthodontics
- Melbourne Faculty of Dentistry
- Orthodontic technology
- Begg orthodontic technique (Powerhouse Museum)
- Publications by Pierre Fauchard Academy
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Percival Raymond Begg AO (10 October 1898 – 18 January 1983) was a professor at the University of Adelaide School of Dentistry and a well known orthodontist, famous for developing the "Begg technique". Permanent displays dedicated to the Begg technique can be found in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, the Library of the American Dental Association in Chicago, and the PR Begg Museum at the University of Adelaide.
Raymond Begg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Percival Raymond Begg 10 October 1898 Coolgardie, Australia. |
| Died | 18 January 1983 (aged 84) Glen Osmond, South Australia |
| Education | University of Adelaide, Angle School of Orthodontia |
| Known for | Developed Australian orthodontic wire and light wire technique with differential forces |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Dentist |
| Sub-specialties | Orthodontics |
