Key Individuals
Orthodontics has developed through the pioneering work of many individuals. In these pages, you can explore the contributions of some of these people to find out how the orthodontic profession developed over the last century.
Clifford Ballard
Clifford Ballard was born in 1910. His father, Frederick Ballard, was a politically active dentist who was influential in having orthodontic treatment included in the NHS.
Harold Chapman
Born in Liverpool, Harold Chapman undertook an indenture with a local dentist before qualifying with a LDS from Liverpool School of Dental Surgery in 1903.
Charles Philip Adams
Professor Adams qualified from Queen’s University in 1940. He served in the Royal Navy before becoming a lecturer at the University of Liverpool and the Eastman Dental Hospital.
David DiBiase
Born in 1935, David DiBiase studied dentistry at King’s College London, graduating in 1959. After serving in the RAF DiBiase went on to obtain his Diploma in Orthdontics in 1965 followed by the Fellowship.
Charles Gaine
Gaine was born in 1827 in Ludlow, Shropshire. He completed an apprenticeship in dentistry. He claimed in advertisements in the Bath Hereford newspapers to have been a pupil of Thomas Bell…
John Hooper
Born in 1916, Hooper attended Ardingly College before qualifying in dentistry at the Royal Dental Hospital. After graduation he joined the orthodontic department until the outbreak of the Second World War.
George Northcroft
George Northcroft obtained his first dental qualification from the University of Michigan in 1890. On his return to Britain he attended the London School of Dental Surgery, qualifying in 1892.
Sheldon Friel
Sheldon Friel graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1908. He gained a M.Dent.Sc in 1909 before attending Angle’s School in Connecticut. In 1910 he established a specialist orthodontic practice in Dublin…
Stephen Gould
Born in 1923 in Southampton, Stephen Gould was educated in Wolverhampton. He joined the Army during WWII, serving in India and Burma.
Hubert Visick
Hubert Visick was born in 1880 in Hampstead, London to surgeon Arthur Baxter Visick and Mary Anne Gates, who was part of the Gates family of the founded Cow and Gate.
Harold Watkin
Harold Watkin was 30 when he started his dental career. He spent two years as an apprentice in general practice before qualifying from the Liverpool Dental School in 1918.