Raymond Begg

Percy Raymond Begg AO (October 13, 1898 – 1983) was 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.

Birth and education

Dr. Begg was born in Coolgardie, Western Australia. His father was an accountant and mother a business manager. Him and his family moved to Adelaide in 1900 and there he was enrolled into Pulteney Grammar School. Eventually he attended St. Peter's College and he was one-time a classmate of Howard Florey. He received his science degree from University of Melbourne and then decided to enroll in Angle School of Orthodontia in Pasedena, California. Dr. Begg married in 1928 and eventually had three children.

Death

Dr. Begg retired in the year 1980. On January 18, 1983 he died at Glen Osmond and was cremated. He is survived by his wife and their son.

Awards and recognitions

• Became Officer of the Order of Australia in 1981
• First Australian to be inducted into Hall of Fame at the Paris-based Pierre Fauchard Academy
• Founding member of Australian Society of Orthodontists in 1927
• Albert H. Ketcham Memorial Award Recipient by AAO in 1977
• Fellow of the International College of Dentists and of the Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons

There is a plaque in his honour on the Jubilee 150 Walkway, at the Adelaide Dental Hospital.

See also

• Orthodontics
• Melbourne Faculty of Dentistry
• Orthodontic technology