Dr P. Raymond BEGG A.O.

1. Dr P. Raymond BEGGA.O. B.D.Sc., L.D.S.(Melb.), D.D.Sc., F.R.A.C.D.S., F.I.C.D., 13th October, 1898 - 18th January, 1983 Wayne J. Sampson School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide

2. lwhat is orthodontics? overview - aesthetics

3. lwhat is orthodontics? overview - it often involves fixed appliances (braces) Begg ribbon arch brackets Tip-Edge

4. D.B. pre-treatment

5. D.B. pre-treatment

6. D.B. Dr Begg’s appliance placed D.B. 5 months into treatment

7. D.B. Bands off

8. D.B. Bands off ….the magic of Dr Begg’s appliance!

9. Dr Begg’s Biographical Notes lborn in a tent on the goldfields of Coolgardie, Western Australia,13th October, 1898 lfather, Percy William Begg was an accountant and business manager lmother, Fannie Elizabeth (nee Jacob) lboth parents were English and “Tick” was the eldest of three surviving children lhis paternal grandfather was an Orient line sea captain, first Lloyds Surveyor in Adelaide and co-founded the South Australian Stevedoring Company at Port Adelaide lalthough christened Raymond Percy he later signed his name as Percy Raymond

11. Biographical Notes l1909 – 1912 Pulteney Grammar School l1913 - 1917 St. Peter’s Collegiate College - excelled at sport (high jump record for 15 years) Adelaide Oval

12. Sixteenth Inter-Collegiate 1913 Dr Begg Howard Florey- of penicillin fame

14. Biographical Notes lwhen 20, he worked as a jackeroo on Boonoke sheep and cattle station, Southern Riverina NSW - a gap year? TB? lB.D.Sc. and L.D.S., Melbourne 1923 - was supposed to study medicine - no dental course yet in Adelaide; therefore, Melbourne - a strong desire to study orthodontics - a cousin, Dr Stanley Wilkinson and a nurse lstudied with Edward H. Angle at the Angle School of Orthodontia, Pasadena, California, from March 1924 to October 1925

15. Melbourne Dental Hospital 1923

16. Edward Angle and Anna Hopkins Angle

17. Angle Society of Orthodontists 3rd May,1925

18. Camping in the California hills

19. Biographical Notes lEdward H. Angle, Fred Ishii, and edgewise lSpencer Atkinson and mesial migration Spencer Atkinson

20. A skull showing typical tooth wear in ancient peoples

21. ….returning from Angle’s School

22. Biographical Notes lreturned to Adelaide in 1925 - appointed lecturer in orthodontia in January, 1926 -commenced private practice - Honorary Dental Surgeon, Adelaide Hospital ltreated non-extraction, expansion edgewise for two years lbegan re-treating with pre-molar extraction in 1928 (platinised, .020” round gold wire in 1929 ) lmarried Evelyn (Nellie) Ellen Hamilton on the 26th April, 1928 at St Andrews Church, Walkerville - Nellie played Linton Cup tennis

23. Biographical Notes lthey had three children - Janet Elizabeth Solly (psychiatrist, Brisbane) - David Hamilton Begg (managed K.I. property) - Diana Hamilton Coates (married Lt.Gen. John Coates) lDDSc awarded by The University of Adelaide “Some aspects of the Etiology of Irregularity and Malocclusion of the teeth” lthe Begg technique was evolving and in the early 1940’s he met Arthur J Wilcock, University of Melbourne, who developed high tensile stainless steel wire

24. Wilcock’s wire drawing machine

25. Biographical Notes lafter the second world war he was involved in running sheep stations in South Australia - Mount Ive (near Lake Gairdner), Camelback (K.I.)

26. Biographical Notes l1954 published “Stone Age Man’s Dentition” l1956 published treatment with the Begg technique - world-wide interest lH.D. Kesling visited Adelaide in 1957 and the long association with TP began l1960 presented Begg treatment to the American Association of Orthodontists – a sensation! lthe technique rapidly developed and the stage system was introduced for teaching lretired from the University of Adelaide as senior lecturer in 1963

27. Biographical Notes lhe had tried titanium wires in 1954 but thought they were “too soft” lcontinued in private orthodontic practice and travelled to present the Begg appliance and treatment philosophy around the world - Verco Bldg. then Shell House - Alice Springs lBegg Societies were formed in America, Europe, Japan and Australia lthe Begg journal published until 1969

28. Biographical Notes lpermanent display established in 1964 at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C. lpublished the Begg Technique text in 1965 - further editions in 1971 and 1977 - Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese lthe glory days! Profuse lectures and courses - P. R. Begg, M. R. Sims and G. I. Brown - the Kesling & Rocke Center at La Porte Indiana lreceived the Albert H. Ketcham award in 1977

29. Biographical Notes lretired from private practice in 1980 - but registered another patent 1 month before he died lcreated Officer of the Order of Australia in 1981 for services to Humanity ldied in Adelaide on the 18th January, 1983 lpermanent memorial established in 1986 at the Adelaide Dental Hospital l Named as one of 200 significant Australians in the bi-centennial celebrations in 1988

30. Biographical Notes lin 2001, the Begg Technique was listed among the top 100 Australian inventions of the 20th century ( displayed at the Powerhouse Museum) linducted into the Pierre Fauchard Hall of Fame in 2007 - the first Australian dentist to be honoured lIncluded in The Advertiser’s list of 150 South Australian heroes in 2008

31. Adelaide Dental Hospital 1986

36. Retirement Dinner 1981 Mrs Begg Dr Begg

37. Dr Begg in 1982 Milton Sims Dr Begg Arthur Wilcock Jr. Arthur Wilcock Snr.

38. At Dr Begg’s last birthday in 1982 Fraser Gurling Milton Sims Wayne Sampson Dr Begg Bill Weekes Peter Cheng John Jenner Raj Prasad Ronnie Wong

39. Dr Begg’s orthodontic practice in Shell House

40. Lt.Gen. John Coates Bill Winspear Diana Coates ….induction to the Pierre Fauchard Hall of Fame – 1st June, 2007

41. Well done and thank you

42. Postscript la nephew, Dr Malcolm Begg, is a rheumatologist - apparently, Dr Begg wanted him to be an orthodontist lMalcolm Begg Jr (Collie) is an orthopaedic surgeon lMalcolm Begg’s cousin, Alastair Begg, is a cardiologist All are practicing in Adelaide