Heritage/Edward H. Angle Past Lecturers and Lecture Titles
The Heritage Lecture, sponsored by the University of Tennessee, is an honorary lecture sponsored by annual and/or perpetual donors. It is a way to memorialize and honor individuals who have contributed to the rich heritage of the orthodontic specialty. This lecture features a specific aspect or issue of current clinical, academic or research interest that has its roots in the history of orthodontics and is significant to the contemporary practice of orthodontics or future direction of the orthodontic specialty. This lecture has been part of the AAO Annual Session since 1998.
In 2006 the lecture was renamed to the Edward H. Angle Lecture. This lecture features a specific aspect or issue of current clinical, academic or research interest that has its roots in the history of orthodontics and is significant to the contemporary practice of orthodontics or future direction of the orthodontic specialty. This lecture is named in honor of Dr. Edward Hartley Angle who is widely regarded as the father of orthodontics.
Created: August 15, 2008
Updated: January 24, 2025
| YEAR | LECTURER | TITLE OF LECTURE |
| 2025 | Lee Graber | Smile science: shaping the future of orthodontics |
| 2024 | Orhan Tuncay | Edward H. Angle, a Pennsylvania journey |
| 2023 | Rolf Behrents | Our art and science as a foundation for clinical practice |
| 2022 | Sunil Kapila | Evolution of orthodontics: from Angle to artificial intelligence and beyond |
| 2021 | Ravi Nanda | Biomechanics and force delivery systems: wires to screws to plastics |
| 2020 | Steven Dugoni | Mixed dentition orthodontics: can it be effective? |
| 2019 | Peter Buschang | 30 years of achievements – our proudest moments |
| 2018 | Bjorn Zachrisson | Science, practice and ethics in finishing adult and elderly patients |
| 2017 | David Turpin | Changing treatment goals to confront reality |
| 2016 | Birte Melsen | Fast food or slow food orthodontics |
| 2015 | Richard McLaughlin | The top ten lessons I have learned in orthodontics |
| 2014 | James McNamara | Seeking effective and efficient dentofacial orthopedics: lessons learned along the way |
| 2013 | David Sarver | Arts and humanities in orthodontics |
| 2012 | Donald Joondeph | Traverse the Transverse |
| 2011 | William R. Proffit | New goals, new technology in modern orthodontics |
| 2010 | Carla A. Evans | The past and future of imaging in orthodontics |
| 2009 | Sheldon Peck | Facial esthetics through the ages: broadening our vision in orthodontics |
| 2008 | James L. Vaden | Orthodontics: the benefits vs the burden |
| 2007 | Patrick K. Turley | The orthodontist and dentoalveolar trauma: are you up to date in current management techniques? |
| 2006 | Vincent G. Kokich | Contemporary adult orthodontics: are your treatment objectives realistic? |
| 2005 | John S. Casko | Surgical orthodontic treatment: where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going? |
2004 | Hubert E. Kiser, Jr. | Past 50 years: our teachers, researchers and developers |
| 2003 | Pierre G. Planche | Therapeutical Class II occlusion after extraction of upper second bicuspids |
| 2002 | Ronald H. Roth | Our heritage and our legacy in orthodontics – what will our generation leave behind |
| 2001 | Jack G. Dale | A vision for the future: orthodontics 2001 and beyond |
| 2000 | William DeKock | Orthodontics @ 2000: a century of progress throughout the world |
| 1999 | TM Graber | The past as a prelude to the future |
| 1998 | TM Graber | The people and passion of the 20th century |