Holly Broadbent Sr.
Holly Broadbent Sr. | |
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Born | Lockport, New York. | September 27, 1894
Died | December 23, 1977 | (aged 83)
Education | Case Western Reserve University |
Known for | Developing cephalometric roentgenography, Cephalometer |
Relatives | Holly Broadbent Jr (son) |
Medical career | |
Profession | Dentist |
Institutions | Case Western Reserve University |
Sub-specialties | Orthodontics |
Birdsall Holly Broadbent Sr. (27 September 1894 – 23 December 1977) was an American
Life
Broadbent was born in
Broadbent married Bernice Mathews in 1921 and had four children, including a son, Holly Broadbent Jr. Broadbent Sr. died in Kirtland, Ohio at the age of 83 and his ashes were buried in a cemetery in Brooklyn Heights.
Orthodontics
Broadbent has been credited with developing the cephalometer along with Dr. Wingate Todd during 1920s.[4] The Cephalometer held a patient's head steady during an x-ray. They published a paper in 1931 called A new X-ray Technique and Its Application to Orthodontia which introduced a technique. This longitudinal study which consisted of cephalometric measurements had 3500 school children aging from birth to adulthood.
He also established a reference point on the skull called Bolton Point.[2]
Award and recognitions
- Honorary Degree from Dublin University, 1960
- Honorary fellow in Dental Surgery at Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1966
- Honorary Doctor of Science from Case Western Reserve University, 1967
- Silver Beaver Award, 1952
- Albert H. Ketcham Award, 1944
- Honorary President of Twelfth International Dental Congress, 1957
References
- ^ "BROADBENT, BIRDSALL HOLLY". Encyclopedia of Cleveland. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ PMID 15432967. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "BROADBENT, BIRDSALL HOLLY | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- PMID 354407.