Carl Frank Gugino is an
American
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orthodontist who is known to develop the first computerized
cephalometric and visual treatment objective (VTO) program with Dr.
Robert M. Ricketts
Dr. Robert M. Ricketts (May 5, 1920 - June 17, 2003) was an American orthodontist known for many contributions in the field of orthodontics. Most important contributions were related to his development of Ricketts' Cephalometric Analysis and an ...
and Dr. Bench. He is mostly known, along with Peter R. Breads, to have founded Great Lakes Dental Technologies, formally known as Great Lakes Orthodontics, which is an orthodontic laboratory and product company.
Life
He graduated in 1953 from
University at Buffalo. He then served dental officer in the
United States Navy Dental Corps
The Dental Corps of the United States Navy consists of naval officers who have a doctorate in either dental surgery (DDS) or dental medicine (DMD) and who practice dentistry for Sailors and Marines to ensure optimal oral health.
The U.S. Navy De ...
from 1953 to 1955. He was stationed at the naval hospital at
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point (*) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, United States, in the eastern part of the state. It was built in 1941, and was commissioned in 1942 and ...
in North Carolina and became a lieutenant in 1955. After serving in the Navy, Gugino worked as a dentist for several years before he specialized in orthodontics from the same university in 1961. He developed the first computerized cephalometric and visual treatment objective (VTO) program with Dr. Thomas Ricketts and Dr. Bench. He authored a textbook called Next Generation ''BioprogressiveTM Philosophy, ZeroBase OrthodonticsTM''.
He worked with Dr. Suyehiro and founded the
Millennium Society. This society is focused on the practice management aspect of orthodontics.
Awards and recognition
* French R.M. Ricketts Society - President
* Bioprogressive Study Club, Japan - President
* The Millennium Society - Founder
* Great Lakes Orthodontics, 1965 - Founder
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American dentists
Orthodontists
University at Buffalo alumni
20th-century American naval officers
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