F. Copeland Shelden (1907 – December 19, 1977) was an American orthodontist who was a graduate of the

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. He played in important part in forming the

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Foundation for research.

Life

He was born in

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

. His father was Frank Shelden, who was also an orthodontist and a graduate of the Angle School of Orthodontia. He attended

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followed by education at the

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. He obtained his dental degree in 1931. He attended the Angle School of Orthodontia in

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, before attending dental school. He was a previous president of the Midwestern component of the Edward H. Angle Society and Charles H. Tweed Foundation. He was also a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. During his life he served on the faculty of dental school departments at the

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, and

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. He also served on the board of directors of the

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and played an important role in founding the

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Chapter at the University of Missouri in 1967 and the University of Kansas in 1975.

References

American orthodontists People from Kansas City, Missouri 1907 births 1977 deaths 20th-century dentists Wentworth Military Academy and College alumni University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni Tufts University faculty Washington University in St. Louis faculty University of Detroit Mercy faculty {{US-med-bio-stub