Charles Augustus Hawley (March 13, 1861 – July 22, 1929) was an American orthodontist who is known for developing the Hawley retainer which is used in the field of Orthodontics. He attended Angle School of Orthodontia and graduated from there in 1905.

Life

He was born in

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in 1861. He attended high school in

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and then attended

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for his college degree. He then attended

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and obtained his degree in 1893. He then became the Professor of Operative faculty soon after his graduation from the school. He is known to be one of the first people to have used nitrous oxide as an anesthetic for the removal of teeth. He attended Angle School of Orthodontia and graduated in 1905. He moved to Washington, D.C. after and became the first person to specialize in Orthodontics in that city. He was married to Evelyn Frank Hawley.

Career

In the field of Orthodontics, he is best known for his introduction of a refined type of retention plate called the Hawley Bite Plate. Two of Dr. Hawley's papers ''Determination of the Normal Arch and Its Application to Orthodontia'' and ''An Accurate Method in Orthodontia'' were read before 4th International Dental Congress and New York Institute of Stomatology. These papers were direct results of Dr. Hawley's work.

Positions held

* American Society of Orthodontists, President, 1908 * New York Society of Orthodontists, President, 1929 * Southern Society of Orthodontist, President-Elect * District of Columbia Dental Society, President * American College of Dentists, Fellow

References

American dentists Orthodontists 1861 births 1929 deaths University of Michigan School of Dentistry alumni Ohio State University alumni {{US-med-bio-stub