Dr. Juri Kurol (1942–2011) was a Swedish orthodontist who was the president of the

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until 2002. He is known for his contributions made in the field of orthodontics related to diagnosing and evaluating the eruption pattern of maxillary canines.

Life

He was born in

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in 1942. He moved to

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in Sweden at the age of two and finished his high schooling there in 1961. He attended

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and earned his dental degree from there in 1966. Before starting his orthodontic residency, he enrolled himself in the Dental Public Health Service in Ljungbyholm, Sweden. He received his masters certificate in orthodontics from the

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in 1972. In 1984, he attained his PhD and became an associate professor a year later at the University of Goteborg. He then served as the chairman of the Orthodontic Department at the Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education in Jönköping from 1985 to 1997. He retired in 2004.

Orthodontics

Kurol did his research in disorders about the erupting pattern of human canine and molar teeth. He developed classifications to recognize the different eruption patterns of these teeth. In his lifetime, he published over 100 articles and wrote many textbook chapters.

Awards and positions

* 1997 -

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Memorial Lecture Award, European Orthodontic Society * 1988–2003 - Board of Swedish Association of Orthodontists, President * 1998–2002 - European Federation of Orthodontic Specialists Association, President

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurol, Juri American dentists Orthodontists 1942 births 2011 deaths 20th-century dentists