Dr P. Raymond BEGG A.O.

B.D.Sc., L.D.S.(Melb.), D.D.Sc., F.R.A.C.D.S., F.I.C.D.,

13th October, 1898 - 18th January, 1983

Wayne J. Sampson School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide

what is orthodontics?

overview

- aesthetics

what is orthodontics?

overview

- it often involves fixed appliances (braces)

Begg ribbon arch brackets Tip-Edge

D.B. pre-treatment

D.B. pre-treatment

D.B. Dr Begg’s appliance placed

D.B. 5 months into treatment

D.B. Bands off

D.B. Bands off

….the magic of Dr Begg’s appliance!

Dr Begg’s Biographical Notes

born in a tent on the goldfields of Coolgardie, Western Australia,13th October, 1898

father, Percy William Begg was an accountant and business manager

mother, Fannie Elizabeth (nee Jacob)

both parents were English and “Tick” was the eldest of three surviving children

his paternal grandfather was an Orient line sea captain, first Lloyds Surveyor in Adelaide and co-founded the South Australian Stevedoring Company at Port Adelaide

although christened Raymond Percy he later signed his name as Percy Raymond

Biographical Notes

1909 – 1912 Pulteney Grammar School

1913 - 1917 St. Peter’s Collegiate College

- excelled at sport (high jump record for 15 years)

Adelaide Oval

Sixteenth Inter-Collegiate 1913

Dr Begg Howard Florey- of penicillin fame

Biographical Notes

when 20, he worked as a jackeroo on Boonoke sheep and cattle station, Southern Riverina NSW

- a gap year? TB?

B.D.Sc. and L.D.S., Melbourne 1923

- was supposed to study medicine

- no dental course yet in Adelaide; therefore, Melbourne

- a strong desire to study orthodontics

- a cousin, Dr Stanley Wilkinson and a nurse

studied with Edward H. Angle at the Angle School of Orthodontia, Pasadena, California, from March 1924 to October 1925

Melbourne Dental Hospital 1923

Edward Angle and Anna Hopkins Angle

Angle Society of Orthodontists 3rd May,1925

Camping in the California hills

Biographical Notes

Edward H. Angle, Fred Ishii, and edgewise

Spencer Atkinson and mesial migration

Spencer Atkinson

A skull showing typical tooth wear in ancient peoples

….returning from Angle’s School

Biographical Notes

returned to Adelaide in 1925

- appointed lecturer in orthodontia in January, 1926

- commenced private practice

- Honorary Dental Surgeon, Adelaide Hospital

treated non-extraction, expansion edgewise for two years

began re-treating with pre-molar extraction in 1928 (platinised, .020” round gold wire in 1929 )

married Evelyn (Nellie) Ellen Hamilton on the 26th April, 1928 at St Andrews Church, Walkerville

- Nellie played Linton Cup tennis

Biographical Notes

they had three children

- Janet Elizabeth Solly (psychiatrist, Brisbane)

- David Hamilton Begg (managed K.I. property)

- Diana Hamilton Coates (married Lt.Gen. John Coates)

DDSc awarded by The University of Adelaide “Some aspects of the Etiology of Irregularity and Malocclusion of the teeth”

the Begg technique was evolving and in the early 1940’s he met Arthur J Wilcock, University of Melbourne, who developed high tensile stainless steel wire

Wilcock’s wire drawing machine

Biographical Notes

after the second world war he was involved in running sheep stations in South Australia - Mount Ive (near Lake Gairdner), Camelback (K.I.)

Biographical Notes

1954 published “Stone Age Man’s Dentition”

1956 published treatment with the Begg technique

- world-wide interest

H.D. Kesling visited Adelaide in 1957 and the long association with TP began

1960 presented Begg treatment to the American Association of Orthodontists – a sensation!

the technique rapidly developed and the stage system was introduced for teaching

retired from the University of Adelaide as senior lecturer in 1963

Biographical Notes

he had tried titanium wires in 1954 but thought they were “too soft”

continued in private orthodontic practice and travelled to present the Begg appliance and treatment philosophy around the world

- Verco Bldg. then Shell House

- Alice Springs

Begg Societies were formed in America, Europe, Japan and Australia

the Begg journal published until 1969

Biographical Notes

permanent display established in 1964 at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.

published the Begg Technique text in 1965

- further editions in 1971 and 1977

- Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese

the glory days! Profuse lectures and courses

- P. R. Begg, M. R. Sims and G. I. Brown

- the Kesling & Rocke Center at La Porte Indiana

received the Albert H. Ketcham award in 1977

Biographical Notes

retired from private practice in 1980

- but registered another patent 1 month before he died

created Officer of the Order of Australia in 1981 for services to Humanity

died in Adelaide on the 18th January, 1983

permanent memorial established in 1986 at the Adelaide Dental Hospital

Named as one of 200 significant Australians in the bi-centennial celebrations in 1988

Biographical Notes

in 2001, the Begg Technique was listed among the top 100 Australian inventions of the 20th

century ( displayed at the Powerhouse Museum)

inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Hall of Fame in 2007

- the first Australian dentist to be honoured

Included in The Advertiser’s list of 150 South Australian heroes in 2008

Adelaide Dental Hospital 1986

Retirement Dinner 1981

Dr BeggMrs Begg

Dr Begg in 1982

Milton Sims

Dr BeggArthur Wilcock Jr.

Arthur Wilcock Snr.

At Dr Begg’s last birthday in 1982

Peter Cheng

Wayne Sampson Bill Weekes Dr Begg

Raj Prasad Ronnie Wong

John Jenner

Fraser Gurling

Milton Sims

Dr Begg’s orthodontic practice in Shell House

….induction to the Pierre Fauchard Hall of Fame – 1st June, 2007

Bill Winspear

Diana Coates

Lt.Gen. John Coates

Well done and thank you

Postscript

a nephew, Dr Malcolm Begg, is a rheumatologist

- apparently, Dr Begg wanted him to be an orthodontist

Malcolm Begg Jr (Collie) is an orthopaedic surgeon

Malcolm Begg’s cousin, Alastair Begg, is a cardiologist

All are practicing in Adelaide