Some random recollections of the growth and development of orthodontics in New South Wales, and Australia, between 1957 and 1969

The A.S.O. was founded by four orthodontists at the 1927 Melbourne Dental Congress. In 1958, when the N.S.W. Branch comprised eleven full members and thirty-two associates, the first Clinical Day for country members was held. The N.S.W. Branch organised a XVth anniversary clinical day at the Regent of Sydney on 20th June, 1984.

The growth and development of the N.S.W. Branch between 1957 and 1969 was recalled with reference to the first Australian Orthodontic Congress in Sydney in 1961, the Edmond Charles Gates Memorial prize, the Orthodontic Study Club and the establishment of a graduate study program at the University of Sydney. Mention was also made of similar highlights in this period in other States, such as the evolution of the Australian Orthodontic Journal, the Case of the Year competition, the first Begg lightwire course in Adelaide, and first edgewise course in Melbourne.

The locations of the early orthodontic practices in Sydney were recorded, as well as the role in the society’s progress by the University Club.