Carl F. Gugino

Carl Frank Gugino
Education University of Buffalo
Known for Founder of The Millennium Society & Great Lakes Orthodontics. Developed the first Virtual Treatment Objective along with Dr. Thomas Ricketts
Medical career
Profession Dentist
Specialism orthodontics

Carl Frank Gugino was an American Orthodontist who is known to develop the first computerized cephalometric and visual treatment objective (VTO) program with Dr. Robert M. Ricketts and Dr. Bench. He is mostly known, along with Peter R. Breads, to have founded Great Lakes Orthodontics which is an orthodontic laboratory and product company.[1][2]

Life

He graduated in 1953 from University of Buffalo. He then served as Commander in the United States Navy. After joining Navy, Dr. Gugino worked as a dentist for several years before he specialized in orthodontics from the same university in 1961. He develop the first computerized cephalometric and visual treatment objective (VTO) program with Dr. Thomas Ricketts and Dr. Bench. He authored a textbook called "Next generation BioprogressiveTM Philosophy, ZeroBase OrthodonticsTM".[3] He worked with Dr. Suyehiro and founded the Millennium Society. This society focused on the practice management aspect of orthodontics.[2]

Awards and recognition

  • French R.M. Ricketts Society - President
  • Bioprogressive Study Club, Japan - President
  • The Millennium Society - Founder
  • Great Lakes Orthodontics, 1965 - Founder

References

  1. ↑ Gugino, Carl F. (1977-01-01). An orthodontic philosophy. RM Communications.
  2. 1 2 "carl gugino bio". carlgugino.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  3. ↑ "About Great Lakes Orthodontics - Great Lakes Orthodontics". www.greatlakesortho.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.


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