William B. Downs

William B. Downs
Born(1899-05-01)May 1, 1899
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1966(1966-01-13) (aged 66–67)
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
OccupationsOrthodontist, Professor
Organizations
  • American Association of Orthodontists
  • Edward Angle Society of Orthodontia
  • Tweed Foundation
  • Chicago Association of Orthodontists
Known forDowns Cephalometric Analysis
Awards
  • Albert H. Ketcham Award (1961)
  • Award of Merit, Chicago Association of Orthodontists (1963)

William B. Downs (1899–January 13, 1966) was an American orthodontist who is known for developing the first cephalometric analysis for orthodontics, the Downs analysis.

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