Lester Levern Merrifield (February 1, 1921 – January 15, 2000) was an American orthodontist known for his contributions in developing the Tweed-Merrifield philosophy with the Edgewise brackets during the 1950s.[1][2][3] He was a previous President of Charles H. Tweed Foundation.
In 1951 he entered United States Air Force as a Captain and transferred to Amarillo Air Force Base. He eventually completed his tour duty in 1953. After that he moved to Kay County, Oklahoma where he started an Orthodontic Practice with his brother Vernon Merrifield. He worked in his private practice for 50 years.
Career
Dr. Merrifield enrolled himself in the Advanced edgewise technique course at the Tweed Foundation in 1953. Dr. Charles H. Tweed invited Dr. Merrifield to become a Co-instructor at the institution and later the Director of the Institution. When Dr. Tweed died in 1970, Dr. Merrifield assumed the chairmanship of the board. His contribution lead him to give lectures twice a year at the Tweed Foundation for more than 40 years.
He was married to Jan Marlene McVicker.
Awards and positions
Tweed Foundation Distinguished Service Award
Martin Dewey Award
Oklahoma Dental Society, President
Albert H. Ketcham Award, 1989
References
^"In Memoriam". AJODO. 1990. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^Vaden, J. L. (1996-12-01). "The Tweed-Merrifield philosophy". Seminars in Orthodontics. 2 (4): 237–240. doi:10.1016/s1073-8746(96)80023-5. ISSN 1073-8746. PMID 9161294.
^Klontz, Herbert A. (1996-12-01). "Tweed-Merrifield sequentialdirectional force treatment". Seminars in Orthodontics. Tweed Philosophy. 2 (4): 254–267. doi:10.1016/S1073-8746(96)80025-9. PMID 9161296.
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