A native of Chicago and a West Point graduate, Norman Wahl was commissioned in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. After three years of service, he worked in the film studios, later producing two documentary films on the history of Los Angeles. He finally decided on a career in dentistry, specializing in orthodontics. In addition to a BS degree from the U.S. Military Academy, Dr. Wahl has a DDS from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry, an MS in orthodontics from Northwestern University, and an MA in history from California State University at Northridge. He has written for the military and lay presses as well as for dental publications (mostly on orthodontic history). He is the… author of Oral Signs and Symptoms, Wahl's Oral Histories, and articles in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, The Angle Orthodontist, the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, Dental Economics, and the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Bulletin. He has taught orthodontic history at the UCLA College of Dentistry. At present he is historian of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists. Dr. Wahl lives with his wife, Betty, in Sequim, Washington, and divides his time between orthodontic practice, writing, and freelance copyediting. Who Was Who in Orthodontic History seems a natural outgrowth of his experience in orthodontics, his compulsion for orderliness, and his love of history.