Charles A.
Waldron
President, 1958-1959
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Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology. Used with permission.
Photo: circa 1954
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 16, 1922, Charles Waldron received his D.D.S. (1945) and M.S.D. in oral pathology (1951) from the University of Minnesota. He was in part time practice with his father, an oral surgeon (1945-50). In 1950 he became Assistant Professor of Oral Pathology at Washington University (St. Louis), advancing to Professor. In 1957, he was appointed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Science and Pathology. From 1958 to 1980 he was Professor and Chairman, Oral Pathology, at Emory University School of Dentistry, and Acting Dean and Dean,1980--83. He returned to Washington University in 1983 where he was Assistant Dean until he retired in 1987. From 1954 until 1956 he was on active duty with the U.S. Army Dental Corps, assigned to AFIP.
Chuck Waldron was Editor of the Academy (1970--76), Secretary of the American Board of Oral Pathology (1967-70), and its President in 1964 and 1970. He has been a consultant to civilian and military hospitals, a member of the Board of Consultants of AFIP, and a collaborator on WHO's Study Group on Oral Precancerous Conditions. He received the Outstanding Faculty Award from Emory University School of Dentistry and the Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Minnesota.
His publications include Ameloblastomas of the jaws, Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol, 1955; Central giant cell reparative granulomas of the jaws: analysis of 38 cases, Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol, 1966; Sclerotic cemental masses of the jaws, Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol, 1976; Erythroplakia of the oral cavity, Cancer, 1975; and Epithelial tumors of the mouth, in Gorlin and Goldman's Thoma's Oral Pathology (6th edition) 1970.
These notes and photos are from: Robinson HBG. History of the American Academy of Oral Pathology 1946-1987. The American Academy of Oral Pathology, Chicago, 1988, pp. 1-100. Used with permission.