Education and Background:

Ross G. Kaplan received his Certificate in Orthodontics and M.S.D. (1973) from the University of Washington; D. Orth. (1970) and F.D.S. (1969) from the Royal College of Surgeons in London, England; and Bachelor of Dental Science (1965) from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has served as a full time associate professor from 1974 to 1980 and a part-time associate professor ever since, while also maintaining his own private practice.

Dr. Kaplan teaches and supervises the department's graduate orthodontic students. He is past president of the Oregon State Society of Orthodontists, member of the American Association of Orthodontists, member of the E.H. Angle Society of Orthodontists, and diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontists.

Kaplan R.G. Mandibular third molars and postretention crowding. American Journal of Orthodontics, 1974; 6:411-30.

Kaplan R.G. Some factors related to mandibular third molar impaction. Angle Orthodontics, 1975;45:153-158.

Kaplan R.G. Mandibular third molars in postretention orthodontic patients. (Abstract) American Journal of Orthodontics, 67:584, 1975.

Kaplan R.G. Clinical experiences with circumferential supracrestal fiberotomy. American Journal of Orthodontics, 1976;70:146-153.

Kaplan R.G., Smith C.C., Kanarek P.H. An analysis of three mixed dentition analyses. Journal of Dental Research, 1977;56:1337-43.

Kaplan R.G. Supracrestal fiberotomy. Journal of the American Dental Association, 1977; 95:1127-32.

Kaplan R.G. Standardization for serial intraoral photography. American Journal of Orthodontics, 1979;75:431-7.

Garfinkle R.L., Artese A., Kaplan R.G., Van Ness A.L. Effect of extraction in the late mixed dentition on the eruption of the first premolar in macaca nemestrina. Angle Orthodontics, 1980; 50:23-7.

Kaplan R.G. Induced condylar growth in a patient with hemifacial microsomia. Angle Orthodontics, 1989; 59:85-9.