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Robert W. Fry, a cum laude graduate of Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, earned his D.D.S. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1973. In addition to graduating with distinction as a member of the honor society, Dr. Fry was granted the Colgate award for his paper on Preventive Dentistry. He served two years as a captain in the Army at Fort Hood, Texas. Dr. Fry went on to pursue his Master of Science degree in Orthodontics at the University of North Carolina, where he was elected to Who's Who Among Students in 1976.
In 1977, Dr. Fry founded his private practice in the Kansas City area. In  1999 Fry Orthodontics was awarded the highest ranking by the Kansas Award for Excellence. The office went on to win the award three years in a row and is the only healthcare professional to ever receive this honor. Qualifying for this award allows Fry Orthodontics to compete for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Award.
Dr. Fry continually conducts extensive orthodontic studies, resulting in several publications. Fry Orthodontics has participated in numerous Alpha Test Projects including:
- The first ceramic orthodontic appliance
- The first Occlusal Slot Lingual orthodontic appliance
- Damon Comfort System orthodontic appliance
- Invisalign System (including an adolescent and MARA study for Invisalign)
Dr. Fry has invented many orthodontic appliances and techniques and lectures nationally and internationally on orthodontic treatment procedures and practice management. All honoraria from these efforts are donated to charity. He currently maintains a position of Adjunct Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at the Pacific School of Dentistry. In addition to his memberships with the American Association of Orthodontics and the American Dental Association, he is a member of the Kansas Dental Association, serving as President in 1987. In 2002 he received the Martin L. (Bud) Schulman Award for highest achievement in the Orthodontic Profession.
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