Dr. Cannon received his degree in dentistry from Emory University and his orthodontic degree from the University of Montreal. He presently maintains a private orthodontic practice in Clermont, Georgia. Over the past thirty plus years, he has worked as a consultant for several orthodontic companies including Lancer Orthodontics, American Orthodontics, and Unitek. He has been awarded eight patents by the United States Patent Office for his unique ideas. His first patent was for the DualFlex archwire. This archwire was composed of nickel titanium in the anterior and stainless steel in the posterior. The anterior and/or posterior portions could be either round, square or rectangular. His other patents relate to bracket design. He developed the Cannon Cephalometric Analysis which clearly points out those cases with a true arch discrepancy. He has lectured extensively on the mechanics of orthodontic treatment and cephalometrics in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. He is presently on the staff of Vanderbilt University School of Orthodontics in Nashville, Tennessee. His philosophy of treatment might be best summed up by the following statement: The design of an orthodontic bracket should not dictate the final torques and angulations but rather enable their establishment. Combining his years of experience in bracket design with his unique talents, he has developed a bracket system, the Cannon Ultra II, that carries the concept of the programmed edgewise bracket to its next level.