Palmer Method Palmer Method The Palmer Method of penmanship instruction was developed and promoted by Austin Palmer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was largely created as a simplified style of the "Spencerian Method", which had been the major standardized system of handwriting since the 1840s. The Palmer Method soon became the most popular handwriting system in the United States. Under the method, students were taught to adopt a uniform system of cursive writing with rhythmic motions. The method developed around 1888 and was introduced in the book "Palmer's Guide to Business Writing" (1894). Palmer's method involved "muscle motion"
Palmer notation FDI system does not lend itself easily. The Danish dentist Victor Haderup devised a variation of the Palmer notation where the (┘└ ┐┌) symbols are replaced by plus/minus signs, which can either be placed in front or behind the number. A plus (+) indicates upper position while minus (-) indicates lower. When the sign is in front of the number, it indicates left while after it indicates right. For instance -6 indicates the 6th lower left tooth, i.e. first mandibular molar. Palmer notation Palmer notation (named after Ohio dentist Dr. Corydon Palmer) is a dental notation used by dentists to