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Pierre Fauchard (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ foʃaʁ]; 2 January 1679 – 21 March 1761) [1] was a French physician, credited as being the "father of modern dentistry". [2] He is widely known for writing the first complete scientific description of dentistry, Le Chirurgien Dentiste ("The Surgeon Dentist"), published in 1728. [2]
He researched many important topics to dentistry, including the cause of dental fluorosis [3] and ideal cavity preparations. One of his many inventions was a foot-driven dental drill . He is also known for his principles of tooth preparations , in which he outlines the proper methods to prepare teeth for fillings .
She later received the world’s first license as a dental hygienist in Connecticut in 1917, [5] and she became the first president of the Connecticut Dental Hygienists Association; she died November 15, 1958, at the age of 83. [6]) Fones once said: "It is primarily to this important work of public education that the dental hygienist is called.
Jim Harrell, Jr. – past chairman of the American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs, and a Democratic Party (United States) politician; Chapin A. Harris – co-founded the first dental school in the US, and possibly anywhere; Gillette Hayden - served as the first female president of the American Academy of Periodontology
The history of dental treatments dates back to thousands of years. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The scope of this article is limited to the pre-1981 history . The earliest known example of dental caries manipulation is found in a Paleolithic man, dated between 14,160 and 13,820 BP . [ 3 ]
Hesy-Ra (also read Hesy-Re and Hesire) was an ancient Egyptian high official during the early Third Dynasty of Egypt.His most notable title was Wer-ibeḥsenjw, meaning either "Great one of the ivory cutters" or "Great one of the dentists", which makes him the earliest named dentist.
In 1905 she was awarded the Doctor of Dental Surgery from that school, [14] and after a trial of the State Board of Dental Examiners, which delayed the awarding of licenses, she was granted a dental license in August 1905. [15] 1909: Minnie Evangeline Jordon established the first dental practice in the United States devoted only to pediatric ...
Dentistry developed during the early parts of Roman history, which may be due to the arrival of a Greek doctor named Archagathus. Ancient Roman oral surgical tools included the curettes, osteotomes, cauteries, scalpels, bone forceps, [1] and bone levers. [2] The ancient Romans invented the usage of narcotics during dental surgery.