Introduction to Dentistry and the Dental Assistant DENTAL HISTORY Introduction
Early Times
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The Egyptians
Figure 1—As evidenced by this papyrus scroll filled with dental markings, the Egyptians were among the first civilizations to practice dentistry.
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The Phoenicians
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The Greeks
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The Chinese
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The Romans
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The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
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FIGURE 4—Pierre Fauchard
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Pioneers of Dentistry John Baker, M.D.
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FIGURE 5 George Washington s Dentures
Paul Revere
FIGURE 6 Paul Revere is also famous in dental history.
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John Greenwood
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
FIGURE 7ﾂ有ucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to graduate from an accredited dental school.
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G. V. Black
FIGURE 8 Dr. Black s Operatory
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Sir John Tomes
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
FIGURE 9—Sir John Tomes helped establish a Dentists’ Register, dental surgery exams, and the British Dental Association.
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FIGURE 10—Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was a pioneer of x-ray technology.
C. Edmund Kells
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Horace Wells
FIGURE 11—Horace Wells was the first dentist to use nitrous oxide gas.
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The Amalgam War
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