Hesi-Re
First "doctor of teeth
Pierre Fauchard
Founder of modern dentistry
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Discovered x-rays
Robert Woofendale
One of the first dentists to arrive in the United States
Josiah Flagg
Constructed the first dental chair
James Morrison
Patented the first dental engine in 1871
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
First dental college
1840
Year first dental college was founded
Lucy Beeman Hobbs-Taylor
First woman to graduate from a dental college
Dr. Robert Tanner
First African American to become a dentist
Ida Gray
First African American woman to become a dentist
1859
Year ADA was founded
Dr Albert Fones
HisFounded first dental hygiene school
1913
Year first dental hygiene school was founded
Dr. Edmund Kells
First dentist to hire a female dental assistant
Horace H. Hayden
Sought dental care from John Greenwood. Wrote for journals and lectured for medical and dental topics. Helped found the first dental college
Chapin A. Harris
Built an extensive library of dental literature, including his own work. Helped found the first dental college.
Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris
Founded the first dental college
3000 BC
First dentist, Hesi-Re, is recorded
460-377 BC
Written information about tooth decay is recorded by Aristotle and Hippocrates
1452-1519
Tooth morphology identified
1760-1819
Josiah Flagg develops the first dental chair
1790
James B. Morrison constructs the first known dental foot engine
James Snell
Invents the first reclining dental chair
1840
Year American Society of Dental Surgeons was established
1885
First female dental assistant was hired by Dr. C. Edmund Kells
1895
Roentgen discovered x-rays
1923
ADHA was created
1924
ADAA was created
1930
First dental specialty board was founded, the American Board of Orthodontics
1938
First synthetic bristle (nylon) toothbrush appears on the market
1945
Water fluoridation era begins in the cities of Newburgh, New York and Geajd Rapids, Michigan
1947
DANB is established
1950
First fluoride toothpastes are marketed
1960
Four-handed, sit-down dentistry is utilized
1970
OSHA is created by the U.S. Congress
1982
Hepatitis B vaccine becomes available
1989
Tooth-whitening commercial products are marketed
1992
OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard becomes effective
1997
The laser, approved by the FDA, is used to treat tooth decay