TRIVIA

[aravind krishnan]

                                         

 

1.Patron Saint of dentistry  : St.Appolonia of Alexandria,249 AD

2.First Known dentist : Egyptian , Hesi-Re [3000 B.C]

3.First speciality : Orthodontics [1901]

4.Order of specialities : Ortho [1901]-Oral surgery [1918]-Periodontics [1918]-Prosthodontics[1918]-Pedodontics[1927]-Public health [1937]-Oral pathology[1946]-Endodontics[1963]

5.Earliest Practice of Prosthetic arts –Phoenicians Circa

6.First Dental engine was invented in 1870

7.Pulpitis was recognized by “Archigenus “ in 100 A.D

8.Chirurgia Magna –French Surgeon “GUY de Cahuliac “ in 1386- was the first to coin the term Dentator And Dentists

9.Vesalious In 1500 of Belgium –Accurately Described the teeth of Pulp and pulp chambers

10.Fallopius – Dental Follicle ,Trigeminal nerve,auditory nerve ,Glossopharyngeal ,Hard and Soft palate

11.Credit for the accurate description of Maxillary Sinus : Dr.Nathaniel Highmore of England

12. Ambrose  Pare- a babrber surgeon at 16 years of age –a member of College of Surgeons at age 37- Palatal Obturators and transplant techniques

13.Purman of Breslau – Known for Wax impressions

14.Philip Pfaff in 18^th century introduced POP for pouring up models

15.Pierre Fauchard- Father of Scientific dentistry ,Father of Orthodontics

16.Dentistry’s First Pharmacopea –Robert Bunon 1743

17.John Green wood 1789 dentures for George Washington

18.Charles Good year – 1840- Vulcanite rubbers

19.EJ Dunning -1844- Made plaster of paris impressions ,first shown in America

20.First Women dentist in England – widow of Dr.Povey in 1719

21.First Women dentist In US – Emeline Rupert Jones of Connecticut

22.First Women Graduate – Dr.Lucy Hobbs in 1865-She  graduated From OHIO dental college

23.Introduction Of porcelain into dentistry –Duchantenu

24.John Baker – MD surgeon Dentist –earliest qualified Dentist to practice in Boston and in America -1763 A.D

25.1769 A.D – Title Of Doctor Began to be used

26.1788 A.D – Improvement and development of Porcelain dentures by de Chemant

27.First dental book to be published in America – Richard Cotland Skinner

28.First dental chair – James  Snell 1832

29.American Journal of Dental Science – 1839 A.D – First dental periodical

30.First dental school –Baltimore dental college of Surgery –Founded By Harris and Harden

31.Rubber Dam suggested By Sanford .C.Barnum

32.First Foot /threadleengine – Morrison in 1872

33.Hydraulic Chair – Wilkerson -1877 AD

34.System of Dental nomenclature –G.V Black

35.Roentgen- discovered Xray

36.Edward kells – Demonstrates the use of Roentgen rays in dentistry

37.Weston A Price recommends the use of X-ray in RCT

38.Dr.Willaim H Taggart –cast gold inlays

39.Castan –invented epoxy resins

40.Microwave Amplification By stimulated emission of radiation –MASER – Bell Labs’ Arthur L Schawlow and Charles H Townes

41.Theodore Maimans’s Ruby Laser- First working laser in history-May 16 1960

42.Dr.Ali Javan – First Gas laser with Helium Neon 1960

43.Carbon Dioxide Laser – Kumar Patel in 1964

44.L’Esperance –First to report clinical use of an Argon laser in ophthalmology-1968

45.First artificial fluoridation plant at Grand Rapids ,USA

46.First water turbine hand piece by Dr.Nelson in 1954

47.First air turbine –Dr.Borden in 1957

48.Father of Indian Dentistry-R.Ahmed

49.First Indian dental School –Dr.R Ahmed Dental College ,Kolkata

50.Mother of Orthodontics-Anna Hopkins