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A Jacket Crown
Charles land invented a porcelain jacket crown
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william Taggart
He invented a lost wax for dentists to do custom fillings on chip teeth.
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dentistry-timeline -
Alfred C. Fones
Dr.Fones want to us the name dental hygienist, he became the father of dental hygiene
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dentistry-timeline -
Alvin Strock
Alvin Strock invented the first vitallium dental screw implant but a year earlier -
Oskar Hagger
He develops the first system of bonding acrylic resin to dentin
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dent -
John Borden
He invented a high speed air driven contra-angle handpiece the Airotor obtains speeds up to 300,000 rotations per minute and launching a new era of high speed dentistry.
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dentistry-timeline -
Electric Toothbrush
the electric toothbrush was developed in Switzerland after World War II, rechargeable model follows in 1961.
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dentistry-timeline -
Silver fillings
The silver filling was provided as the from to fill a cavity. the silver filling amalgam it was made up of 70% mercury and 30% copper.
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Tooth colored
New tooth colored increased usage of bleaching, veneers, and implants an era of esthetic dentistry
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dentistry-timeline -
FDA approves
The FDA approves the erbium YAG laser, the first for use on dentin, to treat tooth decay.
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada- -
Kids month
First give kids a smile day is held as part of national children's dental health month
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-timeline -
No education
My mom got a job at a dentist office and she didn't have to go to college for it, they taught her there. -
Dr. Kathleen
She becomes the first female executive director of the ADA.https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-timeline -
Dental Health
Dental Health: Dentists Making a Difference, campaign addressing America's dental health was launched.
https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada- -
increasing
Dentists Overall employment of dentists is projected to grow 19 percent from 2016
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/dentists.htm
