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500
Bian Que
Bian Que becomes the earliest physician known to use acupuncture and pulse diagnosis. -
500
Alcmaeon of Croton
Alcmaeon of Croton scientific anatomic dissections. He studied the optic nerves and the brain, arguing that the brain was the seat of the senses and intelligence. He distinguished veins from the arteries and had at least vague understanding of the circulation of the blood. -
Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1300
Middle Ages
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754
Pharmacies
The first pharmacy was established in Baghda. -
1020
The First Eye Surgery
Ammar ibn `Ali al-Mawsili performed the first successful eye surgery. Using a needle and removing a cataract. -
1095
Congregation of the Antonines
Congregation of the Antonines, was founded to treat victims of "St. Anthony's fire" a skin disease. -
1210
Surgeons and Lay Barbers or Barber-Surgeons
Barbers eventually evolve into two groups: surgeons who were educated and trained to perform complex surgical operations; and lay barbers, or barber-surgeons, who performed more routine hygienic services including shaving, bleeding and tooth extraction. -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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1400
Lay Barbers
A series of royal decrees in France prohibit lay barbers from practicing all surgical procedures except bleeding, cupping, leeching, and extracting teeth -
1452
Paré a French Surgeon
Paré was a French surgeon, anatomist and an inventor of surgical instruments. He was a military surgeon during the French campaigns in Italy -
1575
Ambrose Pare or the Father of Surgery
In France Ambrose Pare, known as the Father of Surgery, publishes his Complete Works. This includes practical information about dentistry such as tooth extraction and the treatment of tooth decay and jaw fractures. -
1578
William Harvey
William Harvey was an English medical doctor-physicist, known for his contributions in heart and blood movement. -
Discovering Blood Cells
Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovers blood cell. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Isaac Greenwood
Isaac Greenwood practices as the first native-born American dentist -
John Baker
John Baker, the earliest medically-trained dentist to practice in America, immigrates from England and sets up practice. -
Claudius Aymand
Claudius Aymand performs the first successful appendectomy -
TB
a disease of affest quickly to people who live in dirty or damp homes. -
Cholera
Cholera was a feared disease, it spreaded fast when the people drinked the river water -
C. Edmond Kells
The first female dental assistant is employed by C. Edmond Kells, a prominent New Orleans dentist. Her duties include chair-side assistance, instrument cleaning, inventory, appointments, bookkeeping, and reception. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Karl Landsteiner
Karl Landsteiner introduces the system to classify blood into A, B, AB, and O groups -
First Vaccine Development
First vaccine developed for whooping cough -
Fluide Toothpastes
The first fluoride toothpastes are marketed. -
Lasers
Lasers are developed and approved for soft tissue work, such as treatment of periodontal disease. -
The First Electric Toothbrush
The first commercial electric toothbrush, developed in Switzerland after World War II, is introduced in the United States. A cordless, rechargeable model follows in 1961. -
HIVS and AIDS
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is identified -
Embryo
Advanced cell technology announced it cloned a human embryo but the embryo did not survive. -
Period: to
21st Century
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President George W. Bush
Approved federal funding in search for using exiting lines of embryonic did not survive. -
Trying to cure Cancer
First vaccine to target a cause of cancer -
Wearable Artificial Kidney
The FDA approves the first human clinical trials in the United States for a wearable artificial kidney designed by Blood Purification Technologies Inc. out of Beverly Hills, California. -
Cancer Patients and Veterans
The success of an first-time experimental surgery will determine future availability for U.S. cancer patients and veterans with injuries to the pelvic region.
