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Charles land devices the porcelain jack crown.
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Alfred einhorn, a German chemist, formulates the local anesthetic procaine, marketed under the trade name of Novocaine
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william taggart invents a "lost wax" casting machine, allowing dentist to make precise cast fillings.
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The first formal training program for dental nurses is established at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery by Cyrus m. wright . The program is discontinued in 1914 mainly due to opposition by Ohio dentists.
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The U.S. Army Dental Corps is established as the first armed services dental corps in the U.S. The Navy institutes its Dental Corps in 1912.
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Irene Newman receives the world’s first dental hygiene license in Connecticut.
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The American Board of Orthodontics, the world’s first dental specialty board, is founded.
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the first successful bio-compatible implant metal, had been developed a year earlier by Charles Venable, an orthopedic surgeon.
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The nylon toothbrush, the first made with synthetic bristles, appears on the market.
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The water fluoridation era begins when the cities of Newburgh, New York, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, add sodium fluoride to their public water systems.
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The first fluoride toothpastes are marketed.
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Michael Buonocore describes the acid etch technique, a simple method of increasing the adhesion of acrylic fillings to enamel.
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A fully reclining dental chair is introduced.
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The first commercial home tooth bleaching product is marketed.
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FDA approves the erbium YAG laser, the first for use on dentin, to treat tooth decay.
