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3000 BCE
Dental Surgery in 3000 bc
The earliest signs of dental surgery were between 3000 and 2500 B.C. and usually involved drilling out cavities or pulling teeth. -
2000 BCE
What People Believed Tooth Decay was
In Sumer (now Iraq) in 2000 BC people believed that tooth decay was caused by worms. -
400
Ancient Toothpaste/ Breath Freshener
written in the fourth century AD, the ingredients needed for the perfect smile are one drachma of rock salt - a measure equal to one hundredth of an ounce - two drachmas of mint, one drachma of dried iris flower and 20 grains of pepper, all of them crushed and mixed together. -
Dec 24, 1400
No Toothbrushes
In the Middle Ages some people cleaned their teeth by chewing twigs. Others made toothpaste from things like crushed eggshells. However there were no toothbrushes -
Sep 14, 1498
Who Invented The Toothbrush?
The Chinese invented the toothbrush in 1498, were introduced to england in the mid 1700's -
Jan 1, 1530
The First Dental Textbook
In Europe the first textbook on dentistry was published in Germany in 1530. -
Women in Dentistry
16th century: Lucas Van Leyden, a traveling dentist would be seen along with a woman acting as his assistant. -
Ohio Dentistry History
In 1866 Lucy Hobbs became the first woman dentist when she graduated from Ohio College of Dental Surgery. -
African Americans in Dental History
Prior to 1880 there were fewer than a dozen trained black dental practitioners in the southern United States, where the greatest number of African Americans resided. -
Dental Assisting Highlight
Malvina Cueria, just a teenager at the time, but she is considered to be the first dental assistant in modern history -
Dental Assistants Recognition Week
Was created in 1978. It is always the first full week of March. http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2016/02/dental-assistants-recognition-week-a-week-we-should-all-be-thankful-for.html -
The Last Time I've Been To The Dentist
The last time I went to the dentist was in May of 2016. At Ohio Urgent Dental Care, for a cleaning.
