Timeline of Dentistry

Cause of Dental Decay

5000 BCE

A Sumerian text of this date describes “tooth worms” as the cause of dental decay.

Toothache remidies

1700 BCE

An Egyptian text, the Ebers Papyrus, refers to diseases of the teeth and various toothache remedies

Greek dentistry

500 BCE

Hippocrates and Aristotle write about dentistry, including the eruption pattern of teeth, treating decayed teeth and gum disease, extracting teeth with forceps, and using wires to stabilize loose teeth and fractured jaws

Using Gold Crowns

204

The Etruscans practice dental prosthetics using gold crowns and fixed bridgework.

Modern dentisrty

Dec 24, 1678

Pierre Fauchard becomes "Father of Modern dentistry"

Dental assistant

Dec 24, 1885

C. Edmund Kells employes the first dental assistant

X-rays

Dec 24, 1895

W.C Roentgen discovers X-rays

Women history

Dec 24, 1906

Irene Newman is the first dental hygienists.

Ohio dental history

Mar 12, 1907

OMU merges with Straling- Ohio Medical College.

Dental Assistants

Dec 24, 1948

Dental Assisting National Board is founded.

African American history

Dec 24, 1967

Van E. Collins was the first African-American dentist in regular military service to be promoted to the rank of colonel.

OSHA

Dec 24, 1970

Congress creats OSHA

first tooth lost

Dec 24, 2003

When I was 6 I lost my first tooth.

First tooth pulled

Jan 13, 2013

Baby tooth pulled from adult tooth from growing behind. tooth #7

First tooth restoration

Jan 14, 2013

Root canal or tooth 8. From getting elbowed in mouth during a basketball game.

Root Canal

Mar 18, 2015

Root canal on tooth 9 from another basketball injury, got hit in mouth during practices.