List of dentists
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List of dentists is a list of dentists who have gained some small role in history. As Dental phobia is a part of the culture this list is to note the actual stories of dentists. Also to give a sense of the history of those in the field.
[edit] Real-life dentists
- Harold Albrecht-Conservative Party of Canada politician.
- Bill Allen, former president of the British Dental Association.
- Steve Arlin-Dentist after playing Major League Baseball.
- Gunadasa Amarasekara-Sinhala language writer.
- Franz Bäke-Nazi Panzer ace.
- Henryka Bartnicka-Tajchert-Member of the Anti-Nazi Polish resistance who became a dentist.
- Charles Spence Bate-An authority on crustacea, five species are named for him.
- Samuel Bemis-Photography pioneer who became an eccentric recluse.
- Paul Beresford-Conservative Party (UK) politician.
- Greene Vardiman Black-He invented a foot-driven dental drill and is classed as a father of modern dentistry.
- Robert Blake-He wrote, An Essay on the Structure and Formation of the Teeth in Man and Various Animals.
- Jan Boubli-French professional poker player and retired dentist.
- Allan G. Brodie-American dentist who established the Prize Essay Award to promote research.
- Martin van Butchell-Eccentric who put his wife head on display at his home/practice after her death.
- Georg Carabelli-Court dentist to the Austrian Emperor who founded a clinic in the University of Vienna.
- Gerald Cardinale-Republican Party (United States) politician with a dental office in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
- James Carlisle-Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and member of the British Dental Association.
- Chen Hsing-yu-Daughter of Chen Shui-bian.
- Steve Christian-One of the Pitcairn island sex abusers who did dentistry and was Mayor.
- Dipak Chudasama-Cricketer called "The Doc" because he's a qualified dentist.
- Antoni Cieszyński-Polish head of a Stomatology Institute who was killed in the Massacre of Lwów professors
- Barney Clark-First recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
- Henry D. Cogswell-Designed a method of securing dental plates, and in the Temperance movement.
- Frederick J. Conboy-A secretary of the Ontario Dental Association and later mayor of Toronto.
- Dan Crane-American Dentist/politician. Republican Party.
- Miles Henry Davis-Ran for a seat on the State Legislature, NAACP member, and father to Miles Davis.
- T Bob Davis-Pianist and dentist.
- Bessie Delany-Of some note as the second black woman to be granted a dentistry license in New York state.
- Bill Dickerson-Founder of the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies.
- G. Walter Dittmar-A former president of the American Dental Association.
- Bill Emmerson-California State Assembly member who had a 22 year ptactice.
- Sheila Faith-British politician of the Conservative party.
- Pierre Fauchard-He wrote the first complete scientific description of dentistry.
- Rabab Fetieh-First Saudi female orthodontist.
- Dan Fischer-Created "Ultradent", but more known for having been a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints "lost boy."[1]
- Sten Forshufvud-Swedish dentist who drew on his professional knowledge when theorizing about the poisoning of Napoleon.
- Samir Ghawshah-Leader of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front.
- John Goodsir-Wrote a noted essay on teeth.
- John "Dok" Hager-Cartoonist whose nickname came from his days as a dentist.
- Jim Harrell, Jr., past chairman of the American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs. Also a Democratic Party (United States) politician.
- Chapin A. Harris-Founded the first dental school in the US, or possibly anywhere.
- Doc Holliday-Dentist and American Folklore icon, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral participant
- Les Horvath-Winner of Heisman Trophy who became a dentist.
- Edward Hudson-Eminent dentist when the field was new, he is also noted for making fake "ruins."
- Lester C. Hunt-Democratic Party (United States) politician who served in the Dental Corps in World War I.(Committed suicide)
- Erhard Keller-Speed skater at the Winter Olympic Games and professional dentist for over thirty years.
- Michael Krop-Democratic Party (United States) politician with a school named for him.
- Peter Kunter- Football player for Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Donald Leake-Dentist and inventor of the alloplastic tray. Also an oboist.
- Charles G. Lee-He helped fund the founding of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance.
- Jim Lonborg-In the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, he is now a dentist.
- Jiko Luveni-Fijian dentist who works on combatting AIDS.
- Edward Maynard - He worked on United States Congressmen and in 1888 he held the chair of Dental Theory and Practice at the National university in Washington. (Better known for firearms inventions)
- Stanley McInnis-Canadian who moved a motion at a meeting of the Canadian Dental Association to adopt a code of ethics, also a politician.
- Markus Merk-FIFA referee from Germany.
- Ramón Mestre-Former Governor of Córdoba.
- Frederick B. Morrehead-Helped save the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.
- Dr. Geraldine Morrow-First woman president of the American Dental Association.
- Jack Miller-The "racing dentist" who was in the Indianapolis 500.
- Richard Müller (murderer)-German dentist and murderer.
- John Newbrough-Of Oahspe.
- Charlie Norwood-Dentist who served in the Dental Corps and is currently a member of the 109th United States Congress.
- Frederick Bogue Noyes-He organized the first course on dental pathology in the United States.
- Giovanni Battista Orsenigo-Monk/dentist
- Rodrigues Ottolengui-Sephardic Jewish dental pioneer who was one of the first to use X-rays.(Also wrote mystery novels)
- Ron Packard-Navy Dental Corps and a private practice, he was later on the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.
- Painless Parker-Dentist and huckster.
- Rudy Perpich-American dentist/politician of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
- Fritz Pfeffer-Dentist who hid with Anne Frank.
- Paul Rentsch-Dentist in the Nazi resistance movement.
- John Smith (dentist)-the founder of the Edinburgh school of dentistry.
- Allan Sniffen-Radio personality in the USA.
- Charles Stent-Dentist who advanced Dentures making.
- Jon Sudbø-Norwegian dentist linked to a case of scientific misconduct.
- Lucy Hobbs Taylor-The first female in the United States with a doctorate in dentistry.
- José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira-Brazilian politician.
- Charles Murray Turpin-Republican politician in the United States House of Representatives.
- Mohd Khir bin Toyo-Malaysian politician.
- Horace Wells-Pioneered the use of anesthesia in dentistry, later committed suicide.
- Mohamed A. Fouda-Dentist and Implantologist from Egypt.
[edit] Fictional dentists
- Bernard from Lost (TV series).
- Matthew Brock from NewsRadio. (Although he gave it up to work in radio and is only seen practicing in one episode)
- Dr. Tariq Faraj-From Oz (TV series).
- Bob Fish, a title character in Bob and Margaret.
- Ben Harper from My Family (TV series).
- Oz from The Whole Nine Yards and The Whole Ten Yards.
- John Patterson in For Better or For Worse.
- Dr. Frank Sangster in Novocaine (film).
- Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. (Steve Martin) - Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
- Christian Szell from William Goldman's Marathon Man, later a movie by John Schlesinger
- Capt. Walter Koskiusko Waldowski, "Painless Pole" in MASH
- Dr. Tim Whatley from Seinfeld, alleged to be an insincere convert to Judaism.
- Dr. Wolfe from The Simpsons
- Isaac Yankem professional wrestler, now known as Kane