List of dentists

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Farmer at the dentist, Johann Liss, c. 1616-17.

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.
Edward Angle- Father of Orthodontics
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.
Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow - Former head of the dentistry center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry under Saparmurat Niyazov, currently acting President of Turkmenistan.
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 served in the Dental Corps and was a member of the 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.
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.