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India. In India, dentistry is through the BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) course, which includes 4 years of study and 1-year compulsory internship. As of 2010, there were a total of 291 colleges (39 run by the government and 252 in the private sector) offering dental education.
It was founded as an independent institution, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, in 1840 and was the birthplace of the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree. It is known as the first dental college in the world. [1][2] It is headquartered at the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus. It is the only dental school in Maryland.
International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) is a non-profit organization founded in 1969. [1] The objective of IAPD is to contribute to the promotion of oral health for children around the world. [2] It is an international forum for certified pediatric dentists and general dental practitioners for treating children.
ICD-9-CM. 23 - 24. MeSH. D003813. [edit on Wikidata] An oral surgeon and dental assistant removing a wisdom tooth. Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and ...
A dental school (school of dental medicine, school of dentistry, dental college) is a tertiary educational institution —or part of such an institution—that teaches dental medicine to prospective dentists and potentially other dental auxiliaries. Dental school graduates [1] receive a degree in Dentistry, Dental Surgery, or Dental Medicine ...
This list of dental schools in the U.S. includes major academic institutions in the U.S. that award advanced professional degrees of either D.D.S. or D.M.D. in the field of dentistry. [1] It does not include schools of medicine , and it includes 72 schools of dentistry in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Greene Vardiman Black (1836–1915) was one of the founders of modern dentistry in the United States. [1] He is also known as the father of operative dentistry. Black was born near Winchester, Illinois on August 3, 1836 to William and Mary Black. He spent his early life on a farm and quickly developed an interest in the natural world.
Phillis Pitt. Tudor Elandor Grant. Golf tee patent, granted December 12, 1899. George Franklin Grant (September 15, 1846 – August 21, 1910) was the first African-American professor at Harvard. He was also a Boston dentist, and an inventor of an early composite golf tee made from wood and natural rubber (specifically, gutta-percha) tubing. [1][2]