Show first dentistry by family jewelers blacksmiths also drew aching molars back in revolutionary war days men called upon their blacksmiths when they wanted aching molars drawn ladles of the nicer families garbed in flowing gowns and powdered wigs visited their jewelers tor the drawing of a tooth and for its replacement while the war was at its height two fidgety excitable frenchmen arrived in this country with brown leather packs containing iron forceps wires dog teeth human teeth and goat teeth these two men said a bulletin of the dental institute of america were the first ical dentists of professional background in america crude as were their methods they were like rain on a parched field what a steep road dental science has climbed in the intervening years says the institute leaders in europe observe that we are fifty years ahead of the old world our dentists arc hughly and of superior scientific intellect the foreigners point to our triumph in modem dentures or plates they are amazed at our successful treatment of pyorrhea in Us early stages xray X ray progress here in revealing hidden infections impresses the european dentists as does our new science of straightening teeth dental experts from europe studying conditions in this country were also impressed by the extent to which specialization had entered the profession dental specialists include the who works entirely with the mouths of children the who X rays teeth the who straightens teeth tha who specializes in extraction the pyorrhea specialist known aa a pe and the who makes and fits platea while the average dentist is proficient in most branches of the science lauy practitioners now restrict thear activities tivi ties to special phase ot the profession |