Dr Leslie Griesdorf has found that many are unaware that dentistry did not become its own separate field of study until around the 1600s. In fact, no law was passed requiring qualifications to be dentists until around the 1850s. Despite that, many advancements that led us to modern dentistry were done before this time. Though there is evidence of dental work being practiced as early as 7000 BC and beyond, it wasn’t until the 1600s that a science was developed to help create modern dentistry.

A French surgeon by the name of Pierre Fauchard is credited as the brave pioneer who led us into modern day dentistry. Today Fauchard is known as the “father of modern dentistry”. Fauchard would even be credited with coming up with the concept of braces. Though they were fashioned with gold at the start, it was Fauchard who discovered that the position and posture of teeth could be corrected with the use of wires to guide the teeth. Around the 1700s, Fauchard’s contributions to the science and discipline of dentistry were made concrete by his creation and publishing of the book, “The Surgeon Dentist”.

Dr Leslie Griesdorf notes that one of the earliest contributions of dentistry is owed to an English physician by the name of Thomas Browne. In his book he observed that many Egyptian mummies did not have signs of tooth decay, indicating some kind of dental prosthetics were used. More strides in modern dentistry included the implementation of the scientific method, which would help make great leaps and bounds in many human disciplines.

The scientific method would allow for more precise and profession tailored tools. This made it much easier for a dentist to carry out a surgery or procedure. The introduction of anesthetics would be another great tool to not only prevent pain, but make things like tooth extraction far easier for the dentist. All of this progress would also lead to the creation of professional textbooks and documents that laid out all the knowledge about a specific study. Modern dentistry is owed not to the many technologies that we have today, but to all of the men and women who laid down the foundation for it in the past.

Modern dentistry is owed not to the many technologies that we have today, but to all of the men and women who laid down the foundation for it in the past.

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