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DENTISTRY
SOFÍA BETANCUR OCAMPO
MANUELA CARDONA RAMÍREZ
ANA MARÍA OSORIO GÓMEZ
DENTISTRY
• Dentistry, also known as Dental and Oral Medicine, is a branch of medicine that consists of the study,
diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly
in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues,
particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area.
HISTORY
• Dentistry is one of the oldest medical professions, dating back to 7000 B.C.
with the Indus Valley Civilization. By the 1700s, dentistry had become a
more defined profession.
• In 1723, Pierre Fauchard, a French surgeon credited as the Father of
Modern Dentistry, published his influential book, The Surgeon Dentist, a
Treatise on Teeth, which for the first time defined a comprehensive system
for caring for and treating teeth. Additionally, Fauchard first introduced the
idea of dental fillings and the use of dental prosthesis, and he identified
that acids from sugar led to tooth decay.
PIERRE FAUCHARD
• Was a French physician credited as being the "father of modern dentistry“.
• Wrote the first book complete scientific description of dentistry, called ("The Surgeon Dentist").
• The book described basic oral anatomy and function, signs and symptoms of oral pathology.
ACTIVITIES
• In dentistry, your job is to be careful with oral health prevent dental problems and provide treatment.
The most common in dentistry is to treat cavities, to do these treatments, the dentist has speific ways
and methods that become part of the daily routine whit this type of treatment for cavities.
ESPECIALITIES IN DENTISTRY - ENDODOTICS
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS or OMFS) specializes in treating many diseases, injuries and defects in
the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (jaws and
face) region.
PERIODONTICS
RELEVANCE OF ENGLISH IN DENTISTRY
• Because Dentistry has a lot of specializations around the world and if you want go to another country,
the language that you gonna need is English.
PERSONAL INTERESTS IN DENTISTRY
• Dentistry is in the field of health, we can help people with their oral health, and we can cure diseases
like bruxism, givitis.
• Help with people’s confidence.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• https://www.adea.org/GoDental/Health_Professions_Advisors/History_of_Dentistry.aspx
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Fauchard
• https://www.cda-adc.ca/en/oral_health/specialties/

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Dentistry

  • 1. DENTISTRY SOFÍA BETANCUR OCAMPO MANUELA CARDONA RAMÍREZ ANA MARÍA OSORIO GÓMEZ
  • 2. DENTISTRY • Dentistry, also known as Dental and Oral Medicine, is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area.
  • 3. HISTORY • Dentistry is one of the oldest medical professions, dating back to 7000 B.C. with the Indus Valley Civilization. By the 1700s, dentistry had become a more defined profession. • In 1723, Pierre Fauchard, a French surgeon credited as the Father of Modern Dentistry, published his influential book, The Surgeon Dentist, a Treatise on Teeth, which for the first time defined a comprehensive system for caring for and treating teeth. Additionally, Fauchard first introduced the idea of dental fillings and the use of dental prosthesis, and he identified that acids from sugar led to tooth decay.
  • 4. PIERRE FAUCHARD • Was a French physician credited as being the "father of modern dentistry“. • Wrote the first book complete scientific description of dentistry, called ("The Surgeon Dentist"). • The book described basic oral anatomy and function, signs and symptoms of oral pathology.
  • 5. ACTIVITIES • In dentistry, your job is to be careful with oral health prevent dental problems and provide treatment. The most common in dentistry is to treat cavities, to do these treatments, the dentist has speific ways and methods that become part of the daily routine whit this type of treatment for cavities.
  • 7. ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY • Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS or OMFS) specializes in treating many diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (jaws and face) region.
  • 9. RELEVANCE OF ENGLISH IN DENTISTRY • Because Dentistry has a lot of specializations around the world and if you want go to another country, the language that you gonna need is English.
  • 10. PERSONAL INTERESTS IN DENTISTRY • Dentistry is in the field of health, we can help people with their oral health, and we can cure diseases like bruxism, givitis. • Help with people’s confidence.