This document provides an overview of the history and development of dentistry as a profession. It discusses how dentistry dates back to ancient civilizations like the Indus Valley and Sumerians [700 BC], but was not a defined profession until the 1700s. The first dental college opened in 1840 in Baltimore. Specializations in dentistry developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The document also outlines common dental procedures, places dentists can work, and why English is important for the career. It discusses Colombia becoming a destination for dental tourism and innovations like digital 3D dentistry.

1. FINAL PROJECT
ISABELLA FLOREZ RESTREPO
ILONA MORENO

2. HISTORY OF DENTISTRY
Dentistry is one of the oldest medical professions, dating back to 700
B.C. with the Indus Valley Civilization. However, it was not until 500
B.C. that descriptions related to dentistry and tooth decay were
available. At the time, a Sumerian text describing tooth worms as
decaying dental decay, an idea that was not proven until the 1700s!
In ancient Greece, Hippocrates and Aristotle wrote about dentistry,
specifically about treating decaying teeth, but it was not until 1530
that the first book was devoted to dentistry-The Little Medicinal Book
for All Kinds of Diseases and Infirmities of the Teeth-was published .
By the 1700s, dentistry had become a more defined profession. In
1840, the first dental college (Baltimore College of Dental Surgery)
opened, establishing the need for more oversight. In the United
States, Alabama led the way by enacting the first dental practice act
in 1841, and nearly 20 years later, the American Dental Association
(ADA) was formed. The first university-affiliated dental institution, the
Harvard University Dental School, was founded in 1867.

3. PIERRE FAUCHARD
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. ARISTÓTELES
It is a one of the most important sages in
history, in dentistry we can put as an example:
we write about ointments and sterilization a hot
wire, this in order to treat diseases of teeth and
oral tissues, as they also , About the realization
of the dental extraction, the use of the wire to
consolidate jaw fractures and to adhere lost
teeth.

5. SIMÓN P. HULLIHEN
This man is known as the father
of modern oral surgery, as was
the first step of surgery, the
procedure of the prejudiced time,
he needed to create his own
instruments to perform surgery.

6. SPECIALIZATION OF DENTISTRY
• Endodontic:
Morphology and pathology of the pulpo-dentine
complex and periradicular tissues.
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery:
Diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive
treatment of diseases, injuries and defects
of human jaws and associated structures.

7. • Orthodontic:
Supervision, guidance and correction of the
growing and mature dentofacial structures.
• Periodontics:
Treatment of diseases or abnormalities of
the supporting tissues of the teeth and their
substitutes.

8. • Paediatric dentistry:
Oral health care for children and those with
special needs.
• Prosthodontics:
Reconstruction of the natural teeth,
replacement of missing teeth, and substitution
of contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissues.

9. PLACES WHERE YOU CAN WORK A DENTIST
1. In private places:
❖ work in my own private practice.
❖ work in private practice forming a society or work team in which different dentists with different specializations
provide service.
❖ Work for third parties in private consultations of other colleagues or companies.
❖ work in private Hospital Centers with Dentistry or Stomatology Services.
2. In public places:
❖ Work in the Public Health System in Primary Care.
❖ work in the Public Health System in Specialized Care.
❖ work in public Hospital Centers with Dentistry or Stomatology Services.
❖ work as a Military Dentist.
❖ work as a Dentist in Penitentiary Institutions.
❖ work as a Dentist in Non-Governmental Organizations.
❖ work as a Teacher in Training centers for Hygiene technicians. Dental (Training cycles) of public or private
ownership.
❖ work as a Teacher in Training Centers for Dental Prosthesis Technicians. (Training cycles) of public or private
ownership.
❖ work as a teacher in the University, in the training of dentists.

10. ACTIVITIES OF A DENTISTRY
Dentists diagnose, treat and prevent tooth decay and gum disease. They
perform regular check-ups, holes, prepare and fill cavities, teeth, dentures and
other appliances, while adjusting, balancing and polishing teeth, extract teeth
with decay and advise their patients about oral hygiene. They also correct
irregularities, such as crooked teeth, especially in children.

11. THE DENTISTRY IN COLOMBIA TODAY
More and more foreigners are coming to our country in search of dental treatment, because technological
advances and the price of the dollar have made Colombia one of the best destinations to receive tourists
determined to practice aesthetic treatments to improve their appearance, as well called, health tourists.
A study carried out by DentiSalud, a network of dental clinics with 22 years of experience in the market, was
able to determine which dental treatments are the most performed by foreigners in our country and these
were the results: The first in the ranking is 1. Basic Smile Design that includes gum cutting (gingevectomy)
and Veneers, followed by 2. Resins, 3. Dental lightening, 4. Rehabilitation (Crowns) and 5. Extractions.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Colombia receives around 20,000 foreigners annually
in search of the quality and prices of Colombian medical procedures; in the world our country is ranked 11th
among the countries where most aesthetic treatm
In this way, the dental service industry has sought to innovate and bring to the country, cutting-edge
technology that makes it attractive to the foreign population, for example, is the arrival of digital 3D dentistry,
a comprehensive diagnostic and planning system for dental treatment that combines the most important
factors of the perfect smile: shape, size, color and position, a revolutionary way of doing dentistry that will
allow you to live the experience of knowing your ideal smile before starting the smile design treatment,
through of 3D printing.ents are practiced

12. WHY ENGLISH IS IMPORTANT IN THIS CAREER?
1. For me, English is so important in any career and in the life, you need English
all the time. In my career, i need English because i need read books, articles,
advertisement of materials and others things. Also, in my personal Project, i
hope to travel to others countries for study my specialization, and i love travel
and know other culture, too. So is necessary for my life.
2. I think English is very important in my career since I want to do a postgraduate
course abroad and with English I will be able to defend myself since it is a
universal language.

13. ¿WHY STUDY THIS CAREER?
❖ Two or three years before i needed know about ¿what career to choose?
So in this moment i started to searchabout all the career. When i saw
dentistry i think that dentistry was a posible career for me, so i searched
about this career and investigate many things.Since i was 13 or 14 years
old, i discovered that i love children, my passion is share, teach, play,
sing and all the activities but with children, so i think that I Will study
dentistry and my specialization Will be pediatric dentistry. That is my
Project for my future and i Will do it.
❖ i chose dentistry because I want to repair children's teeth and not suffer
because of their appearance, because when I was a child I had very bad
brown and scratched teeth due to an illness that my mom gave in
pregnancy. she called shingles and to fight it she had to take many
medications and these hurt my teeth