Project of dentistry describing its history, relevant character, specialities and relevance of the english

1. DESIGNED BY:
LAURA PAVA GONZÁLEZ
ANA SOFÍA GONZÁLEZ OSPINA
KELLY JOHANA ROJAS ROJAS

2. ANCIENT
ORIGINS
2600 BC
Death of Hesy-Re, an Egyptian
scribe, often called the first
“dentist.”
5000 BC
A Sumerian text of this date
describes “tooth worms” as the
cause of dental decay.
500-300 BC
Hippocrates and Aristotle write
about dentistry, including the
eruption pattern of teeth and
treating decayed teeth.

3. 18th CENTURY
1723
Pierre Fauchard, a French surgeon
publishes The Surgeon Dentist, A Treatise
on Teeth
1746
Claude Mouton describes a gold crown
and post to be retained in the root canal.
1768-1770
Paul Revere places advertisements in a
Boston newspaper offering his services as
a dentist.

4. 20th CENTURY
1930
The American Board of
Orthodontics, the world’s
first dental specialty board,
is founded
1949
Oskar Hagger, a Swiss
chemist, develops the first
system of bonding acrylic
resin to dentin.
1950
The first fluoride
toothpastes are marketed.
1998
The National Institute of Dental
Research is renamed National
Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research to more
accurately reflect the broad
research base that it has come to
support.
1960
Lasers are developed and
approved for soft tissue work,
such as treatment of periodontal
disease

5. He was a French physician and is
today considered as the “Father of
modern dentistry". He wrote the first
texts about dentistry and was a pioneer
inventor in this field.
He practiced medicine at the
University of Angers Hospital. There
he began his revolutionary medical
work including the pioneer work in
scientific oral and maxillofacial
surgery.

6. The patient must have an orthodontic
study that consists of:
• A cephalometric analysis, panoramic
radiography, extraoral and intraoral
photographs and impressions.
• All teeth must be healthy and without
decay.
• Impacted wisdom teeth should be
removed.

7. • He must analyze the type of brackets
to be placed: Metallic, Aesthetic,
Lingual and self-ligating.
• Know that during the duration of the
treatment you will not be able to eat
hard foods and that you will feel pain
for the next two days when the links
are adjusted.
• Oral hygiene must be very thorough:
use floss and special brushes.

8. DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH:
• It is the science and art of
preventing and controlling dental
diseases.
ENDODONTICS:
• It is the branch of dentistry which is
concerned with the morphology,
physiology and pathology of the
human dental pulp and periradicular
tissues.

9. ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL
SURGERY
• It includes the diagnosis, surgical
and adjunctive treatment of
diseases.
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL
RADIOLOGY
• It is the discipline of radiology
concerned with the production and
interpretation of images.

10. PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
• It provides both primary and
comprehensive preventive and
therapeutic oral health care for
infants.
ORTHODONTICS AND
DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
• It includes the diagnosis,
prevention, interception, and
correction of malocclusion.

11. PERIODONTICS
• The prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of diseases
of the supporting and
surrounding tissues of the
teeth.
PROSTHODONTICS
• Pertaining to the diagnosis,
treatment planning, rehabilitation
and maintenance of the oral
function, comfort, appearance and
health of patients.

12. In such an environment, English
becomes a crucial prerequisite for
healthcare professionals to obtain
up-to-date knowledge.
Participate in discussions with
international colleagues and pursue
successful careers.
Communicate with an increasing
number of international students
and patients.

13.  It is a profession that allows us to develop
both intellectual and humanistic
competences.
 This profession allows the professional to
be the promoter and manager of multiple
changes in the various aspects of the
patient's life.
 We are being able to work with different
communities, having the opportunity to get
closer to know customs, traditions, ways of
life and habits of families and people in
general.

14. • Retrieved from American Dental Association:
• https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-
presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dentistry-timeline
• Retrieved from Royalton Dental Associates:
• https://www.royaltondental.com/blog/post/a-short-history-
of-dentistry.html
• Retrieved from National Commission on Recognition of Dental
Specialities and Certifying Boards:
• https://www.ada.org/en/ncrdscb/dental-specialties/specialty-
definitions