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What does it Take to Become a Dentist

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Dentistry can be a wonderful career choice for someone who is interested in interacting with the public and cares about healthy teeth and gums; there are many job options for someone planning to enter this field such as dentist, orthodontist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, and dental lab technician.

Dentistry is job that takes care of patient’s teeth. One of the tasks of a dentist job is drilling. It was first invented in the 7000 BC located in Indus Valley Civilization. Drilling was the first thing that was taught in Dentistry Career (History of Dentistry). After World War 2 ended most of Americans started brushing their teeth. In 5000 BC is when tooth worms were found in teeth.

Tooth Worms today are called Dental Decay. In 1550 through 1700 BC Egyptians called toothache Ebers Papyrus. Ebers Papyrus or Toothache is a disease of the teeth. According to ADA Library the cure for the toothache is Hippocrates and Aristotle (PDF).

In 1728, Pierre Fauchard known as “Father of Modern Dentistry” publish “The Surgical Dentist” (Timeline of Dentistry). He do not like for people to clean their teeth with water mix with brandy, toothpick, or a sponge. In 1819 Levi Spear made a practice guide of how to clean your teeth with waxed silk while brushing your teeth. In the year of 1845 in America, a book called “The American Journal of Dental Science” was made (Timeline of Dentistry). It helps you to learn how to clean your teeth with the floss silk two or three times a day.

Next year on the timeline is 1875, when Michigan built their first dental university called “ University of Michigan College of Dental Surgery”. A man name Willoughby D. Miller discovers microorganism’s that cause and carry dental decay (Timeline ...

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