The first male hygienist in Ontario, Master Warrant Officer Hans E. Franzgrote, CD, RDH, (Royal Canadian Dental Corps) was first licensed in June 1970.
Source: Morana C, Dateline: Dentistry 1970, Ontario Dentist, Sept 2010, Vol 87, No 7, pg 58.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Dental Did You Know: The First Ongoing Dental Journal
The first ongoing dental journal, the Dental Cosmos, was published by Samuel Stockton White (the founder of the SS White Company) in 1859. This eventually became the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
Source: Freedman G, Dental Education...As You Like It, Oral Health, July 2010, Vol 100, No 7, pg 3.
Source: Freedman G, Dental Education...As You Like It, Oral Health, July 2010, Vol 100, No 7, pg 3.
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