List of dentists 3284167 225054135 2008-07-11T17:43:30Z 68.225.135.50 /* Real-life dentists */ [[Image:Johann Liss 002.jpg|thumb|''Farmer at the dentist'', [[Johann Liss]], c. 1616-17.]] '''List of dentists''' is a list of dentists who have gained some small role in history. As [[Dental phobia]] is a part of the culture this list is to note the actual stories of dentists. Also to give a sense of the history of those in the field. ==Real-life dentists== *[[Harold Albrecht]]-[[Conservative Party of Canada]] politician. *[http://www.schustercenter.com Michael Schuster] - Leader in Dental Practice Management *[[Bill Allen (dentist)|Bill Allen]], former president of the [[British Dental Association]]. *[[Edward Angle]]- Father of Orthodontics *[[Steve Arlin]]- Dentist after playing [[Major League Baseball]]. *[[Gunadasa Amarasekara]]-Sinhala language writer. *[[Franz Bäke]]-Nazi [[Panzer]] ace. *[[Henryka Bartnicka-Tajchert]]- Member of the [[Szare Szeregi|Anti-Nazi Polish resistance]] who became a dentist. *[[Charles Spence Bate]]-An authority on [[crustacea]], five species are named for him. *[[William George Beers]]-Established the [[Montreal Lacrosse Club]] and the ''Canada Journal of Dental Science.'' *[[Samuel Bemis]]-Photography pioneer who became an eccentric recluse. *[[Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow]] - Former head of the dentistry center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry under [[Saparmurat Niyazov]], currently acting President of [[Turkmenistan]]. *[[Paul Beresford]]-[[Conservative Party (UK)]] politician. *[[Greene Vardiman Black]]-He invented a foot-driven dental drill and is classed as a father of modern dentistry. *[[Robert Blake (dentist)|Robert Blake]]-He wrote, ''An Essay on the Structure and Formation of the Teeth in Man and Various Animals.'' *[[Jan Boubli]]-French professional [[poker]] player and retired dentist. *[[Allan G. Brodie]]-American dentist who established the Prize Essay Award to promote research. *[[Edgar Buchanan]]-Primarily known for his later career as an actor in shows like [[Petticoat Junction]]. *[[Martin van Butchell]]-Eccentric who put his wife head on display at his home/practice after her death. *[[Georg Carabelli]]-Court dentist to the Austrian Emperor who founded a clinic in the [[University of Vienna]]. *[[Gerald Cardinale]]-[[Republican Party (United States)]] politician with a dental office in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]. *[[James Carlisle]]-[[Governor-General]] of [[Antigua and Barbuda]] and member of the British Dental Association. *[[Chen Hsing-yu]]-Daughter of [[Chen Shui-bian]]. *[[Steve Christian]]-One of the [[Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004|Pitcairn island sex abusers]] who did dentistry and was Mayor. *[[Dipak Chudasama]]-Cricketer called "The Doc" because he's a qualified dentist. *[[Antoni Cieszyński]]-Polish head of a [[Stomatology]] Institute who was killed in the [[Massacre of Lwów professors]] *[[Barney Clark]]-First recipient of the [[Artificial heart|Jarvik 7]] artificial heart. *[[Henry D. Cogswell]]-Designed a method of securing dental plates, and in the [[Temperance movement]]. *[[Frederick J. Conboy]]-A secretary of the [[Ontario Dental Association]] and later mayor of Toronto. *[[Dan Crane]]-American Dentist/politician. Republican Party. *[[Miles Henry Davis]]-Ran for a seat on the State Legislature, [[NAACP]] member, and father to [[Miles Davis]]. *[[T Bob Davis]]-Pianist and dentist. *[[Bessie Delany]]-Of some note as the second black woman to be granted a dentistry license in New York state. *[[Bill Dickerson]]-Founder of the [[Las Vegas Institute]] for Advanced Dental Studies. *[[G. Walter Dittmar]]-A former president of the [[American Dental Association]]. *[[Bill Emmerson]]-[[California State Assembly]] member who had a 22 year ptactice. *[[Sheila Faith]]-British politician of the Conservative party. *[[Pierre Fauchard]]-He wrote the first complete scientific description of dentistry. *[[Rabab Fetieh]]-First Saudi female orthodontist. *[[Lost Boys of Polygamy|Dan Fischer]]-Created "Ultradent", but more known for having been a [[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]] "lost boy."[http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595081003,00.html] *[[Alfred Fones]] (1869-1938), came up with the name "dental hygienist" and founded that profession *[[Sten Forshufvud]]-Swedish dentist who drew on his professional knowledge when theorizing about the poisoning of Napoleon. *[[Samir Ghawshah]]-Leader of the [[Palestinian Popular Struggle Front]]. *[[John Goodsir]]-Wrote a noted essay on teeth. *[[John "Dok" Hager]]-Cartoonist whose nickname came from his days as a dentist. *[[Jim Harrell, Jr.]], past chairman of the American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs. Also a [[Democratic Party (United States)]] politician. *[[Chapin A. Harris]]-Founded the first dental school in the US, or possibly anywhere. *[[Doc Holliday]]-Dentist and [[American Folklore]] icon, [[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]] participant *[[Les Horvath]]-Winner of [[Heisman Trophy]] who became a dentist. *[[Edward Hudson]]-Eminent dentist when the field was new, he is also noted for making fake "ruins." *[[Lester C. Hunt]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)]] politician who served in the Dental Corps in [[World War I]].(Committed suicide) *[[Erhard Keller]]-[[Speed skating|Speed skater]] at the [[Winter Olympic Games]] and professional dentist for over thirty years. *[[Michael Krop]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)]] politician with a school named for him. *[[Peter Kunter]]- Football player for [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]. *[[Donald Leake]]-Dentist and inventor of the alloplastic tray. Also an oboist. *[[Charles Goodall Lee]]-He helped fund the founding of the [[Chinese American Citizens Alliance]]. *[[Jim Lonborg]]-In the [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]], he is now a dentist. *[[Mahlon Loomis]]-Known for a wireless telegraph patent. *[[Jiko Luveni]]-Fijian dentist who works on combatting AIDS. *[[Edward Maynard]] - He worked on [[United States Congress]]men and in 1888 he held the chair of Dental Theory and Practice at the National university in Washington. (Better known for firearms inventions) *[[Stanley McInnis]]-Canadian who moved a motion at a meeting of the [[Canadian Dental Association]] to adopt a code of ethics, also a politician. *[[Markus Merk]]-[[FIFA]] referee from Germany. *[[Ramón Mestre]]-Former Governor of Córdoba. *[[Frederick B. Morrehead]]-Helped save the [[University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry]]. *Dr. [[Geraldine Morrow]]-First woman president of the American Dental Association. *[[Jack Miller (driver)|Jack Miller]]-The "racing dentist" who was in the [[Indianapolis 500]]. *[[Richard Müller (murderer)]]-German dentist and murderer. *[[John Newbrough]]-Of [[Oahspe]]. *[[Charlie Norwood]] served in the Dental Corps and was a member of the [[United States Congress]]. *[[Frederick Bogue Noyes]]-He organized the first course on dental pathology in the United States. *[[Giovanni Battista Orsenigo]]-Monk/dentist *[[Rodrigues Ottolengui]]-[[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jewish]] dental pioneer who was one of the first to use X-rays.(Also wrote mystery novels) *[[Ron Packard]]-Navy Dental Corps and a private practice, he was later on the [[U.S. House Committee on Appropriations]]. *[[Painless Parker]]-Dentist and huckster. *[[Rudy Perpich]]-American dentist/politician of the [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]]. *[[Fritz Pfeffer]]-Dentist who hid with [[Anne Frank]]. *[[Dwight W. Rastetter]] Prominent dentist and creator of the Rastetter technique. *[[Paul Rentsch]]-Dentist in the Nazi resistance movement. *[[Harry Sagansky]]-Gangster trained in dentistry who had a practice. *[[Ben L. Salomon]]-American military dentist and World War II Medal of Honor recipient. *[[Hugo Sánchez]]-Mexican [[Association football|football]] player *[[John Smith (dentist)]]-the founder of the Edinburgh school of dentistry. *[[Mark Spitz]]-Olympic swimmer (was actually accepted to dental school, but competed in the Olympics instead) *[[Charles Stent]]-Dentist who advanced [[Dentures]] making. *[[Jon Sudbø]]-Norwegian dentist linked to a case of scientific misconduct. *[[Lucy Hobbs Taylor]]-The first female in the United States with a doctorate in dentistry. *[[José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira]]-Brazilian politician. *[[Mohamed Khir bin Toyo]] - Malaysian politician *[[Charles Murray Turpin]]-Republican politician in the [[United States House of Representatives]].. *[[Thomas Bramwell Welch]]-Founder of [[Welch's]]. *[[Nick Waage]]-student of Dr. Sassafras Mango, pioneer in pediatric dentistry. *[[Horace Wells]]-Pioneered the use of anesthesia in dentistry, later committed suicide. ==Fictional dentists== *[[Bernard (Lost)|Bernard]] from the TV series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''. *'''Matthew Brock''' from [[NewsRadio]]. (Although he gave it up to work in radio and is only seen practicing in one episode) *[[Dr. Tariq Faraj]]-From [[Oz (TV series)]]. *Bob Fish, a title character in [[Bob and Margaret]]. *[[Ben Harper (My Family)|Ben Harper]] from [[British sitcom]] ''[[My Family]]''. *Oz from [[The Whole Nine Yards (film)|The Whole Nine Yards]] and [[The Whole Ten Yards]]. *John Patterson in [[For Better or For Worse]]. *Dr. Frank Sangster in [[Novocaine (film)]]. *Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. ([[Steve Martin]]) - [[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)]] *Christian Szell from [[William Goldman]]'s [[Marathon Man]], later a movie by [[John Schlesinger]] *Capt. [[Walter Koskiusko Waldowski]], "Painless Pole" in [[MASH (film)|MASH]] *[[List of Seinfeld minor characters#timwhatley|Tim Whatley]], from the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Seinfeld]]'', alleged to be an insincere convert to [[Judaism]]. *Dr. Wolfe from [[The Simpsons]] *Isaac Yankem, DDS, professional wrestler portrayed by [[Glen Jacobs]] in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] (now known as Kane) *[[Orson Hodge]] from [[Desperate Housewives]] *Sheldon Kornpett ([[Alan Arkin]]), Manhattan dentist in the 1979 comedy film ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'' *The [[W.C. Fields]] character in the 1932 short film ''[[The Dentist (1932 film)|The Dentist]]'' [[Category:Dentists|*]] [[Category:Lists of health professionals|Dentists]]