The first Filipino dentist who established his dental office in Quiapo, Manila, despite lacking proper training, but was skilled at carving ivory and gold craftsmanship, and his wife became his dental assistant
Established a research paper about dentino-enamel which was known around the world and aided the advancement of the dental profession in the Philippines during the post-war Japanese era
A method of questioning that improves a person's critical thinking by drawing out an individual's unexamined assumptions to eliminate biases, and was applied to clinical medicine during the Renaissance period
The term used for the first description of clubbing of the fingers, which is usually associated with chronic lung disease, lung cancer, and cyanotic heart disease
A record of a parasitic organism stated to be the main cause of toothache, discovered in a clay tablet excavated from an ancient city in the lower Mesopotamian area of the Euphrates Valley
The "Sun King" of France, who was one of the known victims of tooth pullers/tooth drawers, and had a part of his palate removed during tooth extraction, which caused a complication (oroantral communication)
The father of Modern Dentistry, who made remarkable improvisations of dental instruments, introduced dental fillings, and pioneered prosthodontic appliances made of ivory and gold foils
The study of fundamental knowledge about the biological and scientific basis for implant treatment, including patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment planning, implant selection, surgery and prosthodontic procedures, and post-surgical care and maintenance procedures
The study of basic protocols in the management of patients with special oral health care needs (with physical, developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive, or emotional impairment)
The struggles between Barber-surgeons and University-trained physicians continued until the 1660s. Physicians dominated the profession of doing surgical procedures, and Barber-surgeons declined in quality and influence.
A general practitioner who works with different departments of investigation teams in order to help identify individuals related to criminal cases, victims of calamities, and suicide
A dental professional who has responsibilities to conduct research on biomedical mechanisms, diagnosis and therapy, population and outcome medicine, health policy, or health services
The study of general and systemic pathology needed to provide an introductory and basic level of proficiency in interpreting macroscopic (gross) and microscopic (histologic) changes in various organs
The study that deals with the mechanism of drug action on living tissue, used in the prevention and management of dental caries in individuals and populations