HISTORY OF DENTISTRY HISTORY OF DENTISTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES

Pre-spanish era
Ancient Origins - one of the oldest med professions  barbers: tooth extraction using fingers or nail
7000 BC- pliers
-Indus valley civilization  Not considered as a profession
5600 BC  “Sacamuelas” any person skilled of pulling
-Tooth worms which caused of dental decay tooth
2600 BC  Captain Jose Arevalo "Capitan Cheng Cheng"
-Hesy-Re (egyptian) considered as first the was the first filipino dentist
dentist
1700-1550BC Spanish Era
-Ebers Papyrus is an Egyptian text which refers  UST SPECIAL COURSE
to diseases of teeth and various toothache  Cirujanos ministrantes --- cirujano dentistas
remedies
500-300 BC American Era
-Hippocrates and Aristotle - Write about  Examinations and licenses were issued
dentistry  Act No. 593 (1903) "The act of regulating the
100 BC practice of dentistry in the Philippine islands"
-Celsus - roman medical writer  Board of dental examiners
-Comoendium of medicine on oral hygiene,
stabilization of loose teeth and treatment for Dr. Gregorio Mateo – “Father of Philippines
toothache pain and jaw fracture dentistry”
166-201AD  Dr. Francisco Ponce
-Etruscans - Dental prosthetics using gold  Dr. Placido Flores
crowns and fixed bridgework  Dr. Joaquin Lada
 Dr. Bonifacio Arevalo
Middle Ages
700 Sociedad Dental De Filipinas -"Philippines dentist
China -"Silver paste" amalgam association"
1210
Guild of Barbers - Surgeons - Lay barbers Colegio dental del liceo de manila/ Philippine
1530 Dental Colleges -3 year course
-The little medicinal book for all kinds of
diseases and infirmities of the Teeth Dental schools:
- First book dedicated to dentistry in Germany  UP (1915)
1575  NU (1925)
-Ambroise Pare "Father of surgery"  CEU (1925)
- Published his complete works  Manila college of dentistry(1929)
- Practical information about dentistry  UE (1948)
1723
-Pierre Fauchard “Father of dentistry” National dental association (1924)
-Published "The Surgeon Dentist" - Dr. Francisco Tecson (first president of the
- first introduced "dental fillings and dental association)
prosthesis"
- identified the acid that led to tooth decay After World War II
1840  Philippine dental association (1945)
-Baltimore College Of Dental Surgery -- 1st  Dr. Joaquin Ladao (first president)
dental college
1873 Visayas Institution
-“Colgate” - mass produced the first toothpaste  Southwestern college
- Mass produced toothbrush followed a few  Iloilo city college
years later  University of san augustin