Dentists - Registers, Directories and Periodicals

The only fun thing for me about going to the dentist when I was young, was he would give me a bead of mercury in a small vial to take home and play with. I know, right? That was the good old days.

M.F. Patterson's Illustrated Catalogue of 

Dental Furniture, Instruments and Materials, 1901

My Mom had a gold tooth. I had asked her about it when I was young because I had never seen anyone else with a gold tooth, but I never thought to ask her later in life how that came about - it was just always a part of her appearance.

Article from The Progressive Dentist, Feb 1914

In the following periodicals, look for list of contributors, obituaries, and graduates.

You might enjoy reading Jana Last's tales of her Traveling Dentist ancestor.

Check local libraries for registers of dentists, like these ones at Trove, Australia.


Relevant Links

Women in Dentistry

The Dentists register, UK

Annual report of the Montana Sate Board of Dental Examiners to the Governor

Illinois Board of Dental Examiners

Canada Journal of Dental Science

Biographies of the founders, prominent early members and ex-presidents of the Missouri Sate Dental Association, 1909

Who's Who in Dentistry - United States and Canada, 1916

Journal of the North Carolina Dental Society, 1965

Registered dentists and dental hygienists in Pennsylvania

The Dental Times

Registered dentists, unlicensed assistants and dental hygienists, CT

Beecher's manual and dental directory of the United States, 1884

The Dental Columbian

L'oeuvre des dentistes français pendant la guerre européenne de 1914

Dental Cosmos

Dental Digest

The Dental Record

British Dental Journal

The Dental Advertiser

American Dental Journal

The Dental Register

A Brief History of America’s Most Outrageous Dentist, Painless Parker

A History of Dentistry in Pictures

Transactions of the British Society for the Study of Orthodontics

Practical dentistry, surgical and mechanical: and how to become a registered dentist

The Progressive Dentist

Pacific Coast Dentist

Canada 150 - The Dental Directory

During our country's 150th anniversary celebration of confederation I will write posts titled Canada 150 with a link to a publication or website I find that may help you tell the story of your Canadian ancestors.
Click on the Canada 150 label on the right or at the bottom to see all the posts.

Today I have for you...

Dentists

Emma Gaudreau Casgrain was the first women to be licensed as a dentist in Canada in 1898.  She studied under her husband, a dental surgeon. She is listed on page 145 of the Directory, practicing on rue St Jean (St John St) in Quebec City until 1920.

In August 2016 Quebec author Sylvie Goebil published "De tendres aspirations", the story of Emma Gaudreau Casgrain. It is her fifth novel.



Relevant Links

The Canadian Dental Directory, 1909

Royal College of Dental Surgeons, University of Toronto, 1896

Article about Sylvie Goebil (French)

Canada Journal of Dental Science