Dental Did You Know

The World's First Dentist

Dentistry has been around for thousands of years with the first attempt at filling a cavity occurring 6,500 years ago. The first dentist did not appear in history for some time after that.

Hesi-Re (or Hyse-Re), a high ranking official who lived during the reign of pharaoh Djoser in third dynasty Egypt is considered by many to be the first official dentist.  He lived around 1600 B.C. and held many positions other than dentist, including royal scribe and physician administrator. 

During his time, medicine and science were not as accepted as superstition so some of Hesi-Re's treatments might have included more non-traditional methods. Hesi-Re was also the first to recognize periodontal disease.  His tomb read "Doctor of the Tooth".

Source: http://theportlandsmile.jessedictor.com/hesi-re-first-known-dentist/


R. Eric Emery, DDS
Morgan A. Emery, DDS
Smile Station Dental
2901 Dougherty Ferry Rd, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63122
(314)821-7100
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