Teeth! They start forming by the 6th 8th week of prenatal development and we have them (hopefully) the rest of our lives. Dentistry, the branch of medicine involving the teeth and jaws, is vital and complicated. In the links below, look at how people have taken care of their teeth for thousands of years, and what might be on the horizon of dental hygiene.

History of Dental Treatments

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dental_treatments

https://projectarchaeology.org/2020/05/01/ancient-dentistry/

Solving Crimes via Dentistry? Forensic Odontology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y12JxtlFERo

https://innocenceproject.org/bite-mark-experts-recant-in-kunco-rape-case/

https://trustdentalcare.com/three-most-famous-cases-solved-by-forensic-dentistry/

https://forensic-odontology.weebly.com/cases.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKeEbVLZNWc

Sports Dentistry

https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/dental-emergencies-and-sports-safety/sports-dentistry-athletes-need-dentists

https://www.olympic.org/sportdental

History of Orthodontics

https://www.bos.org.uk/Museum-and-Archive/History-of-Orthodontics

https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/early-orthodontics/interesting-facts-from-the-history-of-orthodontics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dental_treatments

Does your Dog Need a Dentist too? Veterinary Dentistry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_dentistry

Trained dentists didn’t exist until the 1800s and prior to that, the nation’s mouths was in the hands of blacksmiths and barbers who doubled as surgeons.

https://truewestmagazine.com/frontier-dentistry/

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/books/17garn.html

It's Really Important to Be Organized in the Office

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDYYKL2dGoA

We know good dental health is good for you, but what does that really mean?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/dental/art-20047475

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/health/fda-dental-amalgam-health-warning/index.html

Wait, what do they add to our water??

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/water-fluoridation-and-cancer-risk.html

In 2010 - 2013, news said that New Hampshire would face a dental shortage. Why? And have we fixed it?

https://www.nhbr.com/does-n-h-face-a-pending-dentist-shortage/

https://www.nhbr.com/legislature-could-ease-states-dental-shortage/