An Introduction to the History of Dentistry: With Medical & Dental Chronology & Bibliographic Data

Still a definitive work on the subject. Two Volumes. The first volume covers the history to 1800; the second deals solelywith the history of dentistry in America." Garrison and Morton 3703. This work represents an attempt to portray the many steps in the origin, evolution and growth of our knowledge of dentistry from the time of prehistoric man until the 19th century. All aspects of the subject are covered, with chapters including: The Teeth of Prehistoric Man Ancient Medical Concept of Disease Mesopotamian and Oriental Dentistry Ancient Egyptian Medicine % Dentistry Dentistry of the People of Israel Dental Art of the Phoenicians Golden Age of Roman Dentistry And many more . Weinberger also treats the literature of dentistry, providing an extended bibliography on the subject, as well as a treatment of histories written on the subject. Volume Two is devoted entirely to the history of dentistry in the United States. There is also considerable attention given to prominent individuals throughout the history of dentistryBernhard Wolf Weinberger is the author of 'An Introduction to the History of Dentistry: With Medical & Dental Chronology & Bibliographic Data' with ISBN 9781578985029 and ISBN 1578985021.