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| After working as a cabin boy, architect and schoolteacher, Hayden consulted with ], ]'s personal dentist, in 1795 in New York City. Thereafter, he began the study of dentistry under Greenwood's tutelage. <ref>{}</ref> In 1800, Dr. Hayden began a dental practice in Baltimore Maryland. Dr. Hayden was issued a license by the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland in 1810, the first for the practice of dentistry in the United States of America.<ref></ref> During the War of 1812, he served as a private in the 39th Regiment, Maryland Militia, and later as an assistant surgeon. | |||
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Horace Henry Hayden D.D.S. (October 13, 1769 in Windsor, Connecticut – January 25, 1844 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American dentist and dentistry school founder.
Education
After working as a cabin boy, architect and schoolteacher, Hayden consulted with Dr. John Greenwood (Dentist), George Washington's personal dentist, in 1795 in New York City. Thereafter, he began the study of dentistry under Greenwood's tutelage. In 1800, Dr. Hayden began a dental practice in Baltimore Maryland. Dr. Hayden was issued a license by the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland in 1810, the first for the practice of dentistry in the United States of America. During the War of 1812, he served as a private in the 39th Regiment, Maryland Militia, and later as an assistant surgeon.
Achievements
Hayden is considered one of the founding members of the profession of Dentistry in the United States of America, father of American dental science, and a pioneer of dental journalism. He has been inducted in the hall of fame of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Footnotes
External links
- Pierre Fauchard Academy- PFA International Hall of Fame of Dentistry