Who is the father of dentistry?

Greene Vardiman Black was born in a farm in Winchester. Illinos on August 3 rd 1836.He had a meager educational advantage by going few months each year in winter to a new-room school near his father's farm. read more

Pierre Fauchard (1678 – March 22, 1761) was a French physician, credited as being the "father of modern dentistry". He is widely known for writing the first complete scientific description of dentistry, Le Chirurgien Dentiste ("The Surgeon Dentist"), published in 1728. read more

The Father of American Dentistry is a man by the name of G.V. Black. Some of his contributions are still being used in the field today. Most dentists and associated historians view G.V. Black as the father of modern dentistry in America. read more