Horace H. Hayden

Horace Henry Hayden D.D.S. (October 13, 1769 – January 25, 1844) was the first licensed American dentist and dentistry school founder.

Horace H. Hayden
Portrait by Rembrandt Peale, 1828
Born
Horace Henry Hayden

October 13, 1769
Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.
Died25 January 1844 (1844-01-26) (aged 74)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Known forFirst licensed American dentist and dentistry school founder
Scientific career
FieldsDentistry

Education

Hayden was born in Windsor, Connecticut. After working as a cabin boy, architect and schoolteacher, Hayden consulted with John Greenwood, George Washington's personal dentist, in 1795 in New York City. Thereafter, he began the study of dentistry under Greenwood's tutelage.[1] 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.[2] During the War of 1812, he served as a private in the 39th Regiment, Maryland Militia, and later as an assistant surgeon.

Between 1819 and 1825, he delivered a series of lectures on dentistry to medical students at the University of Maryland, the first in the new world. Dr. Hayden was one of the founders of the Maryland Academy of Sciences and served as its president in 1825. In 1820, as a pioneer geologist and botanist, he published the first general work on geology to be printed in the United States. He discovered a new mineral, named Hadenite in his honor.

Hayden was the cofounder, with Chapin Harris, of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, the world's first dental school, chartered in 1840. Hayden was the school's first president.

Achievements

Hayden is considered the father of the profession of dentistry in the United States of America, architect of the American system of dental education and organizer of American professional dentistry. He has been inducted in the hall of fame of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.[3]

Family

His great-granddaughter was Florence Kenyon Hayden Rector.[4]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Horace Henry Hayden, Father of the Dental Profession, Windsor Historical Society
  2. . Horace Henry Hayden – Pierre Fauchard Academy – International Hall of Fame of Dentistry
  3. Pierre Fauchard Academy
  4. Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, History of Periodontology at Ohio State
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