4 Famous Americans You Didn't Know Were Dentists
These 4 famous Americans prove that you just never know who might have a dental background. Here are 4 famous Americans that you might never suspect practiced dentistry.
These 4 famous Americans prove that you just never know who might have a dental background. Here are 4 famous Americans that you might never suspect practiced dentistry.
1. Paul Revere
Famous for his midnight ride in 1775 that announced “The British are coming,” Paul Revere also had a successful career as an amateur dentist. Using his skills as a silversmith, Revere would take walrus ivory and animal teeth and wire them into his patient’s mouths to replace missing teeth.
Revere can also be known as America’s first forensic dentist after he was able to identify the body of Dr Joseph Warren, who was killed during the Battle of Bunker Hill in June of 1775. After he was buried in an unmarked grave, Revere was able to identify the doctor based on the dental work he’d done for Dr Warren.
While he’s known mainly for his famous ride, Revere contributed a lot more to the cause of liberty during the American Revolution. He’s credited with starting 1 of the first intelligence networks on record, a Boston-based group known as the ‘mechanics’. The mechanics collected intelligence and resisted British authority long before Revere’s ride through the countryside.
Image courtesy of history.com.
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