HOMECOMING '09 SYMPOSIUM
REVERE'D THROUGH HISTORY:
Forging the Dental Profession
Celebrating 100 years on Longwood Avenue, this year’s Homecoming Symposium highlights the colorful history of 18th and 19th century dentistry.
Julie M. Fenster presents “America’s Greatest Medical Discovery―and the New
England Dentist’s Who Made It.” The discovery of anesthetics awed the world in
1846. Long after others had given up on finding a relief for pain, dentists still pursued
the idea and despite skepticism in many quarters, the result was epic; opening
new eras in dentistry and medicine. This presentation recalls the men behind the
discovery, men of tragedy and humor―and unceasing hope. The human qualities
behind their personalities were more responsible for the discovery than the standard
scientific approach associated with many breakthroughs.
James Wynbrandt will present “The American Revolution―in Dentistry.” The
story of the American Revolution and its links to the Boston area is certainly well
known. Yet even as the seeds of that conflict were being sown, colonial oral health
practitioners, such as Paul Revere, were fomenting a revolution of their own in this
same setting. This talk recounts the surprising history of how these dental pioneers
laid the foundations of modern dentistry and created an independence movement
that would transform the nascent Union into a dental superpower.
Symposium Speakers
Julie Fenster:
Award winning author and historian, specializing in the American
history, Julie Fenster’s book, Ether Day: The Strange Tale Of America’s
Greatest Medical Discovery And The Haunted Men Who Made It, won the
Anesthesia Foundation Best Book Award. She has written books
on Abraham Lincoln, the 1908 New York to Paris automobile race
(which was nominated or the Pulitzer Prize), and is currently at
work on a script for a PBS documentary. Fenster lives in Upstate
New York.
James Wynbrandt:
Author of The Excruciating History of Dentistry: Toothsome Tales & Oral
Oddities from Babylon to Braces, James Wynbrandt, has written books
in genres ranging from history and genetic disorders to popular
music and political humor. As a journalist, his work has appeared
in The New York Times, Fortune, Smithsonian Air & Space, Barron’s,
Forbes, Aspen, and many other national publications. Wynbrandt
has also written for television, radio, and the theater. He
lives in New York City.
HSDM is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
This symposium will count for two (2) continuing education credits.
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