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[[File:19th century dentistry.jpg|thumb|[[19th century]] dental signage]]
 
[[File:19th century dentistry.jpg|thumb|[[19th century]] dental signage]]
 
[[File:Dental tools.jpg|thumb|[[22nd century]] dental instruments]]
 
[[File:Dental tools.jpg|thumb|[[22nd century]] dental instruments]]
'''Dentistry''' is the study and professional care of a person's [[tooth|teeth]]. A '''dentist''' is a person who practices dentistry.
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'''Dentistry''' was the study and professional care of a person's [[tooth|teeth]]. A '''dentist''' was a person who practiced dentistry. This person received a [[medical degree]] upon completion of their study.
   
Most [[Starfleet]] [[Medical practitioners|medical personnel]] are trained in numerous fields, including dentistry. But there is also a dedicated sub-division of [[Starfleet Medical]], [[Starfleet Dental]], responsible for Dentistry. ({{DS9|Paradise Lost}})
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Most [[Starfleet]] [[Medical practitioners|medical personnel]] are trained in numerous fields, including dentistry. But there was also a dedicated sub-division of [[Starfleet Medical]], [[Starfleet Dental]], responsible for Dentistry. ({{DS9|Paradise Lost}})
   
 
== Dentists ==
 
== Dentists ==
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In the [[20th century]], [[Maury Ginsberg]] was a very successful orthodontist in [[Scarsdale]], [[New York]]. Orthodontics is the application of "braces" on a person's teeth, to realign teeth that would naturally fall out of alignment. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
 
In the [[20th century]], [[Maury Ginsberg]] was a very successful orthodontist in [[Scarsdale]], [[New York]]. Orthodontics is the application of "braces" on a person's teeth, to realign teeth that would naturally fall out of alignment. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
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In the latter-half of the 20th century, [[time-travel]]er [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Leonard McCoy]] was sarcastically accused of holding a degree in dentistry by a [[surgeon]] preparing to operate on fellow temporally-displaced patient [[Pavel Chekov]] at [[Mercy Hospital]]. ({{film|4}})
   
 
== Dental practices ==
 
== Dental practices ==
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File:Dental xray.jpg|Scan of [[Vulcan]] [[teeth]].
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File:Dental xray.jpg|Scan of [[Vulcan]] [[teeth]]
File:Dentistry, phlox and tpol.jpg|Cleaning [[T'Pol]]'s teeth.
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File:Dentistry, phlox and tpol.jpg|Cleaning [[T'Pol]]'s teeth
File:Hoshi brightens her teeth.jpg|[[Hoshi Sato]] whitens her teeth.
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File:Hoshi brightens her teeth.jpg|[[Hoshi Sato]] whitens her teeth
 
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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
In the [[novel]], ''[[Chain of Attack]]'', a Dr. Rajanih was the doctor in charge of dentistry on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
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In the [[novels|novel]], ''[[Chain of Attack]]'', a Dr. Rajanih was the doctor in charge of dentistry on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
   
 
Concept art for the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} had a dental ward adjacent to [[sickbay]].
 
Concept art for the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} had a dental ward adjacent to [[sickbay]].

Revision as of 04:38, 7 October 2013

19th century dentistry

19th century dental signage

Dental tools

22nd century dental instruments

Dentistry was the study and professional care of a person's teeth. A dentist was a person who practiced dentistry. This person received a medical degree upon completion of their study.

Most Starfleet medical personnel are trained in numerous fields, including dentistry. But there was also a dedicated sub-division of Starfleet Medical, Starfleet Dental, responsible for Dentistry. (DS9: "Paradise Lost")

Dentists

In the 19th century on Earth, Doc Holliday was the local doctor and dentist of Tombstone, Arizona. (TOS: "Spectre of the Gun")

In the 20th century, Maury Ginsberg was a very successful orthodontist in Scarsdale, New York. Orthodontics is the application of "braces" on a person's teeth, to realign teeth that would naturally fall out of alignment. (VOY: "Death Wish")

In the latter-half of the 20th century, time-traveler Dr. Leonard McCoy was sarcastically accused of holding a degree in dentistry by a surgeon preparing to operate on fellow temporally-displaced patient Pavel Chekov at Mercy Hospital. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

Dental practices

Doctor Phlox had many degrees in alien medicine, among them was a degree in dentistry. (ENT: "Dear Doctor", "A Night in Sickbay")

On Vulcan, a common dental practice is for a Vulcan to have their teeth coated in a trifluorinate compound to prevent cavities. Despite having this done in 2128, T'Pol had a cavity in one of her tricuspids that Dr. Phlox had to restore in 2151. (ENT: "Dear Doctor")

The inhabitants of planet 892-IV utilized a dental hygiene product known as Mars Toothpaste in 2268. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

In the Ferengi and Klingon cultures, teeth are sharpened with a tooth sharpener. (DS9: "Little Green Men")

Background

In the novel, Chain of Attack, a Dr. Rajanih was the doctor in charge of dentistry on board the USS Enterprise.

Concept art for the USS Enterprise-D had a dental ward adjacent to sickbay.

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