List of dentists

List of dentists is a list of dentists who have gained some small role in history. As Dental phobia is a part of the culture this list is to note the actual stories of dentists. Also to give a sense of the history of those in the field.

Real-life dentists

 * Harold Albrecht-Conservative Party of Canada politician.
 * Bill Allen, former president of the British Dental Association.
 * Edward Angle- Father of Orthodontics
 * Steve Arlin- Dentist after playing Major League Baseball.
 * Gunadasa Amarasekara-Sinhala language writer.
 * Franz Bäke-Nazi Panzer ace.
 * Henryka Bartnicka-Tajchert- Member of the Anti-Nazi Polish resistance who became a dentist.
 * Charles Spence Bate-An authority on crustacea, five species are named for him.
 * Samuel Bemis-Photography pioneer who became an eccentric recluse.
 * Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow - Former head of the dentistry center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry under Saparmurat Niyazov, currently acting President of Turkmenistan.
 * Paul Beresford-Conservative Party (UK) politician.
 * Greene Vardiman Black-He invented a foot-driven dental drill and is classed as a father of modern dentistry.
 * Robert Blake-He wrote, An Essay on the Structure and Formation of the Teeth in Man and Various Animals.
 * Jan Boubli-French professional poker player and retired dentist.
 * Allan G. Brodie-American dentist who established the Prize Essay Award to promote research.
 * Martin van Butchell-Eccentric who put his wife head on display at his home/practice after her death.
 * Georg Carabelli-Court dentist to the Austrian Emperor who founded a clinic in the University of Vienna.
 * Gerald Cardinale-Republican Party (United States) politician with a dental office in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
 * James Carlisle-Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and member of the British Dental Association.
 * Chen Hsing-yu-Daughter of Chen Shui-bian.
 * Steve Christian-One of the Pitcairn island sex abusers who did dentistry and was Mayor.
 * Dipak Chudasama-Cricketer called "The Doc" because he's a qualified dentist.
 * Antoni Cieszyński-Polish head of a Stomatology Institute who was killed in the Massacre of Lwów professors
 * Barney Clark-First recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
 * Henry D. Cogswell-Designed a method of securing dental plates, and in the Temperance movement.
 * Frederick J. Conboy-A secretary of the Ontario Dental Association and later mayor of Toronto.
 * Dan Crane-American Dentist/politician. Republican Party.
 * Miles Henry Davis-Ran for a seat on the State Legislature, NAACP member, and father to Miles Davis.
 * T Bob Davis-Pianist and dentist.
 * Bessie Delany-Of some note as the second black woman to be granted a dentistry license in New York state.
 * Bill Dickerson-Founder of the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies.
 * G. Walter Dittmar-A former president of the American Dental Association.
 * Bill Emmerson-California State Assembly member who had a 22 year ptactice.
 * Sheila Faith-British politician of the Conservative party.
 * Pierre Fauchard-He wrote the first complete scientific description of dentistry.
 * Rabab Fetieh-First Saudi female orthodontist.
 * Dan Fischer-Created "Ultradent", but more known for having been a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints "lost boy."
 * Sten Forshufvud-Swedish dentist who drew on his professional knowledge when theorizing about the poisoning of Napoleon.
 * Samir Ghawshah-Leader of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front.
 * John Goodsir-Wrote a noted essay on teeth.
 * John "Dok" Hager-Cartoonist whose nickname came from his days as a dentist.
 * Jim Harrell, Jr., past chairman of the American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs. Also a Democratic Party (United States) politician.
 * Chapin A. Harris-Founded the first dental school in the US, or possibly anywhere.
 * Doc Holliday-Dentist and American Folklore icon, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral participant
 * Les Horvath-Winner of Heisman Trophy who became a dentist.
 * Edward Hudson-Eminent dentist when the field was new, he is also noted for making fake "ruins."
 * Lester C. Hunt-Democratic Party (United States) politician who served in the Dental Corps in World War I.(Committed suicide)
 * Erhard Keller-Speed skater at the Winter Olympic Games and professional dentist for over thirty years.
 * Michael Krop-Democratic Party (United States) politician with a school named for him.
 * Peter Kunter- Football player for Eintracht Frankfurt.
 * Donald Leake-Dentist and inventor of the alloplastic tray. Also an oboist.
 * Charles Goodall Lee-He helped fund the founding of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance.
 * Jim Lonborg-In the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, he is now a dentist.
 * Jiko Luveni-Fijian dentist who works on combatting AIDS.
 * Edward Maynard - He worked on United States Congressmen and in 1888 he held the chair of Dental Theory and Practice at the National university in Washington. (Better known for firearms inventions)
 * Stanley McInnis-Canadian who moved a motion at a meeting of the Canadian Dental Association to adopt a code of ethics, also a politician.
 * Markus Merk-FIFA referee from Germany.
 * Ramón Mestre-Former Governor of Córdoba.
 * Frederick B. Morrehead-Helped save the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.
 * Dr. Geraldine Morrow-First woman president of the American Dental Association.
 * Jack Miller-The "racing dentist" who was in the Indianapolis 500.
 * Richard Müller (murderer)-German dentist and murderer.
 * John Newbrough-Of Oahspe.
 * Charlie Norwood served in the Dental Corps and was a member of the United States Congress.
 * Frederick Bogue Noyes-He organized the first course on dental pathology in the United States.
 * Giovanni Battista Orsenigo-Monk/dentist
 * Rodrigues Ottolengui-Sephardic Jewish dental pioneer who was one of the first to use X-rays.(Also wrote mystery novels)
 * Ron Packard-Navy Dental Corps and a private practice, he was later on the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.
 * Painless Parker-Dentist and huckster.
 * Rudy Perpich-American dentist/politician of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
 * Fritz Pfeffer-Dentist who hid with Anne Frank.
 * Paul Rentsch-Dentist in the Nazi resistance movement.
 * Harry Sagansky-Gangster trained in dentistry who had a practice.
 * John Smith (dentist)-the founder of the Edinburgh school of dentistry.
 * Charles Stent-Dentist who advanced Dentures making.
 * Jon Sudbø-Norwegian dentist linked to a case of scientific misconduct.
 * Lucy Hobbs Taylor-The first female in the United States with a doctorate in dentistry.
 * José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira-Brazilian politician.
 * Charles Murray Turpin-Republican politician in the United States House of Representatives.
 * Mohd Khir bin Toyo-Malaysian politician.
 * Horace Wells-Pioneered the use of anesthesia in dentistry, later committed suicide.

Fictional dentists

 * Bernard from Lost (TV series).
 * Matthew Brock from NewsRadio. (Although he gave it up to work in radio and is only seen practicing in one episode)
 * Dr. Tariq Faraj-From Oz (TV series).
 * Bob Fish, a title character in Bob and Margaret.
 * Ben Harper from British sitcom My Family.
 * Oz from The Whole Nine Yards and The Whole Ten Yards.
 * John Patterson in For Better or For Worse.
 * Dr. Frank Sangster in Novocaine (film).
 * Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. (Steve Martin) - Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
 * Christian Szell from William Goldman's Marathon Man, later a movie by John Schlesinger
 * Capt. Walter Koskiusko Waldowski, "Painless Pole" in MASH
 * Dr. Tim Whatley from Seinfeld, alleged to be an insincere convert to Judaism.
 * Dr. Wolfe from The Simpsons
 * Glen Jacobs, professional wrestler who portrayed Isaac Yankem, DDS in the WWF (now known as Kane)