Starting in March 2008, we will begin a new segment that will deal with myths, old tales and stories about dentistry and dental care. For example, it is believed in some quarters that a woman would lose at least one tooth on pregnancy. This is certainly not true!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can also send in your own stories, myths, old tales, etc and all refined stories, tales, etc shall be published. Let’s have some fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sleepy & Ready for Dental Work! Back in the 1800s, a young dentist, Dr. Horace Wells was determined to make dental care as painless as possible. He experimented on a number of techniques sometimes medical to find a way to ameliorate pain and discomfort during dental procedure. He adopted many other health field’s techniques to dentistry and he was indeed very creative and energetic. He even used himself as guinea-pigs in most of his experiments. His original practice was in Hartford, CT and he introduced the use of nitrous oxide in pain management during dental treatment. This discovery changed the field of dentistry and medicine forever and paved the way for the development of anxiolysis, conscious sedation and general anesthesia. Dr. Wells was only 33 years old when he took his life and was honored for his contribution to modern anesthesia by an honorary membership of the world-renounced Medical Society of Paris and both the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) recognized him as a giant in the field of general anesthesia.
S. Adele Doherty is a dentist with private practice in Madison, TN. Dr. Doherty has been in practice for over 25 years and once lectured at the local university in Nashville, TN. He includes in his practice sedation dentistry and care of people with mental retardation as well as older adults. He likes people and enjoys working with them to solve their health problems. He really really cares for his patients and others too. He does volunteer work regularly in the spirit of our state, “the volunteer state of America.” He is a member of Tennessee Dental Association, American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation,American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and Academy of Dentistry International.
