1900 | Federation Dentaire Internationale founded |
1901 | University of Birmingham awarded the first dental degree in Britain Novocaine was introduced as a local anaesthetic by Alfred Einhorn |
1907 | George Cunningham established the Cambridge school children’s dental institute |
1907 | George Northcroft establishes the first orthodontic study group in the UK |
1921 | Dentists Act: only registered dentists were permitted to practise |
c 1932 | Synthetic resins were introduced for denture bases |
1943 | First dental hygienists were trained by the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force |
1947 | Founding of the Faculty of Dental Surgery within the Royal College of Surgeons of England |
1948 |
National Health Service introduced
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1956 | Dentists Act: General Dental Council established |
1957 | High-speed turbine handpiece introduced |
1958 | Fluoride toothpaste was first marketed in Britain |
1962 | Dental auxiliaries qualified at New Cross General Hospital |
1967 | Lord Colwyn became a hereditary peer contributing to dental debates in the House of Lords |
1968 | First national dental survey of the adult population (children 1973) in England and Wales. These and subsequent surveys demonstrated enormous improvements in dental treatment and oral health |
1981 | Baroness Gardner of Parkes becomes first dentist to have a life peerage |
1984 | Dentists Act: the constitutional powers of the GDC were reduced |
1985 | The first dental school closed; Royal Dental Hospital |
1985 | Water fluoridation Act passed |
1990 | Family Health Services Authorities created and a new dental contract introduce |
1992 | Formation of the Faculty of General Dental Practice |
