John Smith (dentist)
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John Smith was a Scottish dentist, philanthropist and pioneering educator. The founder of the Edinburgh school of dentistry, he served as president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and pr
John Smith's dental surgery on the ground floor of 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh
The grave of John Smith, Warriston Cemetery
Francis Brodie Imlach
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Francis Brodie Imlach FRCSEd was a Scottish pioneer of modern dentistry, and the first person to use chloroform on a dental patient. He helped to raise the profile of dentistry from a back street trad
John Smith (dentist)
…Royal Public Dispensary. He co-founded the Hospital for Sick Children in 1859. Recognising the need for improved training, he founded, together with Francis Brodie Imlach, Peter Orphoot and Robert Nasmyth, the Edinburgh Dental Dispensary in 1860. In 1862 Smith was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and…
Francis Brodie Imlach c.1860 (ink sketch)
48 Queen Street, Edinburgh, the offices of Francis Brodie Imlach
The grave of Francis Brodie Imlach, lower terrace Dean Cemetery