Russian Holidays - Dental Technician Day

Dental services are provided by representatives of various specialties Some professionals treat teeth for caries and gums for periodontal disease, others make prosthetics - veneers, crowns and implants Dentists do not meet patients in person, but their work is no less important than the work of dentists On July 25, Russian doctors who deal with maxillofacial orthopedics celebrate Dental Technician Day The first dentures, unlike modern ones, were made from natural materials of natural origin The jaw of a man who lived in the 6th century was found in Honduras BC His dentures were made from shiny and smooth mussel shells A similar archaeological find discovered in Egypt had an artificial tooth made from wood The Mesoamerican Indians used serpentine (a dark green mountain stone with snake patterns), amethysts and quartz to carve prosthetics Ancient Chinese specialists used pieces of bamboo for these purposes Several teeth from the plant stem were connected to each other using strong thread and fasteners Gold wire was used to secure dentures in Ancient Rome In addition to wood, the ancestors of modern dentists used the bones of hippopotamuses, elephants and bulls to create an artificial tooth In ancient times, the production of prosthetics was carried out by blacksmiths, jewelers and metal carvers During the Middle Ages, a tooth could be pulled out by a farrier, a bathhouse attendant, a masseur or a barber Fair doctors made a whole theatrical performance out of this procedure Until the beginning of the 19th century In Europe, the use of real human teeth as prosthetics was common During the Renaissance, dentists began using obturators to repair (clog or fill) defects in the palate—for example, holes due to congenital clefts in children The prosthetic structures consisted of gold plates connected with a sponge Springs were used to fix artificial teeth, and from the end of the 18th century - suction cups Material for prostheses until the mid-twentieth century Volcanic rubber served, which was later completely replaced by acrylic plastics Modern dental technicians are multidisciplinary specialists They use metal, plastic, ceramics and composite materials to make fixed or removable dentures, and dental wax to create models Dentists use knowledge of the anatomy of the jaw apparatus, chemistry, physics, mathematics and 3D graphics in their work A dental technician must have the skills of a welder, electroplating chemist, milling machine, engraver and metal caster, ie be a jack of all trades Despite February 9, International Dentist Day, in order to pay tribute to dentists, another holiday was established, albeit not an official one Dental technicians, specialists in precision mechanics, are compared to jewelers, in whose work every detail and professional skill are also important There are a lot of hard of hearing and deaf specialists among dentists Since 1929, in the USSR, people with hearing problems began to be trained in two-year dental schools After 35 years, graduates of boarding schools for the hearing impaired have the opportunity to enter medical school schools In 2000, there were more than 20,000 deaf dental technicians and laboratory assistants in Russia The profession provides them with the opportunity to lead a full social life and do what they love Therefore, Dental Technician Day for hearing-impaired specialists is one of the main holidays in their lives The tradition of honoring dentists who make dentures for dental patients began in the early 2000s Since 2008, July 25 has become a solemn date in the wall calendars of dental laboratories After 4 years, it was proposed to give the holiday official status, but the initiative did not find support at the government level Despite this, Dental Technician Day is celebrated annually on July 25 by doctors and their patients in all regions of the Russian Federation