In 1892, a Canadian dentist called Edgar Parker
born Edgar R.R. Parker, 22 March 1872
DUDE WAS ONLY 20 WHEN HE STARTED THIS!?
Dentist the Menace
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billiam0202@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
To be fair, he didn’t exactly have to go to dental school or anything
roguetrick@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Listen, if all you’re doing is extractions all you need is a spike, some elbow grease and a strong stomach.
three@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
When the life expectancy is only 40ish you gotta get a move on.
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
“Hurry up, I got a hot date with early death!” - Person getting tooth extracted.
hraegsvelmir@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
The wild part is what’s cut off in the bottom section.
However, "Much of what he championed—patient advocacy, increased access to dental care, and advertising—has come to pass in the U.S.
So I guess, possibly not as bad as the opening line makes him sound, and perhaps even an improvement over the standards of the time
Some other choice sections.
The band attracted large crowds and hid the moans and cries of patients who were given whiskey or a cocaine solution that he called “hydrocaine” to numb the pain.[2] He charged 50 cents for each extraction and promised that if it hurt, he would pay the patient $5.
he Historical Dental Museum at the Temple University School of Dentistry has a display dedicated to Parker, with his necklace of 357 teeth and a large wooden bucket filled to the brim with teeth that he had personally pulled. The bucket of teeth sat by his feet as he lectured the crowds on the importance of dental hygiene.
Almost sounds like the guy may have been maligned by his fellow dentists for calling them out on their BS.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
I love how street dentist is a blue link.
vulture_god@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_dentistry
In 1998, a man was arrested in Van Nuys, California for operating an unlicensed dental practice out of the back of a toy store in a strip mall.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
Honestly, as someone who’s lacked dental care for 15 years, while it surprises me “street dentist” is a term, what surprises me the most is that I’ve never considered trying to find one. Lol. I’ve pulled my own teeth, why did I never consider finding a shady dude to do it for me?
pseudo@jlai.lu 4 weeks ago
Did the concept of “arracheur de dent” didn’t exist in North America?
nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
A concept doesn’t become acceptable just because the French have a term for it. Usually that’s a red flag.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What if she’s into it?
pseudo@jlai.lu 4 weeks ago
It was still pretty common at that time in France. It’s not fine to pretend to be painless however it was a commun line in the trade. It has give us the saying “mentir comme (lying like) un arracheur de dent”.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 weeks ago
Is that a French phrase or is it supposed to be a guy talking with the cotton and suction hose in his mouth?
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Jhech
pseudo@jlai.lu 4 weeks ago
It is suppose to be a guy coming to local market to put out the teeth of however cannot pay for dentist. It would usually come with a band to hide the cry of the “patient” and would commonly lie by telling to be able to do it painlessly. Exactly like the qikipedia describe it.
Etterra@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You can’t break the law of there’s no law to break.
petl@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painless_Parker