{"id":14280,"date":"2013-03-06T09:17:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T14:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=14280"},"modified":"2013-03-06T09:17:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T14:17:24","slug":"i-bet-you-didnt-know-they-were-dentists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=14280","title":{"rendered":"I bet you didn’t know…they were dentists"},"content":{"rendered":"

From grape juice to the OK Corral, dentists have made their mark in surprising ways<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Dr. Stephanie McGann<\/strong>, DMD, FAGD, Columnist, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"UTStephCollogo\"<\/a>Dentistry is a profession full of interesting (not the adjective my husband usually uses) people. I thought it might be entertaining \u00a0to track down some of the more famous (infamous?) dentists.<\/p>\n

Paul Revere<\/b>: Everyone knows Paul Revere was a silversmith who advertised his services as a dentist and made false teeth for people.\u00a0 As for his making teeth for George Washington, the first president had numerous sets of teeth but none is specifically attributed to Paul Revere.<\/p>\n

Thomas Welch<\/b>: \u00a0This dentist retired and then managed to also invented the process for pasteurizing grape juice to prevent it from fermenting. \u00a0The Welch\u2019s grape juice we see on the shelves today was developed by Dr. Welch.<\/p>\n

Zane Gray<\/b>: \u00a0Zane Pearl Gray practiced dentistry in New York. \u00a0\u00a0Once he became of published author he left dentistry behind.\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Gray wrote more than 80 western novels and became a millionaire.<\/p>\n

John Henry \u201cDoc\u201d Holliday<\/b>:\u00a0 John Holliday was a \u00a0graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Dentistry in 1872. This dental school later became Temple University School of Dentistry. \u00a0Later he developed a practice in Atlanta. Unfortunately he developed tuberculosis and was advised to move west.\u00a0 He did and became friends with Wyatt Earp. He would later become famous for the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.<\/p>\n

Edgar Buchanan<\/b>:\u00a0 This character actor started out as a successful dentist .\u00a0 He was best known for his roles in the 1960\u2019s comedies like \u201cPetticoat Junciton,\u201d0 \u201cGreen Acres\u201d and the \u201cThe Beverly Hillbillies.\u201d He left dentistry but his wife took over his successful practice after he retired.<\/p>\n

Mark Spitz<\/b>:\u00a0 Mark Spitz was accepted to dental school.\u00a0 He declined admission to pursue his Olympic swimming career.\u00a0 He won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympic games.<\/p>\n

Miles Henry Davis<\/b> :\u00a0 The father of Miles Davis, famous jazz musician, was a dentist. Dr. Davis purchased the first trumped for Miles Davis when was just a boy.<\/p>\n

Barney Clark:<\/b> \u00a0While dentistry was his profession he became famous for what he did when he could no longer practice. Barney Clark, suffering from congestive heart failure was the recipient of the first artificial heart. \u00a0His suffering paved the way for modern cardiology.<\/p>\n

Les Horvath<\/b>:\u00a0 Les Horvath was a Heisman Trophy winner and dentist. He graduated from Ohio State in 1942, Graduated from dental school in 1945, joined the navy and served until 1947. He played professional football for three seasons and then returned to the practice of dentistry.<\/p>\n

Jack Miller<\/b>: \u00a0Dr. Miller currently practices dentistry in Indianapolis.\u00a0 He also spent time on the racetrack. \u00a0This driver finished 20th<\/sup> at the Indy 500 in his rookie year. \u00a0He practiced dentistry and drove in the Indy Racing League from 1997 to 2001.<\/p>\n

Jim Lonborg:<\/b>\u00a0 Major league pitcher Jim Lonborg was a Cy Young winner in 1967 with the Boston Red Sox and pitched seven seasons with the Phillies, winning 18 games for the NL East division-winning 1976 Phils. He went to dental school after his baseball career was over. Dr. Lonborg practices just 30 miles from Fenway Park.<\/p>\n

And my favorite –<\/p>\n

Herbie the Elf<\/b>:\u00a0 While Herbie is not a real person everyone who as ever seen the holiday classic \u201cRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\u201d knows that Herbie wanted to be a dentist.\u00a0 Some of the people in our list this week left dentistry to make history, others became dentists only after they became famous and a few contributed to the fame of others.<\/p>\n

Feel free to chime in with others I may have missed.<\/p>\n

Dr. Stephanie McGann is a resident of the Unionville area and along with her partner, Dr. Marie Scott, operates The Brandywine Smile Center<\/a>, a family-friendly dental practice in Concordville. She is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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