List of dentists is a list of dentists who have gained some small role in history. As Dental phobia is a part of the culture this list is to note the actual stories of dentists. Also to give a sense of the history of those in the field.

Real-life dentists

• Bill Allen, former president of the British Dental Association.
• Steve Arlin-Dentist after playing Major League Baseball.
• Gunadasa Amarasekara-Sinhala language writer.
• Franz Bäke-Nazi Panzer ace.
• Henryka Bartnicka-Tajchert-Member of the Anti-Nazi Polish resistance who became a dentist.
• Charles Spence Bate-An authority on crustacea, five species are named for him.
• Samuel Bemis-Photography pioneer who became an eccentric recluse.
• Paul Beresford-Conservative Party (UK) politician.
• Greene Vardiman Black-He invented a foot-driven dental drill and is classed as a father of modern dentistry.
• Robert Blake-He wrote, An Essay on the Structure and Formation of the Teeth in Man and Various Animals.
• Allan G. Brodie-American dentist who established the Prize Essay Award to promote research.
• Martin van Butchell-Eccentric who put his wife head on display at his home/practice after her death.
• Gerald Cardinale-Republican Party (United States) politician with a dental office in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
• James Carlisle-Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and member of the British Dental Association.
• Steve Christian-One of the Pitcairn island sex abusers who did dentistry and was Mayor.
• Dipak Chudasama-Cricketer called "The Doc" because he's a qualified dentist.
• Antoni Cieszyński-Polish head of a Stomatology Institute who was killed in the Massacre of Lwów professors
• Barney Clark-First recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
• Henry D. Cogswell-Designed a method of securing dental plates, and in the Temperance movement.
• Frederick J. Conboy-A secretary of the Ontario Dental Association and later mayor of Toronto.
• Dan Crane-American Dentist/politician. Republican Party.
• Miles Henry Davis-Ran for a seat on the State Legislature, NAACP member, and father to Miles Davis.
• T Bob Davis-Pianist and dentist.
• Bessie Delany-Of some note as the second black woman to be granted a dentistry license in New York state.
• Bill Dickerson-Founder of the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies.
• G. Walter Dittmar-A former president of the American Dental Association.
• Bill Emmerson-California State Assembly member who had a 22 year ptactice.
• Sheila Faith-British politician of the Conservative party.
• Pierre Fauchard-He wrote the first complete scientific description of dentistry.
• Dan Fischer-Created "Ultradent", but more known for having been a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints "lost boy."^*
• Sten Forshufvud-Swedish dentist who drew on his professional knowledge when theorizing about the poisoning of Napoleon.
• John Goodsir-Wrote a noted essay on teeth.
• John "Dok" Hager-Cartoonist whose nickname came from his days as a dentist.
• Jim Harrell, Jr., past chairman of the American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs. Also a Democratic Party (United States) politician.
• Chapin A. Harris-Founded the first dental school in the US, or possibly anywhere.
• Doc Holliday-Dentist and American Folklore icon, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral participant
• Les Horvath-Winner of Heisman Trophy who became a dentist.
• Edward Hudson-Eminent dentist when the field was new, he is also noted for making fake "ruins."
• Lester C. Hunt-Democratic Party (United States) politician who served in the Dental Corps in World War I.(Committed suicide)
• Erhard Keller-Speed skater at the Winter Olympic Games and professional dentist for over thirty years.
• Michael Krop-Democratic Party (United States) politician with a school named for him.
• Donald Leake-Dentist and inventor of the alloplastic tray. Also an oboist.
• Charles G. Lee-He helped fund the founding of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance.
• Jim Lonborg-In the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, he is now a dentist.
• Jiko Luveni-Fijian dentist who works on combatting AIDS.
• Edward Maynard - He worked on United States Congressmen and in 1888 he held the chair of Dental Theory and Practice at the National university in Washington. (Better known for firearms inventions)
• Stanley McInnis-Canadian who moved a motion at a meeting of the Canadian Dental Association to adopt a code of ethics, also a politician.
• Markus Merk-FIFA referee from Germany.
• Ramón Mestre-Former Governor of Córdoba.
• Frederick B. Morrehead-Helped save the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.
• Dr. Geraldine Morrow-First woman president of the American Dental Association.
• Jack Miller-The "racing dentist" who was in the Indianapolis 500.
• Richard Müller (murderer)-German dentist and murderer.
• John Newbrough-Of Oahspe.
• Charlie Norwood-Dentist who served in the Dental Corps and is currently a member of the 109th United States Congress.
• Frederick Bogue Noyes-He organized the first course on dental pathology in the United States.
• Giovanni Battista Orsenigo-Monk/dentist
• Rodrigues Ottolengui-Sephardic Jewish dental pioneer who was one of the first to use X-rays.(Also wrote mystery novels)
• Ron Packard-Navy Dental Corps and a private practice, he was later on the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.
• Painless Parker-Dentist and huckster.
• Rudy Perpich-American dentist/politician of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
• Fritz Pfeffer-Dentist who hid with Anne Frank.
• Paul Rentsch-Dentist in the Nazi resistance movement.
• John Smith (dentist)-the founder of the Edinburgh school of dentistry.
• Allan Sniffen-Radio personality in the USA.
• Charles Stent-Dentist who advanced Dentures making.
• Jon Sudbø-Norwegian dentist linked to a case of scientific misconduct.
• Lucy Hobbs Taylor-The first female in the United States with a doctorate in dentistry.
• José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira-Brazilian politician.
• Mohd Khir bin Toyo-Malaysian politician.
• Horace Wells-Pioneered the use of anesthesia in dentistry, later committed suicide.

Fictional dentists

• Bernard from Lost (TV series).
• Dr. Tariq Faraj-From Oz (TV series).
• Bob Fish, a title character in Bob and Margaret.
• Ben Harper from My Family (TV series).
• Oz from The Whole Nine Yards and The Whole Ten Yards.
• John Patterson in For Better or For Worse.
• Dr. Frank Sangster in Novocaine (film).
• Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. (Steve Martin) - Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
• Christian Szell from William Goldman's Marathon Man, later a movie by John Schlesinger
• Capt. Walter Koskiusko Waldowski, "Painless Pole" in MASH
• Dr. Tim Whatley from Seinfeld, alleged to be an insincere convert to Judaism.
• Dr. Wolfe from The Simpsons

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