Famous Women in Dentistry

March is Women’s History Month and Barden Orthodontics would like to acknowledge the contributions of women to the dental and orthodontic fields.

• Nearly 34.5% of dentists are women, more than half of dental students are women, and over 95% of dental assistants are women. You can likely thank a woman for helping to keep your teeth healthy and your smile beautiful!
• The first woman to work as a dentist was Emiline Roberts Jones in 1855. Her husband, also a dentist, did not approve of her working as a dentist. She continued working anyway.
• Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to graduate from dental school. In 1866 she graduated from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery.
• Ida Gray Nelson was the first African American woman to earn a dental degree in 1890 from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
• Gayle Glenn was the first woman elected president of the American Association of Orthodontics in 2013.
• Marquette University School of Dentistry (where Dr. Barden completed his DDS and orthodontic residency) started admitting women in 1913.

Dr. Douglas Barden is proud to have a fabulous team with many incredible women working in his office. This month be sure the acknowledge their amazing work in our Whitefish Bay, WI office!

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