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[–] hraegsvelmir@lemm.ee 9 points 3 hours 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 21 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I love how street dentist is a blue link.

[–] vulture_god@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

https://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 points 4 hours 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?

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 58 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

In 1892, a Canadian dentist called Edgar Parker

born Edgar R.R. Parker, 22 March 1872

DUDE WAS ONLY 20 WHEN HE STARTED THIS!?

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 31 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, he didn’t exactly have to go to dental school or anything

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 18 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

Listen, if all you're doing is extractions all you need is a spike, a hammer, some pilers, some elbow grease and a strong stomach.

Edit: turns out he did go to dental school though

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Dental school back then was a little different I'm guessing

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I pulled a tooth out of my dads face once with some fishing line and a scrap piece of wood

It was awesome

[–] three@lemm.ee 18 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

When the life expectancy is only 40 you gotta get a move on.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 4 points 13 hours ago

"Hurry up, I got a hot date with early death!" - Person getting tooth extracted.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 7 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Did the concept of "arracheur de dent" didn't exist in North America?

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

A concept doesn't become acceptable just because the French have a term for it. Usually that's a red flag.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

What if she's into it?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Is that a French phrase or is it supposed to be a guy talking with the cotton and suction hose in his mouth?

[–] petl@feddit.org 97 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painless_Parker

He legally changed his first name to "Painless" when he was accused of breaking a false advertisement law by claiming that his dentistry was truly painless.[1][2] When business thrived, he hired assistants and established a chain dentistry business.[2] In the end, Parker ran 28 West Coast dental offices, employing over 70 dentists, and grossing $3 million per year.

[–] ShaunaTheDead@fedia.io 41 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That's also where the concept of a "barbershop quartet" came from. Dentists would have the aforementioned quartet singing loudly outside of their shop to drown out the screaming of patients inside.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 39 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (3 children)

One might ask, "why the barber"? Well, they had the sharpest blades in town which made them the defacto surgeon, and before anesthesia, amputations involved at least as much screaming as pulling teeth.

[–] ShaunaTheDead@fedia.io 7 points 10 hours ago

lol right, I totally forgot to explain that barbers often did surgery and dentistry.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

In those days, asking your barber to "take a little off the top" ended in either circumcision or lobotomy.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 6 points 14 hours ago

Either way, hopefully they got a sweet coin as a souvenir.

[–] NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

At least? I would have thought it was the other wag around, sawing off a leg off hurts at least as much as pulling a tooth?

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I suppose it depends on how drunk your barber/dentist/surgeon/bartender got you beforehand... and how drunk they got themselves.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 2 points 6 hours ago

Drunk? Pass the laudanum