The Dental Patient's Little Book of History, Humor and Trivia

If you're fascinated by dental history, humor, and trivia, you're going to love this book. Do you know what Doc Holliday (the old west gunslinger); the male model holding a pitchfork in that famous Grant Wood painting of a stern-looking couple in front of a white farmhouse, American Gothic; and Paul Revere (of the famous "midnight ride") had in common? They were all DENTISTS!

Then, there's the little girl who put her tooth under her pillow on Easter eve so that the Easter Bunny could meet the Tooth Fairy.

After visiting China, Marco Polo brought porcelain back to Europe. In 1789, Nicholas Dubois de Chemant, a French dentist, patented porcelain false teeth. The first machine for manufacturing cotton rolls was invented and patented in Alabama during the Civil War. George Washington NEVER had wooden false teeth; they were made of whale bone! But the Japanese perfected a wooden variety; read all about it!

Do you have a sense of humor? If you have teeth or dentures in your mouth and have ever been to a dental office, you'll be amused and fascinated by this book. One of the things that makes it fun to read is that the entire content is set in 366 rhymes, one for each day of the year!

Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni, retired Dean of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, in San Francisco, had this to say (in rhyme): “Don Dible has produced another dental category winner with The Dental Patient’s Little Book of History, Humor and Trivia: This book is replete/ With interesting vignettes that please the ear;/ Through extensive research and use of measured verse,/ He faithfully conveys stories that inform and delight readers throughout the year.” The distinguished Peter E. Dawson, DDS, Founder and Director of the Dawson Center for Advanced Dental Study, says: “This little book is fun on every page. However, it’s hard to stop turning the pages. It’s a must for the reception room.”

Don Dible, author of this book, is the co-author of Chicken Soup for the Dental Soul and has produced a total of seven highly-acclaimed books for dental patients and the dental team.