Horace Wells collection
Collection
Identifier: KORN244
This artificial collection contains four dental student essays on Wells for an ADA sponsored Centenary contest, published articles about Wells, photographs and facsimiles of the 19th century documents concerning Wells, and programs from events commemorating Well’s contribution to science.
.20 linear foot
Horace Wells was an American dentist who is credited with the first use of nitrous oxide in dentistry and with publicizing its effectiveness for medical purposes in 1844. He was born in Vermont, educated in Boston and practiced dentistry in Connecticut.
Part of the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library Repository