If you were on Pacific Avenue during World War I, you’d notice a rope stretched across the street to the second-story windows of the Neary Building’s dental clinic. A tightrope-walker would traverse ...

Throughout history, a toothache has been considered one of the worst experiences humans endure. The fear of dental pain, known as odontophobia, is a common anxiety related to the anticipation of ...

Most people are afraid of going to the dentist because they have a fear of the unknown. Unknown instruments going inside their mouth, the anticipatory pain, etc., stop people from getting even regular ...

Parker wore this necklace to advertise his skill at extraction A pioneer of modern dentistry mixed showmanship with medical knowledge. Writer James Bartlett remembers the legacy of Painless Parker.