Simon Hullihen

Simon Hullihen MD, DDS (18101857) was a dental surgeon born in western Pennsylvania. He completed his medical degree first and then he was inspired to develop a career in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He helped to develop many modern techniques of maxillofacial surgery and contributed to the establishment of oral and maxillofacial surgery as a surgical specialty in the United States, regarded as the first oral surgeon in the United States.[1]

References

  1. Kruger, Gustav (1984). Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. St. Louis, Missouri: CV Mosby. ISBN 978-0-8016-2793-4.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.