title: Eleazar Parmly: clinician, educator, poet.
abstract: Eleazar Parmly was one of the major figures in the history of American dentistry. He was, to a large extent, responsible for rescuing American dentistry from a primitive craft and establishing it as a respected profession, with national societies, ethical principles, dental degrees representing appropriate qualifications, national journals where knowledge could be imparted, and the development of dental colleges. In addition to being a well-trained practitioner and educator, with graduate studies in England and France, Parmly was a gifted poet and set down his autobiography in verse.
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shklar
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chernin
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000266:history*; D012953:Societies, Dental / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States