title: [Dr. Atanasije Puljo: pioneer of Serbian dentistry].
abstract: This paper describes the life and work of Dr. Atanasije Puljo (1878-1944). He was a volunteer in the Balkan wars, an active participant in the First World War; he was the first who noted the importance of team-work of a dentist and a surgeon in the care of jaw and facial injuries. He established primacy in this field, as he came up with this brilliant idea three years before other colleagues. His method of treatment of the upper jaw neglected fractures, called the Balkan method, was recognized worldwide. Dr. Puljo is the pioneer of dental radiology in Serbia, founder of the Odontology Clinic of the Medical Faculty and main supporter of the establishment of the School of Dentistry. Merits of Dr. Atanasije Puljo, medical practitioner with a broad knowledge in different fields, remain within the academic institution that was founded by this pioneer of dentistry in Serbia.
authors: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Svetlana
authors: S
authors: Jovananović
authors: Srdjan
authors: S
authors: Milovanović
authors: Danica
authors: D
authors: Zagradjanin
authors: Nebojša
authors: N
authors: Milovanović
authors: Dragana
authors: D
authors: Puzović
mesh_terms: D003813:Dentistry; D006665:History of Dentistry; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D055771:Serbia