HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEDICAL SPECIALTY "DENTISTRY"

Abstract

The development of dentistry has its roots in deep antiquity, since
the time of which everyone was concerned about getting rid of toothache. The
study of Russian and foreign literature of recent years about the main stages of
development of dentistry has been carried out. The stages of differentiation of
stomatological science are revealed, the emergence of its independent sections is
shown. Characteristics of the main directions, scientific centers, their leaders and
scientific schools are given. Thanks to the way done, stomatology in our country
has recently made a great step forward. Restoration of the integral picture of
formation of stomatology as a medical specialty will contribute to the correct
choice of decisions in the modern search for ways of further development