ABSTRACT
Quackery in dentistry has been a problem as far back as the earliest days when sufferers from dental ills sought relief from their aches at the hands of some type of practitioner. Some were genuine, some were quacks. Following is a historical perspective of quackery.
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Malvin E. Ring
Donald A. Curtis, DMD, is a professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at the University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry.