Dr.RAFIUDDIN AHMED (1890-1965)
He is a well-known personality and great
visionary in dentistry, renowned as Father of Indian Dentistry.
He was born on December 24, 1890, in Bardhanpara,
East Bengal, India.
His birthday is celebrated as NATIONAL DENTISTS DAY.
Dr.RAFIUDDIN AHMED came back to India from the US after his studies from The Dental University Of Boston.
He started practising dentistry in Kolkata in the year 1919.
He raised funds from his own practice to start the first dental college in
the Asian continent in Kolkata, India in 1920.
Dr Ahmed published the First Student’s Handbook on Operative Dentistry
in 1928.
He also established the Indian Dental Journal
in 1925 and was its Editor until 1946.
In 1925, Dr Ahmed
established the Bengal Dental Association, which became the forerunner for the
Indian Dental Association (which he also organized in 1928).
He served three terms as
President of the Indian Dental Association from 1945 to 1949.
Dr R. Ahmed was the first elected President
of the India Dental Council, serving from 1954 to 1958.
On his birthday December 24th is
observed as National Dentists Day.
He died on January 18,
1965.
by,
Dr.Renju T George,
India
