One of the professional holidays - International Dentist Day - in 2024 will be celebrated on February 9th. All over the world, doctors of the most "terrible" specialization will accept congratulations from grateful patients. But to honor their assistants - dental technicians, assistants, nurses and nurses, another date has been set aside. Let's try to figure out what this division is connected with.
History and dates of the holiday in 2024
World Dentist Day 2024 will be working - this is Friday, 09.02. The number was not chosen by chance. In the church calendar, this is the date of the death of the martyr Apollonia, who spread in the III century (249 BC).) Christian faith among pagans. The infidels captured the woman and began torturing her by pulling out her teeth. Despite the inhuman torments, the Saint did not renounce her beliefs, and then she herself stepped into the fire. Forceps are associated with her name - an indispensable tool for dentists.
Another international holiday associated with dentists is celebrated annually on 06.03. No bloody events are associated with this date. The celebration was timed to coincide with the presentation of the first drill in 1790. It was presented by John Greenwood. The dentist was responsible for the oral he alth of one of the most famous US presidents, George Washington.
In 2024, the Day of dentists with no higher education - prosthetists, assistants, paramedics with a narrow specialization falls on Wednesday.
Prestigious profession
Dentists are well paid and treated with respect. As soon as a person reaches a certain level of prosperity, he immediately acquires “his own” dentist. It often seems that getting a profession is quite simple, you don’t even need a higher education.
Indeed, until the 1970s of the twentieth century in the USSR, they became dentists after graduating from medical school. schools with the appropriate profile. There were not enough medical workers, and in a short time they tried to fill the deficit.
But from the end of the 1980s, other requirements began to be imposed on dentists. To become a good specialist, it became necessary not only to graduate from the institute, but also to pass certification. In addition, specialists are required to confirm their qualifications once every 2 years.
Technicians or dental assistants are still graduating from medical colleges (technical schools).
Dentist Day Traditions
On Dentist's Day, dedicated to 06.03, is celebrated annually in dental clinic teams. Leadership in honor of the solemn date often reduces the length of the working day by 1-2 hours, allows you to arrange feasts. For timely help and valiant work, honey.employees are thanked by colleagues and patients. The latter give flowers or gifts. In order not to put dentists in an uncomfortable position, nothing expensive should be handed over. It is enough to present an inexpensive tea or coffee set, or just send an SMS.
The international holiday is celebrated more solemnly. It is hoped that dentists will receive congratulations on the Day of the Dentist in 2024, as they do every year, from regional leaders. On this date, the best specialists receive thanks and awards. And we offer to congratulate familiar dentists with a postcard.
Seminars and lectures are usually timed to this date, where they talk about professional achievements, as well as refresher courses. Future dentists congratulate their mentors, and they arrange master classes for young people studying in a prestigious speci alty. Programs dedicated to hygienic measures for dental care are built into the television broadcasting network.
Recently, another tradition has appeared in large metropolitan areas, which is gradually spreading to small towns. Dental clinics organize open days on 09.02.
Everyone can go to the dentist for free, check the condition of the oral cavity, learn how to properly care for their teeth. It is hoped that on the Day of the Dentist in 2024, all regional and district hospitals will conduct such an appointment.
Interesting facts about dentistry
Teeth treatment began even before Christ.e. Already in ancient Rome, a drill was used to get rid of pain, and tongs were used to extract teeth. But even in Medieval Europe, doctors did not deal with oral he alth - all manipulations were carried out by bath attendants and barbers (modern hairdressers). But in 1700, Louis XV approved a new speci alty - dentistry. But only in 1920 did dentistry appear in its modern form - specialists of two specializations involved in dental treatment and maxillofacial surgery united.
The title of "dentist" was introduced by Peter I. He believed that he had sufficiently mastered this specialization in Europe, and practiced his skills on his subjects.
Every year Dentist's Day, celebrated on 09.02, is becoming more and more popular. The purpose of this holiday is to raise the prestige of the profession and instill a culture of oral care. After all, human he alth depends on her condition.
