Frederick Newland-Pedley

Frederick Newland-Pedley (1855 – 1944) was a British physician and dentist known for his contribution to the fields of military dentistry and dental education.

Early life

Newland-Pedley was born in 1855.[1] He studied at Dulwich College and Guy's Hospital, becoming first a physician, a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1881 and a fellow of the same in 1885. In 1880 he received his L.D.S degree from the Royal Dental Hospital in Leicester Square.[1]

Career

At Guy's hospital he was appointed as a dental surgeon in 1887.[1][2] When the dentist he had been assisting became seriously ill, Newland-Pedley took up his responsibilities and also began the hospital's first dental department at his own expense.[1][2] In 1888 he proposed the idea of a dental school to the hospital's board; the school opened with twelve chairs the next year in 1889.[1][3][4]

From February to June 1900, Newland-Pedley volunteered in the British Army during the Boer War, becoming the army's first appointed field dentist.[5][6][7] He brought his own supplies and equipment, setting up in a tent to treat soldier's dental problems.[8][9] Returning from the war, he proposed to the British Army that a more permanent dental service be instituted.[10][11][12] This resulted in four dentists being sent on contract to the Boer war.[6][13]

During World War I, Newland-Pedley again served as a volunteer dental surgeon, this time at Rouen.[1]

Following the war, he practiced in London as a dentist, ultimately retiring to Italy. He died at Lake Como, Italy on May 4, 1944.[1]

References
  1. "Newland-Pedley, Frederick (1855 - 1944)". livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk.
  2. Cartwright, F F (December 17, 1966). "The Relationship of Medicine and Dentistry in the Nineteenth Century: Dental and Medical Education in the Nineteenth Century". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 59 (12): 1237–1240. doi:10.1177/003591576605901204 – via DOI.org (Crossref).
  3. "History | Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences | King's College London". www.kcl.ac.uk.
  4. "King's Collections : Archive Catalogues : GUY'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL: Records". kingscollections.org.
  5. "Adler Museum Bulletin". 1991.
  6. Kochhar, P. C. (2000). History of the Army Dental Corps and Military Dentistry. ISBN 9788170622857.
  7. Clarke, Nic (October 2015). Unwanted Warriors: Rejected Volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. ISBN 9780774828918.
  8. Hussey, K. D. "British dental surgery and the First World War: the treatment of facial and jaw injuries from the battlefield to the home front". BDJ. 217 (10): 597 – via www.academia.edu.
  9. https://bda.org/museum/Documents/What-the-Lindsay-Society-Does/For-web-Dental%20Historian%2062%20%282%29%20July%2017.pdf
  10. "New Zealand Dental Journal". 1938.
  11. Manson, Julius David (2003). Wilfred Fish and a Profession in the Making. ISBN 9780953610211.
  12. "British Journal of Dental Science and Prosthetics". J. P. Segg & Company. June 17, 1915 – via Google Books.
  13. Alderson, G. L. D. (January 1, 2014). "Cap-badges of the British Army". The History Press – via Google Books.
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