What is the Abulcasis Dental Alliance?
The Abulcasis Dental Alliance seeks to bring together practicing dentists in Canada to collaborate with their peers in adding greater economic and strategic value to their practice, as well as leveraging their expertise for social benefits to the group and the community.
The Alliance was formed in 2003.
Who was Abulcasis?
History Behind The Alliance Name
In the history of surgery and dentistry, the greatest name in the Islamic period is Abulcasis of Cordova (1013 – 1106 A.D.). He was the first to write on the practical methods of treatment of deformities of the mouth and dental arches. His books contain numerous illustrations of dental and surgical instruments, some of which are still copied and only modified for modern surgery. He was the first to thoroughly discuss dental calculus from a theoretical and practical point of view in a chapter titled On the Scraping of the Teeth. He described its harmful effect on the gingiva and recommended its regular removal. His set of 14 scaling instruments is illustrated in one of his books. He also recommended, along with regular scaling, the polishing of teeth with fine abrasives until they were white.
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