Search Britain, Dentists Register 1887-1906

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A registration system for dentists was established in 1878 with the first Dentist’s Act, subsequently, a register recording the names, addresses, and qualifications of those registered was published. This was an important step in the regulating of dentists – a discipline that had its roots in the Barber-Surgeons of the Middle Ages.

Any person after the 1 August 1879 who was not registered under this Act would not be entitled to take or use the title of “dentist” either alone or in combination with any other word or words such as “dental practitioner”.

If a person after this date was found to be using such a name or title and not registered, they would be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.