Horace H. Hayden

Horace H. Hayden
Horace Henry Hayden
Born	13 October 1769 Windsor, Connecticut
Died	25 January 1844 (1844-01-26) (aged 74) Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	American
Fields	dentistry
Known for	dentistry

Horace Henry Hayden D.D.S. (October 13, 1769 in Windsor, Connecticut – January 25, 1844 in Baltimore, Maryland) was the first licensed American dentist and dentistry school founder.

After working as a cabin boy, architect and schoolteacher, Hayden consulted with John Greenwood (dentist), George Washington's personal dentist, in 1795 in New York City. Thereafter, he began the study of dentistry under Greenwood's tutelage. In 1800, Dr. Hayden began a dental practice in Baltimore Maryland. Dr. Hayden was issued a license by the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland in 1810, the first for the practice of dentistry in the United States of America. During the War of 1812, he served as a private in the 39th Regiment, Maryland Militia, and later as an assistant surgeon.

Hayden is considered the father of the profession of Dentistry in the United States of America, architect of the American system of dental education & organizer of professional dentistry. He has been inducted in the hall of fame of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.