G v black biography report

G. V. Black is credited with establishing dentistry as a scientific profession, raising it from a mechanical art to a professional status.  Born in central Illinois in 1836, Black was much more interested in mechanics and natural phenomena – trees, animals, and insects – than in formal schooling.  At seventeen Black began his study of medicine in the office of his brother, Thomas G.

Black, who was practicing in Clayton, Illinois.  By 1857 Black had developed an interest in dentistry and began studying under Dr. J. C. Spears, who was practicing in the nearby town of Mt. Sterling.  After a year working under Dr.

Spears, and reading his preceptor’s one book on dentistry three times, Black opened his own dental practice in Winchester, Illinois.

In 1862 Black enlisted in the 129th Illinois Volunteers and served as an army scout.  A serious war injury led to his discharge in 1863.

He then opened a dental practice in Jacksonville, Illinois, whe