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. He studied at

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and

Guy's Hospital Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre. ...

, becoming first a physician, a member of the

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in 1881 and a fellow of the same in 1885. In 1880 he received his L.D.S degree from the

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in Leicester Square.

Career

At Guy's hospital he was appointed as a dental surgeon in 1887. 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. 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. From February to June 1900, Newland-Pedley volunteered in the

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during the Boer War, becoming the army's first appointed field dentist. He brought his own supplies and equipment, setting up in a tent to treat soldier's dental problems. Returning from the war, he proposed to the British Army that a more permanent dental service be instituted. This resulted in four dentists being sent on contract to the Boer war. During

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, Newland-Pedley again served as a volunteer dental surgeon, this time at Rouen. Following the war, he practiced in London as a dentist, ultimately retiring to Italy. He died at Lake Como, Italy, on 4 May 1944. His headstone can be found along the northern wall of the Santa Maria Assunta church graveyard, located in Santa Maria Rezzonico, on the north west shore of Lake Como, Italy. Newland_Pedley_Gravestone

References

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