Frank E. Beube (July 1, 1904 – June 14, 1995) was a Canadian-born American
periodontist and a pioneer in the field of
periodontics
Periodontology or periodontics (from Ancient Greek , – 'around'; and , – 'tooth', genitive , ) is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them. The supporting ...
.
Education
Beube was born in
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the
University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry
The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry is a dental school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the ten dental schools in Canada. It is the largest dental school in Canada with a range of undergraduate and graduate level progra ...
in 1930 before emigrating to the United States.
Career
Beube served as director of the Department of
Periodontology after having volunteers on faculty in the 1930s.
Legacy
Beube died in New York on June 14, 1995, at the age of 90.
In honor of his service to the Department of Periodontology, the postgraduate periodontics conference room on VC-7 of the
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine is called the Frank Beube Conference Room.
References
Periodontists
University of Toronto alumni
1904 births
1995 deaths
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