Early Filipino Dentists. When I first leafed through Filipino Revolutionary newspapers like La Independencia and La Republi...

Early Filipino Dentists.
When I first leafed through Filipino Revolutionary newspapers like La Independencia and La Republica Filipina I was drawn to the advertisements on the back page, particularly those for dentists illustrated with dentures or "postiso" (left),
BONIFACIO AREVALO (center) who established his dental practice in 1876 is considered the First Filipino dentist and founder of what is now the Philippine Dental Association.
By 1900 Filipino dentists had to contend wit...