Ivan Alekseevich Pashutin at the origins of training specialists in dentistry in Russia

Abstract

Ivan Alekseevich Pashutin, the founder of one of the dental schools in Saint Petersburg, played a crucial role in the formation and development of training in the field of dentistry in Russia. However, information about him in the special literature is limited.

The aim of the study was to provide information about the role of Doctor of Medicine I.A. Pashutin as one of the organizers of training specialists in the field of dentistry in Russia.

This article is based on the information available in the Russian special literature about Pashutin.

Information about the life, family, and training of Pashutin as a person, military doctor, scientist, and specialist in dental diseases were provided. The sources of Pashutin’s knowledge and skills in dentistry were noted, as well as his organizational abilities, especially in the training of dentists, including at the dental school he created in Saint Petersburg. Notably, Pashutin was the first head of an independent course of odontology at the Military Medical Academy.

Doctor of Medicine Ivan Alekseevich Pashutin was at the origins of the training of specialists in dentistry in Russia. His main achievement was the opening of a modern dental school at that time and his work as a teacher, consultant, and doctor on diseases of the teeth and oral tissues.

Keywords

I.A. Pashutin / dentistry / training of dentists / Imperial Military Medical Academy / I.A. Pashutin and V.D. Efremov dental school / independent course of odontology at the Military Medical Academy / dental care in the army and navy / healthcare of Russia

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