Berkovitz B K B
Dent Hist. 2016 Jan;61(1):15-20.
John Tomes was initially destined for a career in medicine but after being introduced to dental histology, changed careers and gave the first series of lectures on dentistry in Middlesex Hospital. His early academic career resulted in four major papers on the structure of teeth and bone that were read before the Royal Society, establishing his reputation as a leading histologist. He was awarded an FRS at the age of 35. The last 40 years of his life were devoted to establishing dentistry as a regulated profession with the founding of a dental hospital, examinations undertaken by the Royal College of Surgeons, a dental register and regulation by the British Dental Association. He was knighted in 1886. The bicentenary of his birth was recognised with the restoration of his grave.
约翰·托姆斯最初打算从事医学职业，但在接触到牙体组织学后，他改变了职业方向，并在米德尔塞克斯医院开设了第一系列牙科讲座。他早期的学术生涯产生了四篇关于牙齿和骨骼结构的重要论文，并在皇家学会宣读，确立了他作为顶尖组织学家的声誉。他在35岁时被授予皇家学会会员称号。他生命的最后40年致力于将牙科确立为一门受监管的专业，为此他创办了一家牙科医院，由皇家外科医学院进行考试，建立了牙科注册制度，并由英国牙科协会进行监管。他于1886年被封为爵士。在他诞辰200周年之际，他的坟墓得到了修复。
