The founder of military dentistry in Russia

In 1892 a course in dental diseases was opened at the Imperial Military Medical Academy. For the management and teaching of the course, a single position was provided – a private assistant professor or a private teacher. The first private assistant professor of the course was the doctor of medicine Pyotr Fedorovich Fedorov, a graduate of the Military Medical Academy and an experienced naval doctor, who became interested in dentistry during his service on the White Sea. For 22 years he held the position of private assistant professor, despite the fact that the course of dental diseases was not included in the program of compulsory subjects. P. F. Fedorov is a mentor who trained a galaxy of students and subsequently supported them in the field of dentistry. An organizer who managed to overcome the prejudices of higher authorities and organize a system of dental care for lower ranks and officers in the Russian Imperial Navy.