Painless Parker: The Showman Dentist

At the Temple University's dental museum in Philadelphia, there is a small section dedicated to one of the most notorious dentist of America—a so called “Painless Parker,” who claimed that his tooth extraction procedure was so painless that he would willingly refund ten times his fees if the operation caused any pain. In fact, the moniker “Painless” wasn’t just a nickname; he had legally changed his name to Painless Parker. The truth was anything but.

A necklace of extracted teeth that Painless Parker wore when he went to work.

A necklace of extracted teeth that Painless Parker wore when he went to work.



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