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This dimension sorts healers by their profession or role, a physician, a surgeon, a nurse or a traditional healer. Wikipedia notes that a medical doctor is "a health professional who practices medicine," one of several distinct roles that healers have held throughout history. Browsing by profession compares healers who did the same kind of work.

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Era First Practiced
1840 1
Tradition or Region
Western biomedicine 1
Profession/Role
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1. Dentistry (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Dentistry, Baltimore College 1840, era
    The first dental college, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, opened in Baltimore, Maryland, US in 1840.
  • Dentistry, Baltimore College 1840, region
    The first dental college, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, opened in Baltimore, Maryland, US in 1840.
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