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Emeline Roberts Jones was the first woman to practice dentistry in the United States. ^[1] She married the dentist Daniel Jones when she was a teenager, and became his assistant in 1855. ^[2] Her husband believed that dentistry was not a suitable career for a woman, but after Emeline showed him a two-quart jar of several hundred teeth she had secretly filled and extracted he allowed her to assist him. ^[3] ^[4] After her husband's death in 1864 she continuted to practice dentistry by herself, in eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. ^[5] ^[6] From 1876 until her retirement in 1915 she had her own practice in New Haven, Connecticut. ^[7] It was one of the largest and most lucrative practices in Connecticut. ^[8] She had two children, a son and a daughter. ^[9]

Emeline served on the Woman’s Advisory Council of the World’s Columbian Dental Congress in 1893. ^[10] In 1912 she was elected to an honorary membership in the Connecticut State Dental Society, and in 1914 she was elected to an honorary membership in the National Dental Association. ^[11] She died in 1916 at age 80. ^[12] In 1994 she was posthumously inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. ^[13]

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[1] ttp://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones

[2] ttp://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/health/womenindentistry.htm

[3] ttp://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html

[4] ttp://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones

[5] ttp://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones

[6] ttp://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/health/womenindentistry.htm

[7] ttp://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones

[8] ttp://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html

[9] ttp://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html

[10] ttp://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html

[11] ttp://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html

[12] ttp://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html

[13] ttp://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones

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	'''Emeline Roberts Jones ''' was the first woman to practice [[dentistry]] in the United States. <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref> She married the dentist Daniel Jones when she was a teenager, and became his assistant in 1855. <ref>http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/health/womenindentistry.htm</ref> Her husband believed that dentistry was not a suitable career for a woman, but after Emeline showed him a two-quart jar of several hundred teeth she had secretly filled and extracted he allowed her to assist him. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref> After her husband's death in 1864 she continuted to practice dentistry by herself, in eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref> <ref>http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/health/womenindentistry.htm</ref> From 1876 until her retirement in 1915 she had her own practice in New Haven, Connecticut. <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref> It was one of the largest and most lucrative practices in Connecticut. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> She had two children, a son and a daughter. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref>		'''Emeline Roberts Jones ''' was the first woman to practice [[dentistry]] in the United States. <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref> She married the dentist Daniel Jones when she was a teenager, and became his assistant in 1855. <ref>http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/health/womenindentistry.htm</ref> Her husband believed that dentistry was not a suitable career for a woman, but after Emeline showed him a two-quart jar of several hundred teeth she had secretly filled and extracted he allowed her to assist him. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref> After her husband's death in 1864 she continuted to practice dentistry by herself, in eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref> <ref>http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/health/womenindentistry.htm</ref> From 1876 until her retirement in 1915 she had her own practice in New Haven, Connecticut. <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref> It was one of the largest and most lucrative practices in Connecticut. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> She had two children, a son and a daughter. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref>

	Emeline served on the Woman’s Advisory Council of the World’s Columbian Dental Congress in 1893. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> In 1912 she was elected to an honorary membership in the Connecticut State Dental Society, and in 1914 she was elected to an honorary membership in the [[National Dental Association]]. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> She died in 1916 at age 80. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> In 1994 she was posthumously inducted into the [[Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame]].		Emeline served on the Woman’s Advisory Council of the World’s Columbian Dental Congress in 1893. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> In 1912 she was elected to an honorary membership in the Connecticut State Dental Society, and in 1914 she was elected to an honorary membership in the [[National Dental Association]]. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> She died in 1916 at age 80. <ref>http://www.cda.org/page/Library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html</ref> In 1994 she was posthumously inducted into the [[Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame]]. <ref>http://cwhf.org/inductees/science-health/emeline-roberts-jones</ref>