 Frank Abbott (dentist)

Frank Abbott (September 5, 1836 – April 20, 1897) was president of the American Dental Association (1888), president of the National Association of Dental Faculties (1895), a renowned dentist, an author on dental subjects, and an inventor of dental instruments such as various types of chisels, pluggers, excavators and scalers, some of which are still in use in the 21st century.Born to a transplanted English family, Abbott attended local schools in York County, Maine and farmed in Shapleigh, Maine until the age of 16, when he began to travel.