The first dentist known by name served the king who built the first pyramid.

2670 BC

Hesy-Ra, an official of Djoser, bore the title 'Great one of the dentists' — though it can also be read as 'Great one of the ivory cutters'.

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• Step Pyramid of Djoserc. 2670 BC · Saqqara. The architect Imhotep built a six-stepped pyramid at Saqqara for Pharaoh Djoser. It is the earliest monumental building made entirely of cut stone and the prototype for all later Egyptian pyramids.

27th century BC

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