HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE OF ORTHODONTICS IN LVIV (DEDICATED TO THE 80th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF PROFESSOR M.M. POKROVSKY)

Abstract

In 2018 dental community of Lviv celebrates 190 th anniversary of teaching the subject of odontology in the University of Lviv. Starting from 1894, the university readership course on Odontology and Stomatology was innovated in the curriculum at the medical department. Since 1828 professor Karl Prokop Kaliga started the new subject for future doctors, and later on, in 1838 published in Vienna the book «Diseases of teeth and means of their treatment». The problem of professional care of the deciduous teeth and its influence on permanent teeth was discussed in the book for the first time. Further development of dental school in Lviv followed European traditions. In the beginning of XX century dental specialties periodontology, orthodontics and others were organized. Formation and development of orthodontics in Lviv is closely connected with the name of prof. Pokrovsky Mark Mykhajlovych. Through the whole of his scientific career professor M.M. Pokrovsky deals with the problems of implementation of physical and electro physical methods of investigations in dentistry, improvement of treatment methods in orthodontics. Under professor M.M. Pokrovsky direct supervision 4 Candidates of Medical Sciences defended their Thesis. The author of more than 130 scientific research works, including 10 author’s certificates (licenses of inventions). The whole professional life professor M.M. Pokrovsky dedicated to dentistry, especially orthodontics. His scientific workout in this branch of dentistry is difficult to overestimate. Professor M.M. Pokrovsky is known for his deep understanding of necessity to connect technical achievements of modern science and biological concepts in the developing of the organism. High professionalism of the professor connected with unique human features will always remain in good memory of his numerous disciples and followers.