Josiah Flagg II (1763-1816): An 18th-Century Advertising Broadside and The First Dental Chair.

What could a dentist do for his patients 229 years ago? Josiah Flagg II (1763-1816), one of the first native born American dentists, detailed his array of services in a 1796 advertising broadside (Figure 1). Note the crossed toothbrushes and dental instruments!