The Purpose of The Lucy Hobbs Project
Benco Dental began The Lucy Hobbs Project as a way to honor history and women in dental. They seek to honor innovators, leaders, service and mentorship among all women in the dental field. LHP has been celebrated for nine years but Austin has just recently had their second annual LHP event.
Katie was chosen to be on a panel
The second annual Austin Lucy Hobbs Project was hosted by Austin Oral Surgery. I was chosen to be part of a panel about the importance of loving your body and how to do this as you balance a career and a family.
Since so many Austin women in dentistry come to the event I got to network with many of my clients’ dentists and support staff that refer to my practice.
Lucy Hobbs - the first female dentist
Lucy Hobbs is the first female dentist. Benco dental summarized this tribute to her:
At age 26, Lucy Hobbs decided she wanted a career change. She had been teaching for ten years and felt a strong desire to pursue her true passion – dentistry. Sounds reasonable, right? However, this was 1859 and female dentists simply didn’t exist. Hobbs was promptly refused admission to dental school because of her gender. Undeterred, she convinced a professor from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery to accept her into their program. In three short years, Hobbs opened her own practice, was professionally recognized and allowed to join the Iowa State Dental Society. Hobbs was a true trailblazer who paved the way for other women’s success.
Connecting with & educating dental professionals
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