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Herschel S. Horowitz: the Dentist‐Scientist
Author(s) -
Ismail Amid I.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02766.x
Subject(s) - public health , journal of public health , citation , medicine , library science , political science , health policy , law , nursing , public health policy , computer science
Dr. Herschel S. Horowitz was a premiere dentist-scientist who had a career filled with major achievements in promoting oral health, critical thinking, and most importantly, scientific honesty and humility. Hersh was born in Detroit, attended college at Wayne State University, and then enrolled in the School of Dentistry at the University of Michigan. After a two-year service in the army dental corps in Japan, Hersh returned to Detroit and worked for a short while as a dentist with the Detroit Department of Health. Hersh decided to study dental public health in the late 1950s and received a USPHS traineeship. After graduating with a master’s in public health, he was hired by the Division of Dental Resources and then the Division of Dental Health, Disease Control Branch. Hersh found his mktier when he was assigned to the position of field investigator under the direction of Dr. Frank Law. After one year in that position, Dr. Law retired, and Hersh became the chief of the Division of Dental Public Health Resources Research and Development Section. According to Hersh he spent the following 25 years earning a salary for work that he loved to do (1). The rest of Hersh’s journey will be covered by the other speakers. The purpose of this paper is to present some unique snapshots of Hersh’s contributions using excerpts from his writings.