<P> There were Filipino dentists who excelled in the field of dentistry during the Philippine - Republics era: among them were Dr. Victorino G. Villa and Dr. Luz C. Macapanpan . Villa became the Dean of the College of Dentistry of the University of the Philippines . Villa wrote an article about detino - enamel and other research papers that were published in the United States . On the other hand, Macapanpan focused her research regarding dental histology . Nieva Basa Eraña - Velázquez was the first Filipino woman dentist . </P> <P> Philippine Republic Act No. 481 created the Dental Corps of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, making it a technical service separate from the military's Medical Service . This law was sponsored by congressman and dental physician Ricardo Y . Ladrido . </P> <P> After the founding of the Sociedad dental de Filipinas in 1908, another organization known as the National Dental Association was established in 1924 . After World War II and the Japanese military occupation of the Philippines, these two organizations joined to form the Philippine Dental Association (PDA). This is the reason why in some sources, the founding year of the Philippine Dental Association is attributed to the year 1908, the year when the Sociedad dental de Filipinas was established . </P> <P> Among the official dentistry organs published in the Philippines during the American era was the Odontologia Filipina of the Colegio Dental del Liceo de Manila (Philippine Dental College). Its editor was Gregrorio Agramon . In 1924, The National Dental Review was published by the National Dental Association under the editorship of Dr. Eladio Aldecoa . After the union of the Sociedad dental de Filipinas and the National Dental Association after World War II to form the Philippine Dental Association, the Philippine Dental Association published its first issue of its official publication known as Journal of the Philippine Dental Association in January 1948 . </P>

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