Zahi Hawass attends an event celebrating the life of ancient Egyptian Chief of Dentists Hesy-Re, a trailblazer in the history of dentistry, at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square I attended a ...

In life, this individual was known as Tetinebefou, "conjurer of the goddess Serket,"  "director of medicinal plants," and ...

The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" ...

Wellcome Library, London. Some of the earliest examples of tooth decay are the tooth erosion found in ancient Egyptian skulls, believed to have been due to eating coarse bread and fibrous vegetables.