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Anamosa‘s dentists. who have served in the past.
include: A.V. Eaton, and his partner. J.B. Hepler. The
latter. in 1879. installed a foot-powered machine of the
most ingenious construction which enabled him to
prepare teeth for filling and finishing process. This
speeded up the work so one wouldn't have to sit with
theirjaws distended for hours at a ‘stretch’.
Other Anamosa dentists were: J .W. Benadom, (who.
in I889. related that he had pulled 1.487 teeth in the
previous 18 months), W.E. Hodgin. Benjamin F. Erb
and his partner. Benjamin H. Erb (unrelated), A.N.
Trevarthen and F.C. Frank.
At present the practicing dentists in the city are Drs.:
G.H. Schupanitz. Michael Warner, and Bradley
Waggoner.
Anamosa‘s only women dentist. up to the present.
was Dr. Lillie Y. McKinney. Dr. McKinney came to
Anamosa in 1900 and built up a large practice. on a
strictly cash-basis. Her prices listed in the local papers
stated that the ordinary fillings were 50 cents to 75
cents; crowns. $4. $6. and $7. Full sets of teeth were
$10. (Those were the good old days). She had attended
the Old Pennsylvania Dental College and Iowa State
University.
Dr. McKinney remained in Anamosa until 1904.
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