• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE4317

Praed, Annie

(1873 – 1948)
  • Born 1873, England
  • Died 1948, Darling Point Sydney New South Wales Australia
  • Occupation Dentist

Summary

Annie Praed enrolled in the first dentistry course at the University of Sydney. In 1938 she was the first woman to graduate with a Doctor of Dental Science (DDSc) from the University of Sydney. She was actively involved in the Society of Dental Science and helped to found the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Dental Association.

Events

  • 1904

    Qualified as a licentiate of Dental Surgery at the University of Sydney

  • 1906

    Completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) at the University of Sydney

  • 1910 - 1913

    Went into partnership with fellow dentistry graduate Margaret Barnes

  • 1912 - 1940

    Honorary Dental Surgeon and Clinical Instructor at the United Dental Hospital of Sydney

  • 1914 - 1940

    Ran a sole practice in Sydney, specialising in prosthodontics

  • 1938

    The first woman in Australia to graduate with a Doctor of Dental Science (DDSc) at the University of Sydney

  • 1970 - 1901

    Practised as a dentist

  • 1901

    Enrolled in the first dentistry course run by the University of Sydney

  • 1940 - 1948

    Honorary Demonstrator in operative dentistry at the United Dental Hospital of Sydney

Archival resources

  • University of Sydney, Archives
    • Dentistry - Women

Published resources