Dr. Faith Sai So Leong became the first Chinese American woman to graduate from a dental school and practice dentistry in the U.S.
In 1905, Dr. Faith Sai So Leong became the first Chinese American woman to graduate from a dental school and practice dentistry in the U.S.
Dr. Leong, a Chinese immigrant, was adopted by an English teacher in San Francisco at age 13. Educated, dexterous and mechanically minded, Leong was encouraged to pursue dentistry by a dentist cousin.
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Source: Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry
Credit: Photos: Faith Sai So Leong, courtesy of University of the Pacific.
