Walter Webb Allport, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American dentist
Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1824
Date of Death: 21-Mar-1893
Profession: dentist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Walter Webb Allport
- Walter Webb Allport, M.D., D.D.S (June 10, 1824 – March 21, 1893) was an American dentist from New York.
- Raised on a farm, he left home at the age of fourteen following the Panic of 1837.
- He studied dentistry at the New York College of Dental Surgery and moved to Chicago, Illinois shortly after receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery.
- He became the preeminent dentist in Chicago, noted for his early use of crystalline gold fillings.
- He co-founded the American Dental Association in 1859, serving on its board of directors and later serving as president.
- He also co-founded the Chicago Dental Infirmary.
- Allport is also noted for his invention of the dental registration ledger.
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