Background
Mckay, Frederick Sumner was born on April 13, 1874 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward and Harriet Marilla (Wells) Mckay.
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Frederick Sumner Mckay
Edit ProfileEducation
Doctor of Dental Surgery, University Pennsylvania, 1900, Doctor of Science (honorary), 1952. Doctor of Science, Western Reserve University, 1955, U. Colorado, 1955, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1958.
Career
Practicing dentist, Colorado Springs, Colorado, since 1901, New York City, 1917-1940. Conducted research starting 1908, final determination, 1931, of fluorides in water as cause of mottling and reduction dentist decay. Resulted in practice of adding fluor-rides to communal water systems
Achievements
Membership
Member of New York Academy Dentistry, American Association Orthodontists, Rocky Mountain Society Orthodontists, Colorado
Connections
Married Gertrude Eleanor Ronaldson, December 31, 1903. Married second, Honora Bailey Fink, May 14, 1941. Children: Helen Gertrude (Mistress Bennett H. Horchler), Virginia Mary Neosho (deceased), Roberta Henrietta (widow of Robert Lusardi).
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Awarded Sabin award, Colorado Public Health Association. Jarvie medal, New York State Dental Society. Callahan medal, Ohio State Dental Society, Spenadel medal, 1st District Dental Society New New YorktempSpaceIlluninated Scroll, American Association Public Health Dentists. Lasker award, American public Health Association. Award for fifty years research on water fluoridation Colorado Dental Society, 1958.tempSpaceDelta Sigma Delta award, 1959. Honorary fellow American College Dentists. Honorary member of New York Academy Dentistry, American Association Orthodontists, Rocky Mountain Society Orthodontists, Colorado, Colorado Springs dental societies, New York chapter International Association Dental Research, American Dental Association, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.Awarded Sabin award, Colorado Public Health Association. Jarvie medal, New York State Dental Society. Callahan medal, Ohio State Dental Society, Spenadel medal, 1st District Dental Society New New YorktempSpaceIlluninated Scroll, American Association Public Health Dentists.
Lasker award, American public Health Association. Award for fifty years research on water fluoridation Colorado Dental Society, 1958.tempSpaceDelta Sigma Delta award, 1959. Honorary fellow American College Dentists.
Honorary member of New York Academy Dentistry, American Association Orthodontists, Rocky Mountain Society Orthodontists, Colorado, Colorado Springs dental societies, New York chapter International Association Dental Research, American Dental Association, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.