Annie Praed - Infinite Women

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Born: 4 April 1872, United Kingdom
Died: 26 December 1948
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Also known as: Annie Spraggs, Hannah

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

Chronology
c. 1899 – 1901
Career position – Practiced as a dentist
15 January 1901
Career position – Registered under the Dentists’ Act of 1900
March 1901
Education – Enrolled in the first dentistry courses offered at the University of Sydney
1904
Education – Qualified as a licentiate of Dental Surgery at the University of Sydney
1906
Education – Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) completed at the University of Sydney
1906 – 1910
Career position – Worked as Assistant to Dr W. S. Hinder in Macquarie Street in Sydney
1910 – 1913
Career position – Practised with Miss Margaret Barnes
1912 – 1940
Career position – Honorary Dental Surgeon and Clinical instructor at the United Dental Hospital of Sydney
1913 – 1914
Life event – Visited Britain
1914
Career position – Represented dental graduates from the University of Sydney at the International Dental Congress in London
1914 – 1940s
Career position – Set up sole practice in Sydney
1934 – 1948
Career position – Served on the Dental Health Education Committee of the Australian Dental Association
1938
Education – Doctor of Dental Science (DDSc) completed at the University of Sydney – the first woman to graduate
1938 – 1939
Career position – Chairwoman of the Dental Health Education Committee of the Australian Dental Association
1940 – 1948
Career position – Honorary Demonstrator in operative dentistry at the United Dental Hospital of Sydney