This is a list of the first qualified female dentist to practice in each country, where that is known.
| Country | Dentist | Year of graduation | Year of starting practice |
|---|---|---|---|
 Burkina Faso | Véronique Kyelem [1] | 1972 | 1987 |
 Ghana | Hilda Ayensu [2] | ||
 Kenya | Muthoni Gitata [3] | ||
 Liberia | Rachael Hill Townsend [4] | ||
 Namibia | Sarti Mwatilifange [5] and another woman | 1994 | |
 Nigeria | Simi Johnson [6] and Grace Guobadia [7] | 1957 | |
 South Africa | Jane Nathan [8] [9] [10] | 1917 | |
 Sudan | Nashina Makos [11] | c. 1963 |
| Country | Dentist | Year of graduation | Year of starting practice |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Cidanelia R. González de Carrillo [12] [13] [14] | 1896 | |
 Bolivia | Maria H. Oropeza [15] | 1914 | |
 Brazil | Isabella Von Sydow [16] | 1906 | 1906 |
 Canada | Emma Gaudreau Casgrain [17] | 1898 | |
 Chile | Amelia Venegas [18] [19] | 1884 | |
 Colombia | Hortensia Lince [20] | 1890 | |
 Costa Rica | Pilar Celina Duval [21] | ||
 Cuba | Serafina Daumy y Martínez [22] | 1879 | |
 Dominican Republic | Victoria Sofía Oliva Montás [23] | 1917 | |
 Ecuador | Delfina Luis Rodríguez [20] | 1916 | |
 El Salvador | Bertha Orbelina González [24] | 1938 | |
 Guatemala | Carlota Estévez Arrutia [20] | 1924 | |
 Haiti | Marcelle Bellande (née Hakime) [25] [26] | ||
 Honduras | Rosa Galo de Castillo [27] | 1948 | |
 Mexico | Margarita Chorné y Salazar [17] [28] | 1896 | |
 Panama | Aida Illueca Avilés [29] | ||
 Peru | Ana Seminario de Mac Sorley [30] [31] | ||
 Saint Lucia | Azmina Long [32] | 1980 | |
 Suriname | Tine Putscher [33] | ||
 United States | Emeline Roberts Jones [17] | 1855 | |
 Uruguay | Iride Casullo de Peluffo [34] [35] | 1897 | |
 Venezuela | Rosario Cotton [20] | 1909 |
| Country | Dentist | Year of graduation | Year of starting practice |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | Zakia Salman [36] [37] | 1972 | 1984 |
 China | Zhang Qiongxian [38] | 1936 | |
 India | Vimla Sood [39] | 1944 | |
 Iran | Badri Teymourtash [40] | ||
 Iraq | Madiha Saleh Zaki [41] | c. 1950s | |
 Japan | Kou Takahashi [42] | 1897 | |
 Jordan | Aida Jamal Al-Alami [43] [44] | ||
 Korea | Geum-bong Choi [45] [46] | ||
 Kuwait | Eqbal Abdulmohsen Al-Asfour [47] | 1970 | |
 Lebanon | Nihad Kfoury [48] [49] | 1973 | |
 Pakistan | Fatima Jinnah [50] | 1923 | |
 Philippines | Nieva Basa Eraña-Velasquez [51] | ||
 Saudi Arabia | Fatima Al Nasrallah [52] | ||
 Sri Lanka | Rosaline Karthigesu [53] | 1947 | |
 Syria | Amira Sabaa El Layl [54] | ||
 United Arab Emirates | Ayehsa Sultan Al Suwaidi [55] | ||
 Yemen | Abeer Abdel Rahman Ahmed Al-Faqih [56] |
| Country | Physician | Year graduated medical school | Year began practice |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1906-1907 | ||
 Fiji | Jiko Yasa (née Luveni) [98] [99] | 1967 | 1967 |
 New Zealand | Margaret Caro [100] | 1881 | |
 Vanuatu | Toumelu Kalsakau [101] |
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