Vida Latham

Vida Annette Latham (1866–1958) was a British-American dentist, physician, microscopist, and researcher, known for her work in publishing and her research on oral tumors, surgery, and anatomy.

Early life and education Vida Latham was born in Lancashire in 1866 to a physician father. Her early education took place in Cambridge and Manchester. She earned her master's degree from the University of London in 1889; she published papers on tooth anatomy and pain in 1888 while working at a London dentist's office. She then moved to the United States because she could not practice in the UK with an American dentistry degree. She earned her DDS in 1892 from the University of Michigan, and her MD from Northwestern University in 1895.

Career and research While studying for her DDS, she was a demonstrator in comparative dental anatomy and pathological bacteriology as well as a museum curator. While studying for her MD, Latham was a secretary and lectured in stomatology and dental surgery at Northwestern, and in pharmacy. She served as an oral surgeon at the Women's and Children's hospital from 1892 to 1897. Concurrently, she was on the faculty of the American Dental College, though she held this position until 1898. Latham was a member of Chicago's College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1902. She joined the Illinois State Dental Society in 1918 and became a lifelong member. American Medical Association – fellow /public health secretary (1905) New York Academy – member A Plea for Symposium Work. Pondlife and New Methods of Narcotizing Polyzoa Rotifera (1909) What is the Best Method of Teaching Microscopical Science in Medical Schools? (1897) A Plea for the Study of Re-Agents in Micro Work (1894) A Brief Account of the Microscopial Anatomy in a Case of Chrome Lead Poisoning (1891) The Use of Stains, Especially with Reference to Their Value for Differential Diagnosis (1891)