Frederic J. Hofschneider, D.D.S.
In 1926 a local dentist invented a device to reduce the pain that is caused by tooth drilling. Dr. Frederic J. Hofschneider's Automatic Dental Lubricator was very successful. Additional dental patents followed and lead to the creation of the Hofschneider Corporation, in Rochester, New York. This collection portrays Hofschneider's professional and personal developments and illustrates life in the early 1900's.
Frederic J. Hofschneider, DDS 1913
![Photo of Hofschneider from 1913](/MediaLibraries/URMCMedia/libraries/bibby/images/Hofschneider_Young.jpg)
Frederic J. Hofschneider, DDS 1944
![Photo of Hofschneider from 1944](/MediaLibraries/URMCMedia/libraries/bibby/images/Hofschneider_Older.jpg)
Partial drawing of the Hofschneider Automatic Dental Lubricator, patented in 1923.
![Dental lubricator drawing by Hofschneider](/getmedia/07237fbf-ccbd-4952-b496-752bcf79e902/Hofschneider_DentalLubricator.aspx?width=300&height=155)
Dr. Hofschneider was an avid fisherman and also invented fishing lures. He is most famous for his "Red-Eye Wiggler" lure.
![Hofschneider standing with friends and fishing lures](/getmedia/85c0c08c-99ab-4ccb-a570-55dd878fb0fb/Hofscneider_Fishing.aspx?width=300&height=180)
Signed photograph of Dr. Hofschneider,taken in 1914 while he was a student in the Dental Department at the University of Buffalo.
![Signed portrait of Hofschneider](/getmedia/d66af58f-a5c4-4b6b-875e-6309464f3df0/Hofschneider_Portrait.aspx?width=192&height=380)
Hofschneider with patient, 1923.
![Hofschneider working on a patient](/getmedia/4c62c425-487f-4206-8e77-d9c966b6892c/Hofschneider_Patient.aspx?width=300&height=223)
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