Zemstvos and Developments of Dentistry (*zemstvo - territorial district with elective council in pre-1917 Russia - note of ed.)
The author proposes an analysis of the influence of zemstvo system on the developments of dentistry in Russia. In a broader context, he describes the main areas of the impact of zemstvo medicine on the process of establishment of Russian system of public health services at the close of the 19<sup>th</sup> century and at the turn of the 20th century.