Creation Date

1970 – 1980

Description

Electronically controlled reclining dentist's chair covered in yellow vinyl with a moveable pillow at the head and thicker clear vinyl across the foot.This dental chair was used by Dr. Fanny Nusia Freund Borgen, the first female orthodontist in Minneapolis.Dr. Borgen graduated from the University of Minnesota Dental School where she earned her DDS in 1956 and her Orthodontics degree in 1964. She was the only practicing female orthodontist in the state of Minnesota for 20 years.Dr. Borgen was born in Poland in 1923, where she survived the Holocaust. She was able to immigrate to the United States following the war, and became a naturalized citizen on April 9th, 1955. In 1956 she married Milton L. Borgen.For 40 years, Dr. Borgen devoted her life to helping others. She practiced orthodontics in Buffalo, Minneapolis, and Wayzata, MN. She was a highly respected and active member of her community, taking part in various organizations including Temple Israel, Hadassah, American and Minnesota Dental Assoc., American and Minnesota Assoc. of Orthodontists, University of Minnesota Alumni Assoc., Heritage Foundation of MN, Component Assoc., USC Shoah Foundation, and Hennepin History Museum. Dr. Borgen passed away just one month shy of her 91st birthday on October 1st, 2014.In her will, she established the Milton L. Borgen & Dr. F. N. Freund Borgen Memorial Park Endowment Fund, helping the upkeep of the Temple Israel Memorial Park Cemetery.