Although I am more well-known as a silversmith who indulged in nocturnal horse-riding, I was also a practising dentist. I performed the first documented case of forensic dental identification in America. Who am I?

Paul Revere is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Paul Revere made a silver and ivory dental bridge for Dr. Joseph Warren, general in Washington's Army during the American War of Independence. The general was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill and buried in an unmarked grave with several other soldiers. A year after the battle the bodies were recovered and Paul Revere identified Dr. Warren's body on the basis of bridgework he had done.