Series 00115: Harvard School of Dental Medicine buildings and grounds. Images,, 1883-1965.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1965.
Physical Description
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Extent
1 collection (121)Historical Note
The first university-based dental school in the country, Harvard Dental School was founded in 1867. It was also the first to be established in close affiliation with a medical school (Harvard Medical School) and to make the full scholarly and scientific resources of a university available to dental education. President's Report, 1959-1960.
In 1940, under President James B. Conant, the School was reorganized as Harvard School of Dental Medicine to place stronger emphasis on the biological basis of oral medicine and to institute multidisciplinary programs of dental research. A unique feature of the curriculum placed dental students in joint classes with medical students for two years of basic science and pathophysiology and for an introduction to clinical medicine on the wards of Harvard teaching hospitals and in community health centers.
Creator
- From the Collection: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
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