Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Coordinates: 42°20′10″N 71°06′08″W / 42.336095°N 71.102126°W / 42.336095; -71.102126
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Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
United States

42°20′10″N 71°06′08″W / 42.336095°N 71.102126°W / 42.336095; -71.102126
Websitehsdm.harvard.edu

The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is the

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The program considers dentistry a specialty of medicine. Therefore, all students at HSDM experience dual citizenship between Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School
. Today, HSDM is the smallest school at Harvard University with a total student body of 280.

History

First university-based dental school

In the early 19th century a dentist was culturally understood as a

tradesman, as opposed to a professional in the medical sense. Most dentists had either learned their trade through apprenticeships
or simply offered their services to the public as self-proclaimed experts.

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Even

folk medicine or traditional medicine
that it had earlier been.

A similar evolution happened in dentistry, as dentists today are required to understand a large amount of

Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery (1852), the New York College of Dentistry (1852), the Philadelphia Dental College (1863), and the Missouri Dental College
(1866).

The move towards university-based dental education institutions (as they exist today) began with the formation of Harvard Dental School in 1867.

New England Journal of Medicine
article:

There was a time when the mouth, relatively speaking, was considered a scientific "no-man's land." That was when dental education fell between academic chairs--literally between the eyes, ears, nose and throat. In the United States dentistry was denied the academic status of other segments of higher education until 1867, when Harvard established the first dental school affiliated with a university-based faculty of medicine.[3]

Origins of DMD degree

Harvard was the first dental school to award the

DMD degree.[4] The establishment of the degree is detailed at Dental degree § DDS vs DMD degree. There is no difference between the DMD and DDS degree; all dentists must meet the same national and regional certification standards.[5]

Renaming the school

The school was established as Harvard Dental School in 1867, but renamed the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1940.[6] This symbolic change was made to emphasize the biological basis of oral medicine and the increasingly multidisciplinary focus of dental research.

Expansion of postdoctoral educational programs

In 1957, Harvard School of Dental Medicine was awarded a training grant from the National Institute of Dental Research (now the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) to expand its postdoctoral training programs. These new programs included an oral and maxillofacial surgery/MD/general surgery residency program; a Doctor of Medical Sciences (DMSc) degree; and 3- and 4-year joint-degree programs with an emphasis on combining clinical training with research into health policy, public health, and/or biomedical sciences.

The school's current post-doctoral programs include both school-based and hospital based residencies. School-based programs award the Master of Medical Science (MMSc) degree, with an optional Doctor of Medical Sciences (DMSc) degree available for those spending extra time on research activities.

Harvard Odontological Society

The Harvard Odontological Society was established in 1878 to promote education and good fellowship amongst graduates and faculty of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. In continuous operation for over 130 years, the society meets four times a year in a Boston, Massachusetts venue to hold a regular business meeting and an educational presentation of interest to its members.

Harvard Dental Alumni Association

The Harvard School of Dental Medicine has an active group of over 2500 alumni who continue to participate in the day-to-day events of the school and are major contributors to the school's vision and goals for the new millennium. In addition to publishing a quarterly bulletin, marking the current events of the school as well as the achievements of alumni, the Association also sponsors the annual Gold Medal and Silver Medal awards at graduation, honoring the valedictorian and salutatorian of the graduating class, respectively.

Education

School-based programs

Hospital-based programs

Major changes in predoctoral curriculum 1994

In 1994, a major change in the predoctoral curriculum included an increase of the predoctoral class size to 35, introduction of problem-based curriculum, and a switch from a 5-year program to a 4-year case-based curriculum.

Early graduates

Affiliated organizations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Barber-surgeons". www.sciencemuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ISBN 9780309051958
    . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. PMID 895825
    .
  4. ^ "DMD Program". School of Dentistry. Oregon Health & Science University. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. PMID 10612944
    .
  6. ^ "Dental School". Harvard University Library. Harvard University. p. 225. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

External links

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