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School of Dental Medicine

 Organization

Biography

Abstract:

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine was established in 1868 as Boston Dental College. It was incorporated into Tufts College in 1899. The school is located on the Tufts Boston Campus.

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine was established in 1868 as Boston Dental College. It was incorporated into Tufts College in 1899. Although founded as a school to educate students from New England, today Tufts is renowned throughout the United States and the world as a center for academic and clinical excellence. Tufts boasts over 6,900 alumni composed of individuals from all fifty states and thirty-nine countries. The majority of the alumni outside of the USA have completed an Advanced Education Certificate program. Students receive a comprehensive education emphasizing the importance of didactic coursework, clinical experience, and practice management that prepares them to enter the work force as confident, proficient clinicians.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Blackboard Course Management System Records

 Collection
Call Number: UA229
Scope and Contents

This collection contains course descriptions, syllabi, and assignment documents harvested from the Blackboard Course Management System at the time of its retirement in 2013.

Dates: 2000 -- 2011
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

Office of the Dean, School of Dental Medicine Records

 Collection
Call Number: UA154
Scope and Contents This collection contains records of the Office of the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine and includes correspondence, meeting minutes, press releases, publications, reports (including annual reports), and subject files. The bulk of the material is dated from 2000 to 2010 and documents the School of Medicine’s activities. Specific topics addressed include strategic planning initiatives, as well as decisions made by various committees—such as the Executive Faculty Committee—about topics...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2000 -- 2010; 1947 -- 2012
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

School of Dental Medicine Records

 Collection
Call Number: UA020
Scope and Contents

This collection includes artifacts, brochures, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, videos, student papers and theses, and subject files. Significant topics addressed in this collection include the history of the Tufts School of Dental Medicine, as well as the activities of its administrative officials, faculty members, and students.

Dates: 1868 -- 2020
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

The Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists Records

 Collection
Call Number: UA190
Scope and Contents

This collection contains dental instruments as well as an annual report and a yearbook related to the Forsyth School of Dental Hygienists.

Dates: 1930 -- 1960
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center