Howard University College of Dentistry

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Howard University College of Dentistry
Type Private university
Established1881
Dean Dexter Woods
Location
Washington, D.C.
,
U.S.
Website dentistry.howard.edu

Howard University College of Dentistry is a school of dentistry located in the United States city of Washington, D.C. It is the only dental school in Washington, D.C..

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History

Howard University College of Dentistry is a part of Howard University. The school was established in 1881 as the fifth oldest dental school in United States. [1]

The first African-American dean and longest-serving dean (1931–1966) was Russel A. Dixon. [2] He was committed to racial integration and gender equality in dental education. [2]

By 1960, more than half of the US's 1,681 African American dentists were graduates of the Howard University College of Dentistry. [3]

On July 1, 1975, Jeanne Sinkford became the first female dean of any American dental school when she was appointed the dean of Howard University College of Dentistry. [4]

Academics

Howard University College of Dentistry awards following degrees:

Departments

Howard University College of Dentistry includes the following departments:

Accreditation

Howard University College of Dentistry is currently accredited by American Dental Association. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "College of Dentistry - Howard University". Howard University Health Sciences.
  2. 1 2 Dummett, Clifton O. (1989). "Medical History: A historical perspective of thirteen unheralded contributors to medicodental progress". Journal of the National Medical Association. 81 (3): 307–320. PMC   2571621 . PMID   2651678.
  3. ↑ Johnson, John (January 1960). "Howard Dental School: More than half of U.S. Negro dentists are its graduates". Ebony. p. 21.
  4. ↑ "June 2002 CDA Journal - Feature Article, Copyright 2002 Journal of the California Dental Association". Cda.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  5. ↑ "ADA.org: DDS/DMD Programs - U.S". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-04-06.

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