| Active | 1891–May 31, 2001 |
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| Affiliation | Northwestern University |
| Address | Lake and Dearborn Streets , , , United States |
The Northwestern University Dental School was a private dental school that operated from 1891 to 2001 in Evanston, Illinois, United States.
The Northwestern University Dental School opened in 1891. Its first dean was Edgar Swain. The school was initially located on South State Street in Evanston, Illinois. In 1893, ir moved into the new Medical School buildings on South Dearborn and East 24th.
In 1895, Northwestern University bought the American College of Dental Surgery and merged the two schools into one. After Swain retired as the dean in 1897, G. V. Black took over the position. He served as the professor of pathology before his appointment. After becoming the dean, he worked to re-organize the curriculum of the dental school. In 1902, the Dental School was moved to the corner of the Lake and Dearborn Streets, along with the Pharmacy and the Law Schools after the university purchased the building of Tremont Hotel.
Thomas Lewis Gilmer became the next dean after Black died. Arthur D. Black, son of G. V. Black, became the fourth dean of the dental school after Gilmer's retirement in 1918. Arthur Black was instrumental in organizing the World Dental Congress along with the Century of Progress Fair in Chicago in 1933. Under Arthur Black the dental school moved to the Montgomery Ward Memorial.
After Black died of pneumonia, Charles W. Freeman became the next Dean in 1938 and served till 1953. Freeman was noted to create one of the first centers for dental research at the Dental School. In addition, he promoted the foreign student program, and established the Cleft Palate Institute involving the dental, medical, and speech schools. After Freeman retired, George W. Teuscher was appointed the next dean and served the position until 1971. In 1972, Norman Olsen became the next dean. Olsen retired in 1995 and the next dean was Michael Heuer who in December, 1997 announced the closing of the Dental School as dictated by the university board of trustees and president.
The Dental School closed on May 31, 2001. [1] According to the trustees, the mentioned financial stresses and reputation as reasons for the closure of the program. [2]
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