Harvard School of Dental Medicine

The Harvard Dental School was founded in 1867 by the Harvard Corporation. Early deans of the school were Nathan Cooley Keep (1868-1872), Thomas Barnes Hitchcock (1872-1874), Thomas H. Chandler (1874-1895), Eugene H. Smith (1895-1924), and Leroy M. S. Miner (1924-1939). Professorships were created in dental pathology and therapeutics, operative dentistry, and mechanical dentistry. The faculty consisted of three dental professors and three others from the Harvard Medical School (professors of anatomy and physiology, of surgery, and of chemistry).

From the description of Records of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 1867-1981 (inclusive), 1867-1945 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122521219