Records April 1933-March 1988

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Records April 1933-March 1988

The Pee Dee District Dental Society Records, 1933-1988, consist of one volume of recorded minutes, treasurer's reports, membership records, and added correspondence and newspaper clippings which document the society's activities. Included are summaries of papers and discussions presented to the society at its regular meetings. Membership lists and financial documentation are recorded. Actions taken by the members regarding state and regional dental activities are also recorded, including reaction to and interest in the creation of the MUSC School of Dental Medicine in the late 1950s. A note on the flyleaf of the ledger book indicates that any records of the Society before 1933 were lost.

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Pee Dee District Dental Society (South Carolina).

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The Pee Dee District Dental Society was established in 1928 and continues to exist as a district society of the South Carolina Dental Association. The Society's members are drawn from the counties of Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, and Williamsburg The Society held meetings twice annually at different locations throughout the Pee Dee area of South Carolina, including Camden, Florence, Myrtle Beach, Manning, Cheraw ...

South Carolina Dental Association

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The South Carolina Dental Association was established in 1869. Among its early purposes was to advocate against quack dental practitioners who lured clients with deceptive advertising. In 1875, the SCDA achieved passage in the SC General Assembly of the state's first dental practice act which called for the election of a board of examiners authorized to issue licenses to graduates of accredited dental colleges without examination and to all other applicants upon examination. The SCDA held statew...