title: The beginnings of professional dental institutions in 19th century America.
abstract: As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the American Dental Association, it is important to understand that the birth of this organization had a gestation period of 30 years. Six events which took place between 1839 and 1845, and their subsequent sequelae, established American dentistry on a definite institutional foundation.
authors.affiliation: dac@histden.org
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Chernin
mesh_terms: D000571:American Dental Association / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000266:history; D012953:Societies, Dental / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States