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Howard University College of Dentistry

Howard University College of Dentistry

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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 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]

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.[4]


References

  1. "College of Dentistry - Howard University". Howard University Health Sciences.
  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. "ADA.org: DDS/DMD Programs - U.S". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-04-06.

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