National Museum of Dentistry

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Located in Baltimore, Maryland, and opened in 1996, The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, preserves and exhibits the history of dentistry in United States and throughout the world. Situated on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, home of the worlds first dental school, it exhibits numerous artifacts concerning dentistry throughout the ages as well as exhibits on oral health and dentistry professionals.

The museum has also be honored by receiving Congressional designation as the nation?s official dental museum (2003), and is a affiliate member of the Smithsonian Institution.

External Link

The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "National_Museum_of_Dentistry" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Dentistry, used under the GNU Free Documentation License