Annual meeting of
Pennsylvania State
Dental Society
at Bedford Springs,
July 11, 1902
1868
JUL 9
A convention of
dentists, consisting
of the Harris Dental
Association of
Lancaster, the
Lebanon Valley
Dental Society
and professionals
from other local
societies was held
at Lititz Springs. It
was this convention
that sparked the
suggestion of
forming a state
dental society.
1868
1868
DEC 1
At a convention
of representatives
(delegates) from
local associations,
the Pennsylvania
State Dental Society
was established in
Philadelphia.
1878
1869
The University of Pennsylvania
School of Dental Medicine
is founded by the Dean and
faculty of the Pennsylvania
College of Dental Surgery.
The Philadelphia Dental
College, which later became
the Temple University School
of Dentistry, had previously
opened, back in 1863.
JUN 8
First annual meeting
of the Pennsylvania
State Dental Society
held at the hall
of the House of
Representatives in
Harrisburg.
1870
1880
1876
An act to regulate the practice of
dentistry passes the Legislature and
becomes law in Pennsylvania.
The first Board of Dental Examiners,
elected by the Pennsylvania State
Dental Society, met and organized.
1890
1900
1896
1918
APR
At the Pennsylvania State
Dental Society’s Golden
Anniversary Meeting, held in
Wilkes-Barre, a service flag
containing 147 stars was
dedicated to our members
who served in World War I.
1910
1920
1914
The Pittsburgh Dental College
is founded. It later became the
University of Pittsburgh School
of Dentistry.
MAR
First issue of the Bulletin,
Pennsylvania State
Dental Society, published.
A quarterly publication, it
was published until 1930.
FUN FACTS & TIDBITS
From the Quarterly Bulletin of the
Pennsylvania State Dental Society
October 1919
First PDA President
Dr. A. B. Robbins
1868-69
The French-Belgian Dentists’ Relief Fund.
We again ask you to open your hearts to the sign
of distress of our brothers in Northern France and
Belgium. They are greatly in need of assistance
and we should give to the best of our ability.
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