University of Maryland Baltimore Dental School - Mirror Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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iSS 0?n Iff j m ' ' f. .t » ' ' J ' ■ ' if- 1 n III mm - mm H ■nr ■ Hospital Before New Alterations Began 1 HE University Hospital, which is the property of the University of Mary- land, is the oldest institution for the care of the sick in the state of Maryland. It was established by the School of Medicine in September 1823 to provide adequate clinical instruction for the students. Located on the southwest corner of Lombard and Greene Streets, it was originally known as the Baltimore Infirmary. In 1897 this structure was replaced by an up-to-date building, much larger, and thoroughly equipped. At this time the name of the institution was changed to University Hospital. In time the various clinical departments became overcrowded and the larger num- bers of patients could not be accommodated. A new edifice was planned, and in 1934 the new University Hospital was completed. The old building is still in use, however, by the out-patient department. The new structure is situated on the southwest corner of Redwood and Greene Streets and adjoins the pharmacy and dental schools. The architectural style is that of ultra-modern simplicity. Rising fifteen stories above the ground, the center tower is a landmark on the Baltimore skyline. At this time a two-story addition is being built above the tenth floor. The eleventh floor when completed will be composed of private rooms. The twelfth floor will furnish quarters for the internes. The hospital is ideally arranged and equipped for patient care and instruction to the schools of medicine, dentistry, and nursing. Regular assignments to the department of oral surgery and to the hospital dental clinic are interesting and instructive features of the senior curriculum in the school of dentistry. Regarded as one of the finest in the country, the University Hospital has contrib- uted much to the world-wide recognition which Baltimore has won as a medical center. Pugi- fifhrll

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J Our School Before New Alterations Began J. HE first lectures on dentistry in America were delivered by Dr. Horace H. Hayden in the University of Maryland, School of Medicine in 1821. With Dr. Chapin A. Harris he proposed the establishment of a dental department as a branch of medical study. Unsuccessful in this venture, the two men founded the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1840. Thus was the first and oldest dental school in the world created as the foundation of the dental profession-. The University of Maryland organized its dental school in 1883. Growth was rapid and in 192 3 it merged with the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. This newly formed institution became a distinct department of the University under State super- vision, and occupied the building of the old University of Maryland Dental School until 1928, at which time the present building was completed. A modern structure in every detail, it is furnished with new equipment throughout and possesses every accommoda- tion necessary for satisfactory instruction with comfortable arrangements and in pleasant surroundings. All basic phases of dentistry are presented practically in the individual clinical departments which have been provided. At present a large, two-story wing is under construction. This wing will allow a two-fold increase in the facilities of the diagnosis department. Both the radiodontia and exodontia clinics will be expanded. Prominent space for the museum will be pro- vided, and the administrative offices will be transferred. It is expected that this ad- dition will precede the establishment of post-graduate courses, the need of which has been felt for many years. Concomitantly with physical expansion, the school has developed educationally. It is a dental college with the highest rating. And even now, the curriculum is being altered, so that as time goes on and knowledge of dental science increases, Maryland graduates will continue to hold the high place in the dental profession which they have always maintained. Pufic Fourteen

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The Harris-Hayden Plaque from the Stairway W In REiMEMBRANCE of Chapin A. Harris and Horace H. Hayden, the above plaque was placed on the wall facing the door of the main entrance to the Dental School. To these two men the dental profession owes an everlasting debt of gratitude, since they realized the importance of dentistry as a definite branch of medical science and founded the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, the first organized dental school in the world. Both Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris practiced dentistry in Baltimore; and, at one time. Dr. Hayden delivered a scheduled series of lectures on dentistry to the student body of the University of Maryland Medical School. In 1840 Harris and Hayden, in conjunction with several other outstanding dentists of the time, obtained a charter from the State of Maryland and founded the first dental school. This plaque was executed by Ernest W. Keyser, who modeled in life-size relief, after two fam ily portraits, likenesses of the heads of these two men. Two tablets were cast in bronze and dedicated in the winter of 1901-1902, one being placed in the old B. C. D. S. and the other in the Dental Department of the University of Maryland. Pasc Six c,