Temple University School of Dentistry - Odontolog Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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(£fluf»piiBril iSiBturji of Ihr Jlhilaitrlphia Brutal (fiullrgr auft ijaajiital nf (Oral urgrni HE first institution established in Pennsylvania for the imparting of knowledge in the science and art of dentistry was organized in i8$2 under the title of Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery. After a useful but short life of four years, it yielded to the throes of infernal dissension and ceased to exist. Ir. the fall of 1862. Dr. John H. McQuillen. holding the chair of Operative I tentLstrv and Physiology in the Pennsylvania College, retired from the Faculty, and in i86t, with the assistance of other members of tlic profession in the city and State, and utter the expenditure of much effort and the overcoming of great opposition tfor charters were not as readily obtained in those days as now) he succeeded In obtaining from (he Legislature of Pennsylvania a charter for a new institution under the name of Philadelphia Dental College. After the securing of a competent Faculty and Board of Trustees, the new institution opened its tirst term in November of the same year. Its Faculty consisted of: Dr. J. H. McQuillen, Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene. Dr. j. Foster Flagg, Professor of Institutes of Dentistry. D«-. C. A. Kingsbury. Professor of Physiology and Operative Dentistry. Dr. Thomas Warded, Professor o! Mechanical Dentistry and Metallurgy. Dr. Henry Morton. A. M,. Professor of Chemistry. Dr. McQuillen was elected Dean, anJ held that office continually until his death. In 1865Professors Kingsbury anJ Morton resigned, and were succeeded by Dr. Geo. W. Ellis and Alfred R. Leeds. A. M. In i860 Professor Ellis resigned anJ Professor '9

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Kingsbury resumed his former chair. In 1867 Professor Wardell resinned, ind Dr. D. L». Smith was elected to succeed him The same year two new chairs were created, one of Principles and Practice of Surgery, and the other or Anatomy. In. James E. Oarrctson was chosen incumbent of the former and IJr. Harrison Allen of the latter. In the following year, 1868, Professors Garretson and Leeds resigned, and I Jr. S. B. Howell was elected to succeed Professor Leeds. In iSfrj Professor Kingsbury resigned his chair and was made Emeritus Professor, and I r. I C. Stcllwagen was chosen his successor. In 1870 Professor Flagg resigned his chair, and was divided among the others. Thus far some change had taken place In the ptnonnd of the faculty each year but one. During the succeeding eight years no change occurreJ, but in 1878 Professor Garretson resumed his chair of Anatomy and Surgery, and Dr. Henry I. Door was made Adjunct Professor of Practical Dentistry. In 1870 the chair of Dental Pathology and Therapeutics was established, and Professor Flagg was chosen to till it. Owing to the lamented death ot Professor Me-Quillen during this year, some changes in the chairs were made necessary. Professor Stellwagen succeeded Professor Me Quillen in the chair of Physiology, and his former chair of Operative Dentistry was united to that of Mechanical Dentistry. At the same time a new chair of Clinical Dentistry was established, and Professor H. I. iJoor chosen to till'it. In t88i Professor Smith resigned, jnd Ur. S. H. Guilford was elected Incumbent of the chair of Opera tlve and Prosthetic Dentistry. In 1889 Professor Door’s chair was changed to that of Practical Dentistry, Anesthesia and Anesthetics. From then until the death of Professor Garretson, in October. 189$. J period of fourteen years, no changes occurred, but after his death Dr. H. C. Boenning was elected to the chair ol Anatomy and Surgery, and Dr. M. H. Ayer, lor many years the assistant of Professor Garretson. was chosen Adjunct Professor of Oral Surgery. In January, 1896, Professor S. H Guilford was elected Dean of the Faculty. In the spring of the same year, Professors Door and Flagg resigned, owing to ill-health. Dr. Leo Grecnbaum was thereupon chosen to succeed Professor Door, and the chair changed to include Materia Medic a, Anaesthetics and Odontotechny. Dr. H. H. Burchard was also chosen to till the place of Dr. Flagg and made Special Lecturer on Dental Pathology and Therapeutics. After serving the school most acceptably for three years. Dr. Burr hard's failing health compelled his resignation. In October. 1896. Dr. Aver resigned to accept a position in the Dental Department ot the University of Pennsylvania In May, 1899, Dr. A. H. Thompson, ol Topeka, Kansas, and Dean of the Kansas City Dental College, was chosen to succeed Dr. Burchard, and the chair wasextended to include Comparative Dental Anatomy. In May, 1900, Dr. Thompson resigned to resume ! I