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

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THE DENTAL SCHOOL BUILDING In the fall of 1947, classes began in Temple University’s Dental School building at 3223 North Broad Street approximately one block south of the Medical School and the Hospital. The building is a beautiful structure of reinforced concrete with four floors totaling 197,000 square feet. The facilities, design, and arrangement of these quarters were carefully planned in order to provide the most modern and effective dental education plant possible. The modernistic front of white limestone and marble faces North Broad Street where separate entrances to the administrative offices and clinic are located. The building extends in the rear to Park Avenue where there are more entrances. Access to the upper floors is provided by numerous well lighted stairwells, strategically located for utmost convenience. The second floor is devoted to the various clinics and their needs, including the Soble Laboratory and the Magen Laboratory. Additionally, some shops and the office of the Department of Physical Plant are on this floor. The lecture halls, the biological and technical laboratories and associated research facilities, the graduate and seminar facilities, and an X-ray laboratory are on the third floor. The fourth floor is used partially for the vendeteria and the Department of Biochemistry, while the remainder of the floor is occupied by the learning center classrooms and the dental store. Also on this floor are the recently completed plush offices of the Dean and his staff, which overlook the courtyard. This arrangement of offices affords direct observation of the daily activities of the school. iinTTiin TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 12

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THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Temple University School of Dentistry, the second oldest in existence, has accumulated a unique collection of historically valuable items. The Museum continually acquires manuscripts, books, catalogues, prints, paintings and dental objects of historical importance. Books written by graduates and faculty members and early periodicals containing their writings graphically portray the history of the school and the profession. Antique instruments and equipment are preserved and displayed in the museum. Many of these objects were invented by members of early faculties of the Philadelphia Dental College. A number of these same faculty members carry around their antiquated instruments and willingly demonstrate their use to unwilling students. The purpose of the museum is not only to collect, document, and preserve objects representing the history of dentistry, but to stimulate, interest, and inspire the viewer with a feeling for that history. THE AUDITORIUM The Auditorium, with a seating capacity of 800 persons, is located in the exact center of the ground floor. Its floor slopes downward toward the stage in order to provide the most efficient vision possible. Direct and indirect auditorium type lighting is used, and the room is aired by a forced ventilation system. Facilities for the projection of all types of motion pictures, sound and color films, and still slides are included in addition to television monitors for broadcasting live or taped programs. A complete sound system of microphones and amplification units are included and upholstered chairs with fold down writing boards have been installed.