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32°47′11″N 79°56′55″W / . 32.7865°N 79.9485°W. / 32.7865; -79.9485. Website. musc.edu/dentistry. The College of Dental Medicine is the dental school of the Medical University of South Carolina. It is located in the city of Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It is the only dental school in South Carolina .
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda. University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles. University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco. University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco. Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine ...
Sub-specialties. orthodontics. Charles Henry Tweed (June 24, 1895 – January 11, 1970) was an American orthodontist known for many of his contributions to the field of orthodontics. He was a founder of the Charles H. Tweed Foundation for Orthodontic Research. Tweed a student of Edward Angle in Pasadena, California and a classmate of Raymond Begg .
Founded in 1900, the American Association of Orthodontists ( AAO) is the world's oldest and largest dental specialty organization. It represents nearly 19,000 orthodontist members throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. All orthodontists are dentists and may simultaneously hold membership in the American Dental Association.
Orthodontics. Orthodontics [a] [b] is a dentistry specialty that addresses the diagnosis, prevention, management, and correction of mal-positioned teeth and jaws, as well as misaligned bite patterns. [2] It may also address the modification of facial growth, known as dentofacial orthopedics . Abnormal alignment of the teeth and jaws is very common.
History. Howard University College of Dentistry is a part of Howard University. The school was established in 1881 as the fifth oldest dental school in United States. [1] The first African-American dean and longest-serving dean (1931-1966) was Russel A. Dixon. [2] He was committed to racial integration and gender equality in dental education.
Edward Hartley Angle (June 1, 1855 – August 11, 1930) was an American dentist, widely regarded as "the father of American orthodontics ". [1] He was trained as a dentist, but made orthodontics his speciality and dedicated his life to standardizing the teaching and practice of orthodontics. He founded the Angle School of Orthodontia in 1899 in ...
The University of Washington School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Washington. It is located in Seattle, and is currently the only school of dentistry in the state of Washington. The school emphasizes research in anxiety, orofacial pain, tissue repair and regeneration, immune response to bacteria, and practice based ...