Tufts University
School Of Dental Medicine |
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| Motto |
Pax et Lux (Peace and Light) |
| Established |
1868 |
| Type |
Private |
| Dean |
Lonnie H. Norris, DMD, MPH |
| Students |
703 |
| Location |
Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Campus |
Urban |
| Specialty Programs |
Endodontics, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics |
| Mascot |
Jumbo (elephant) |
| Website |
dental.tufts.edu |
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM or Tufts Dental) is a private dental school and one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. Located in downtown Boston in the Chinatown district, it is one of three dental schools in the Boston area. The building is adjacent to Tufts Medical Center. It is commonly cited as having a strong clinical program with many research opportunities. There are roughly 160 students per class, making it the second largest dental school in the United States. It also has a diverse post-doctoral program including Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Endodontics, Periodontics, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry, among others.
[edit] History
Tufts Dental School was established in 1868. When the trustees decided to change the name of the institution from "Tufts College" to "Tufts University" in 1954, the dental school became the "Tufts University School of Dental Medicine." In 2009, the Vertical Expansion Project was completed, adding 5 new floors to the existing building.[1]
Shown are the 5 newly added floors that were part of the Vertical Expansion project in 2009.
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Admission into the School of Dental Medicine is highly competitive. For the 2008-2009 application cycle, 4,524 applications were received for the 175 seats available in the Class of 2013. The average enrolled student had a cumulative GPA of 3.45, science GPA of 3.37, and DAT Academic Average and PAT scores of 19.[2]
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Charles Quinn (DMD, 1942) led the fight to fluoridate Winchester's water supply as a tooth decay preventative. As a result of his efforts, Winchester became the first municipality in the United States to fluoridate its water supply.[citation needed]
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