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The School of Dental Medicine is acquired, 1899 Tufts School of Dental Medicine came into existence in 1899 with the acquisition of the Boston Dental College by Tufts. For a number of years prior to this acquisition of the school, students at the Boston Dental College were able to enroll in first-year science courses at the Tufts Medical School. When, for a number of reasons, the Boston Dental College faced insurmountable difficulties in supporting its curriculum as desired by the faculty and trustees of that institution, overtures were made to Tufts and the union was made in short order. By the resulting agreement, Tufts acquired the assets, materials, facilities, and human resources of the Boston Dental College, which became the foundation on which the School of Dental Medicine was built. Upon its creation in 1899, the School of Dental Medicine operated in close coordination with the Tufts School of Medicine.. Basic science classes were taught to medical and dental students separately but by the same faculty. By 1912, the Dental School was the twelfth largest in the United States. |
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