Pediatric Orthodontic Clinic at what was then called the Columbia University School of Dental & Oral Surgery (now renamed the College of Dental Medicine), ca. 1930.
The History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series presents: “A Dental School on University Lines”: The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, 1916-2016, Allan J. Formicola, D.D.S., Professor Emeritus of Dental Medicine; Dean Emeritus of the College of Dental Medicine on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 (Lecture, 6pm; Reception and Book Signing, 7pm).
The event will take place at The Knowledge Center at the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library, Hammer Building, Lobby Level (701 West 168th St. at Fort Washington Ave) and is co-sponsored by the Columbia University Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library and the College of Dental Medicine
This event is free and open to the public!
Founded a century ago this year, the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine aimed to integrate dental education into the modern research university: it was only the fourth such university-affiliated dental school in the country. Dean Emeritus Allan J. Formicola explores the history of the school in a lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 6pm. It celebrates not only the College’s centennial but also the publication of Dr. Formicola’s history, A Dental School on University Lines: The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, 1916-2016 (Columbia University Press) – the first full-length history of the dental school.
Dr. Formicola will trace the twist and turns in the College’s history from its inception to the present day as one of the premier dental schools in the country. He discusses the stellar group of early leaders who led the College – particularly the giant among them, William J. Gies, a biochemist of international repute who did pathbreaking dental research. The college’s leadership, faculty, students, and alumni/ae over the past century will all be explored.
Please join us after the lecture for a reception during which Dr. Formicola will be signing copies of his book. The history is being distributed free by the College of Dental Medicine.
For more information, please contact hslarchives@columbia.edu. You can also check out some items in the MHL related to the Columbia dental school: the 1917 Announcements (course catalog) and a 1928 yearbook!