The new Dental Act of 1907 allowed the Dental Association of Nova Scotia to set up a College of Dentistry in Halifax. It was required because of the 114 registered dentists in Nova Scotia, nineteen did not have any degree
The Dalhousie Senate came to an agreement with the Maritime Dental College and Dr. Frank Woodbury in 1908 to create an affiliated Faculty of Dentistry, and provided space in the Forrest building
The Maritime Dental College enrolled its first group of students in 1908, and the first class graduated in 1912
The first four graduates were J.A. Burke, A.B. Crowe, A.W. Faulkner and H.S. Tolson
During the 1911-1912 academic year, there were seventeen students enrolled, eight of which were in their first of a four year program
During the First World War, Dentistry and Medicine were the only two faculties whose enrolment operations remained near normal at Dalhousie - the demand from students was so great that the government requested that classes run into the summer
From 1951-1957, the Faculty only had one full-time professor and relied mostly on part-time lecturers
The current Dentistry building opened in 1958
Deans of the Faculty of Dentistry
Frank Woodbury
Frank Woodbury was the first Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry from 1908-1922
Frank W. Ryan
Frank W. Ryan was Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry from 1922-1924
David S. Precious was Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry from 2003-2008
Tom Boran
Tom Boran was Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry from 2008-2017
Benjamin Davis
Benjamin Davis has been Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry from 2017 to present
Key People
Allen Boyd Crowe
Allen Boyd Crowe was the Faculty's first graduate of dental surgery
Derek Jones
Derek Jones is a professor emeritus and previously the first assistant dean of research for the Faculty. He was recently awarded the 2016 Distinguished Service Award from the International Association for Dental Research
Waite, P.B. (1994). The Lives of Dalhousie University: Volume One - 1818-1925 Lord Dalhousie's College. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press. (LE 3 D32 W3 1994 v.1)
Waite, P.B. (1994). The Lives of Dalhousie University: Volume Two - 1925 - 1980. The Old College Transformed. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press. (LE 3 D32 W3 1994 v.2)
