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Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) is a private, American dental school located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, and is connected to Tufts Medical Center. It is one of the 8 graduate schools that comprise Tufts University. Founded in 1868 as Boston Dental College by Dr. Isaac J. Wetherbee, the university is the second oldest dental school in the city, and one of the oldest in the country.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=WgRQa9f8MWgC&pg=PA444&lpg=PA444&dq=From+Baltimore+to+Boston:+the+establishment+of+the+first+dental+schools+in+Boston.&source=bl&ots=Cr0maIWoKH&sig=tKGryXpfyi3PQ-qeqJhCZCi_BC0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YlGuUuWQO-jIsATO24KIAw&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=From%20Baltimore%20to%20Boston%3A%20the%20establishment%20of%20the%20first%20dental%20schools%20in%20Boston.&f=false〕 As of 2013, Tufts is the second largest dental school in the United States, with a class size of approximately 190 students per class.〔http://dental.tufts.edu/admissions/dmd-program/#facts〕 Tufts Dental Medicine is renowned as one of the most prestigious dental schools in the United States, and as a center for academic and clinical excellence. The student body is carefully selected for their academic abilities, personal character and community service experience.〔http://dental.tufts.edu/about/mission-statement/〕 As with many medical and dental schools, acceptance to Tufts Dental Medicine is highly competitive, with a single digit acceptance rate of approximately 4%.〔http://dental.tufts.edu/admissions/dmd-program/#facts〕 Along with the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine of Boston University, these three schools compromise of the schools of Dental Medicine in the Boston-New England Metropolitan area. TUSDM educates both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students.〔http://dental.tufts.edu/about/〕 The majority of students pursue a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree. In addition to the DMD degree, TUSDM offers combined DMD/MS (Master of Science in Dental Research) and DMD/MPH (Master of Public Health) degrees. Post-doctoral students, who have already obtained a DMD or DDS degree, can specialize in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Endodontics, Periodontics, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry, as well as certificate programs in Craniomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Advanced Dental Technology and Research Program, Implant Dentistry Fellowship, and Advanced Education in Esthetic Dentistry.〔()〕 In 2011, Dr. Huw F. Thomas, formerly Dean of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry was named the 16th Dean of TUSDM.〔http://dental.tufts.edu/tudsm-names-thomas-16th-dean/〕 That same year, TUSDM was nationally recognized for leadership in teaching, research, community service, and diversity by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Gies Foundation with the 2011 William J. Gies Award for Outstanding Achievement by an Academic Dental Institution.〔()〕 ==History== Founded on June 3, 1868 as Boston Dental College by Dr. Isaac J. Wetherbee, a graduate of the first organized dental university in the United States, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.〔http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-dentistry/prospective-students/dmd-program/〕 The college was incorporated into Tufts College in 1899 and was located at 416 Huntington Avenue in Boston. By 1929, Tufts Medical and Dental College began an affiliation with the Boston Floating Hospital for Infants and Children, as well as the Boston Dispensary. This merger resulted in the creation of an association known as the New England Medical Center (NEMC), which would be the name of the hospital attached to the current day Tufts Dental School until the 1990s. The union was partially caused by the fire, and subsequent destruction of the USS Boston Floating Hospital (ID # 2366), a mobile hospital for sick children on Boston Harbor.〔http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/id2366.htm〕 In 1948, Tufts Medical and Dental College sold the Huntington Avenue buildings to Northeastern University, and relocated closer to NEMC at 136 Harrison Avenue. In 1954, Tufts Dental College became the "Tufts University School of Dental Medicine".〔()〕 The school would remain at the Harrison Avenue location until 1971, when it was moved to its current location, 1 Kneeland Street. The building was only 10 floors in height, but was designed with future expansion in mind. In 2009, the building was expanded by 5 floors, vertically. This was seen by the architectural world as unprecedented; the design and execution has won several architectural awards.〔http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/2010/07_1/briefs/04/〕 In 2013, the University announced plans to refurbish the third and fourth clinical floors, to match the newly renovated second floor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tufts University School of Dental Medicine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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