Historical photos courtesy of Baylor College of Dentistry
1896: The toothpaste tube is invented
1897: The first Dental Examining Board
begins its licensing activities
1900s: As electric power becomes widely available,
dentists switch to the electric drill, created in 1875
by Kalamazoo dentist Dr. George Green
1905: Baylor College of Dentistry
opens as The State Dental College
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1907: Novocaine introduced by Dr. Heinrich
Braun, against the wishes of its chemist creator
1915: Dallas County Dental Society formed
by merger of Dallas Dental Society and
the Dallas District Dental Society
1917: Dr. Juanita Wade becomes the first
woman to graduate from State
Dental College
1926: The first Dallas Mid-Winter was held
in January at Baylor University College
of Dentistry with social activities at
the Baker Hotel
1929: Penicillin is invented
1930: Enactment of the Dental Practice Act
in Texas
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