BAYLOR
LANDMARKS
1905 - 2005
 1905—Baylor College of Dentistry opens
as State Dental College, the first institution
of higher learning in Dallas. Forty students
and 11 faculty members occupy the second and
third floors of a grocery store located on
Commerce Street in downtown Dallas, now the
site of the Adolphus Hotel. Founder Dr. David
E. Morrow serves as dean.
1906—State Dental College graduates
its first class of four students.
1907—Dr. H.T. Walker becomes dean.
1908—Dr. David E. Morrow returns as
dean. A woman, Maud George, is enrolled in
the freshman class.
1909—The College moves to 437 South
Ervay. Dr. T.G. Bradford becomes dean.
1912—Dr. F.C. Kingsley becomes dean.
The College moves to 1409 South Ervay Street,
opposite what is now Old City Park.
1915—The Alumni Association sponsors
its first clinic.
1916—Dr. Bush Jones becomes dean.
1917—The first woman, Dr. Juanita Wade,
graduates from State Dental College.
1918—The College affiliates with Baylor
University, is renamed Baylor University College
of Dentistry and relocates to 1420 Hall Street,
where clinics are conducted. Basic sciences
classes are now taught in Ramseur Hall by faculty
from Baylor University College of Medicine.
Other classes are taught in Cary Hall. Dr.
Joseph S. Wright becomes dean.
1920—The College is given the coveted
Class A accreditation ranking as a dental school.
1923—Dr. A.L. Frew becomes dean. One
year of college is required for admission to
dental school.
1925—The Omicron chapter of the dental
school honorary Omicron Kappa Upsilon is established.
1926—Dr. Frederick W. Hinds becomes
dean.
1936—Two years of college are required
for admission to dental school.
1941—Dr. Bernhard Gottlieb joins the
faculty as director of the Department of Oral
Pathology and Research. Regarded by many as
the father of oral histology and its related
disciplines of research, Dr. Gottlieb was internationally
recognized as a dedicated teacher and scientist.
He continued his work at Baylor until his death
in 1950.
1943—Baylor University College of Medicine
moves to Houston, the dental school assumes
full responsibility for dental students’ basic
science instruction. Dr. Phillip Knutzen is
appointed acting dean. The College institutes
an accelerated degree program to meet military
demand for dentists.
1944—Dr. George L. Powers becomes dean.
1949—The oral and maxillofacial surgery
graduate program is added. Three years of college
are required for admission to dental school.
1950—A new, air-conditioned clinic building
at 800 Hall Street opens. The technic courses
previously taught in Carey Hall are now taught
in new labs. The new facility also provides
special clinics for oral surgery, pedodontics,
prosthodontics, periodontics and areas for
research. Dr. John A. Cameron is named director
of graduate programs.
1951—The first issue of the Baylor
Dental Journal is published.
1952—Dr. Harry B. McCarthy is appointed
dean. The accelerated program begun in 1943
ends. The first students enroll in the prosthodontic
graduate program.
1954—A five-story basic sciences wing
built on the site of Ramseur Hall opens.
1955—Caruth School of Dental Hygiene
opens. The periodontic graduate program is
added and 64 D.D.S. degrees are conferred.
The first students enrolled in the periodontic
graduate program. The College celebrates its
50th anniversary.
1958—The oral pathology graduate program
is added.
1959—Anatomy and microbiology graduate
programs are added.
1960—Physiology and pediatric dentistry
graduate programs are added. An addition to
the basic science building opens, providing
facilities for expanded graduate programs and
research activities. The Century Club, a group
of alumni and friends who donated $100 annually
to the college, is formed.
1961—The graduate program in orthodontics
begins.
1962—The College begins administering
the dental health program for the city of Dallas.
Remodeling provides additional space for dental
hygiene, oral surgery, visual education and
dental auxiliary utilization. Dr. Ruth Swords
becomes acting director of the Caruth School
of Dental Hygiene.
1964—Dr. Ruth Swords becomes director
of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene. College
credit is now required for admission to the
Caruth School and a Bachelor of Science in
Dental Hygiene degree is offered.
1968—Dr. Kenneth V. Randolph becomes
dean. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board recommends that the College expand facilities
to accommodate 50 additional Texas residents
in the entering class. Baylor University’s
Board of Trustees approves the recommendation.
1969—The graduate program in endodontics
begins.
1971—In order to accept state funds
to educate Texas residents, the College separates
from Baylor University and Baptist ownership
and begins operation as an independent, non-profit,
corporation under the direction of its own
board of trustees. A contractual agreement
provides state financial support. The College
is renamed Baylor College of Dentistry. Dr.
Randolph is named president, academic dean
and chief executive officer. The first faculty
and staff awards banquet is held.
1972—The College initiates a three-calendar-year
degree program. The first annual student spring
clinic and seminar, now called Student Research
Day, is presented.
1973—Dr. L.M. Kennedy, a 1940 graduate
of Baylor College of Dentistry, is installed
as president of the American Dental Association.
1977—A new six-level building and the
renovated existing building are dedicated.
Using the open clinic concept, the specially
designed clinics include clusters of semi-private
operatories. The College’s address changes
from 800 Hall Street to 3302 Gaston Avenue.
The College graduates its first two African-American
students.
1979—The faculty votes to return to
a four-year curriculum. The new six-floor parking
garage opens.
1980—Dr. Richard E. Bradley becomes
president and dean. The College celebrates
its 75th anniversary.
1982—Dr. Bernard Gottlieb is the first
person inducted into the Baylor College of
Dentistry Hall of Fame. Virginia Goral becomes
director of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene.
1984—The Stomatology Center opens to
serve patients with oral tissue problems that
are difficult to diagnose and manage.
1985—A new continuing education center
opens including a large auditorium, teaching
laboratory and dental clinic. Additional research
facilities and administrative offices also
are completed. The general dentistry program
for fourth-year students begins, giving students
a clinical experience that closely parallels
private practice. An oral implant clinic opens
providing opportunities for patient service,
teaching and research. Becky DeSpain becomes
director of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene.
1987—Dr. James A. Saddoris, a 1958 graduate
of Baylor College of Dentistry, is installed
as president of the American Dental Association.
1989—The Center for Craniofacial Research
and Diagnostics is founded by the Department
of Orthodontics.
1990—Dr. Dominick P. DePaola becomes
president and dean.
1992—The seventh floor of the dental
school opens, providing space for offices and
lecture rooms.
1993—The Baylor Oral Health Foundation
is founded. Dr. Janice DeWald becomes director
of the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene.
1994—Dr. David E. Carlson, chair of
the Department of Biomedical Science and the
Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis,
is named to the Robert E. Gaylord Endowed Chair
in Orthodontics, the College’s first
endowed chair.
1995—Dean DePaola is named president
and chief executive officer of the College.
Dr. Richard N. Buchanan becomes dean. The General
Dentistry Program for fourth-year students
becomes the Comprehensive Care Program. The
College launches its Website on one of the first 200 World Wide Web servers in the world.
1996—Baylor College of Dentistry becomes
a part of The Texas A&M University System.
The Caruth School of Dental Hygiene offers
a master of science in dental hygiene degree.
1997—The College receives a flawless
accreditation from the American Dental Association’s
Commission on Dental Accreditation under new
standards developed in the mid-1990s. The Center
for TeleHealth is founded.
1998—The Center for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
is revitalized when noted surgeon Dr. Steve
Parel becomes director.
1999—Baylor College of Dentistry becomes
one of the founding members of The Texas A&M
University System Health Science Center. Dr.
Robert M. Anderton, a 1961 graduate, becomes
president of the American Dental Association.
2000—Dr. James S. Cole becomes dean.
Cole also is named interim president of The
Texas A&M University System Health Science
Center.
2001—The Board of Regents of The Texas
A&M University System approves a 20-year
master plan for the College. The newly-constructed
Center for Maxillofacial Orthodontics opens.
2002—The Dental Simulation Laboratory
opens.
2003—Dr. Patricia L. Blanton becomes
the first woman president of the Texas Dental
Association. A tobacco cessation clinic is
launched by the Department of Public Health
Sciences. The clinic completes replacement
of 306 clinic chairs.
2004—Dr. Richard W. Haught, a 1967 graduate
of Baylor College of Dentistry, becomes president
of the American Dental Association.
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