The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
The mission of the College of Dentistry is to produce dental professionals who are prepared for entry College of Dentistry
Leadership
• Dr. Harry M.
The Ohio State University
College of Dentistry
History
In 1913, a proposal was made to merge the Starling Ohio Medical College with The Ohio State University. On July 1 of 1914, the OSU Board of Trustees officially acquired the properties of the SOMC. Classes for the OSU College of Dentistry began on September 21, 1914 and graduation of its first class was held in the spring of 1915. The Theta Ch
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We invite you to join us at the 2024 Post College Assembly (PCA)! Learn more here: https://click.t.osu.edu/?qs=9406e36ac5397ffbcdb7ecf6cadc5adf4b93f76f0465086141022ad338dfb94a0e46b37813989568fd16a80a3fb02a2b61c351269e6ee488
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Know a fellow OSU College of Dentistry alum that should be recognized? Please nominate them for an OSU Dental Alumni Society Alumni Award!
All graduates of the OSU College of Dentistry are eligible for recognition: DDS, RDH, MS, and PhD.
Click here for more info:
https://dent.osu.edu/college-dentistry-alumni-society-awards
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Continuing Dental Education at the College of Dentistry presents "Dental Ethics Update 2024." Please join us!
https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0086-0030-536b78a312b54c2c8525587c468b33ac
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We hope you can join us on Saturday, July 27, for our hands-on CE opportunity, "Tooth Anatomy for the Dental Auxiliary." Registration is now open! Learn more: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0086-0030-d9a2b2e6f0e64a7eb3be3b719f8c0ccb
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The Convocation photos are here! Congratulations once again to the Dental and Dental Hygiene Classes of 2024!
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Last week, the Dental Alumni Society (DAS) hosted its annual pizza lunch & learn. Always a big hit with students, the lunch brings DAS members to Postle Hall where they share advice and answer students' questions about life after graduation. Thank you, DAS!
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Hope you're having a happy solar eclipse day!
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Congratulations to the students who were recognized during the college's inaugural Shared Values Awards Dinner on March 26 in the Atrium at Postle Hall. Nominated by faculty and/or staff, the five students were recognized for consistently demonstrating Ohio State's shared values (https://www.osu.edu/shared-values). Congratulations to: D4 students Aakriti Chaudhry, Teresa Houston and Alwilleed Kalout, as well as senior dental hygiene students Erica Culp and Marisol Vargas. Congratulations also to nominees McKenna Freund, John Wahlen, and Zachary Weber (all D4s), as well as Brynn Chaplik, Nha Doan, Courtney Gwanzura and Alissa Kefauver (all senior dental hygiene students).
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Congratulations to the students, residents and faculty who presented at Research Day 2024! Please enjoy these photos from the event. To view the Research Day award winners, visit here: https://dentistry.osu.edu/research-day-awards-2024
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This Saturday, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry hosted its annual Give Kids A Smile event. Always one of our favorite times of the year! Thank you to the student leadership team who planned the event and to the students, residents, faculty and staff who volunteered their time during this special day.
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We're using this Throwback Thursday opportunity to post photos from last month's Alumni & Friends Reception at the ODA Annual Session. Enjoy!
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We hope you can join us for our upcoming Oral Cancer Symposium, "Oral & Tonsillar Cancer: Past, Present and Future." We invite you to watch this short video from Dr. John Kalmar to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DenOqflA0mU
Registration is open now: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0086-0030-4c83bc9327044d128cb6c7b55d181f6e
Head and Neck Cancer Symposium Review and update your knowledge on oral and tonsillar cancer, beginning with potentially malignant lesions of the oral cavity. Using case-based examples, the learner will review the clinical presentation of precancerous lesions, including high-risk sites and suspicious physical characteristics. Cri...
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our alumni and friends tailgate, sponsored by the Dental Alumni Society, before the homecoming game this Saturday. And congratulations to our students who won first place in the homecoming float-building competition for the SEVENTH year in a row!
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Congratulations to the Ohio State Chapter of the Student American Dental Hygiene Association, which raised more than $1,900 during their 5K Walk-Run on September 24! Funds benefit Give Kids A Smile.
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The 2023 White Coat Ceremony photos are here! This year's ceremony was held August 21 at Mershon Auditorium. Enjoy!
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Join us October 20-21, 2023, for the Pediatric Alumni & Friends CE Weekend! Reconnect with colleagues and enjoy lectures from Drs. Kevin Donly and Shaun Rotenberg. More info and online registration below! (Register for one or both days):
Pediatric Alumni & Friends CE Weekend Update on Remineralization Agents and PreventionKevin Donly, DDS, MSThis course will discuss the early diagnosis of tooth demineralization and intervention with sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride and monofluorophosphate toothpastes, fluoride (including professionally applied topical fluorides, fluor...
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The Ohio State College of Dentistry welcomes the Dental Hygiene Class of 2025 and the Dental Class of 2027! After completing orientation last week, our new students celebrated the start of autumn semester at the annual White Coat Ceremony on Monday (photos coming soon!) and an all-college ice cream social on Tuesday.
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Congratulations to our four riders--Team Captain Monica Stanwick and Drs. Sarah Peters, Christina Zachariadou and Emily Crock--who raised funds for cancer research by riding for Team Buckeye - College of Dentistry in Pelotonia 2023. And thank you to everyone who rode, volunteered, raised funds or otherwise supported Pelotonia this year!
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Congratulations to our faculty and staff members who were recognized during the Faculty Awards and Recognition Dinner and Staff Development Day! The awardees were nominated by their peers.
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We were so happy to see many of our "sports dentistry" alumni return to the college recently to attend an event honoring Mrs. Helen Hall. Mrs. Hall has for years provided unwavering support to the sports dentistry program that was started by her late husband, Dr. Allen Hall, who served as the college's assistant dean for Academic Affairs and became Ohio State’s first team dentist in 1968. Thank you, Mrs. Hall, for everything you have done!
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We hope you enjoy these photos from the 2023 Convocation held at Mershon Auditorium earlier in May. Congratulations again to all of our graduates!
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Please join us in congratulating our newest alumni--the Dental and Dental Hygiene Classes of 2023! On Sunday, May 7, they joined 1000's of students in Ohio Stadium where they officially became graduates of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Photos from Convocation, which was held on Friday, May 5, are coming soon! (Photo credit: Barbara J. Perenic/The Columbus Dispatch)
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Thank you, Dr. Matthew Messina, for sharing these photos from a Refugee Smiles mission trip to the Middle East in March. Dr. Messina and eight College of Dentistry dental students worked alongside Jordanian dentists with Atlantic Humanitarian Relief to provided care to children in the Al Za'atari refugee camp.
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Join us on April 28, 2023, for our 9th Annual Oral Pathology and Radiology Symposium!
Participation in this CE course is an excellent way to improve both diagnostic discernment skills and patient management strategies of many oral diseases.
More info and registration below!
9th Annual Oral Pathology and Radiology Symposium Ahmed Abdelkarim, BDS, MSc, MSD is Clinical Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry. Dr. Abdelkarim received a BDS in 2008 from the Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. In 2014, he...
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Thank you to the student, resident and faculty researchers who participated in this year's Research Day!
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If you are able to drop in via Zoom on Friday for this year's Research Day, please join us!
Register in advance here:
https://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JokZora1QG23UJLqqmCSMA
For more information about our speakers program, visit here: https://dentistry.osu.edu/research/research-day
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This week, Ohio State celebrated Random Acts of Kindness Week. College of Dentistry students embraced the opportunity to brighten someone's week by writing kind notes about classmates and faculty on a "kindness wall" in the Student Commons. It was a wonderful way to show their !
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Give Kids A Smile Day is one of our favorite days at the College of Dentistry. Today's event was extra special because it was the first one in our new student dental clinics. Thank you to the students, faculty and staff who worked on a Saturday to provide care for our youngest patients. And thank you to the student leadership team for planning a successful event! ,
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Our Story
The Ohio State University
College of Dentistry
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In 1913, a proposal was made to merge the Starling Ohio Medical College with The Ohio State University. On July 1 of 1914, the OSU Board of Trustees officially acquired the properties of the SOMC.
Classes for the OSU College of Dentistry began on September 21, 1914 and graduation of its first class was held in the spring of 1915.
The Theta Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honorary society, was chartered at Ohio State in May of 1916.
When The Ohio State University acquired its dental school in 1914, four years of high school and a diploma were the only requirements for admission and the dental curriculum lasted just three years. For the entering class of 1916, the curriculum was expanded to four years. By 1921, one year of college was required for admission, and in 1928 a minimum of two years was imposed.
The Ohio State University
College of Dentistry
Hamilton Hall
In 1925, the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry moved on campus to Hamilton Hall. Dentistry was located on the third and fourth floors in the north wing. The fourth floor held the main clinic and was two stories high. The roof contained skylights to enhance the light in the clinic. (When the sun is directed to the roof, one can still see a difference in the roof tiles indicating where the skylights were once positioned.)
The Ohio State University
College of Dentistry
Postle Hall
In 1951, the College moved to a new building north of Hamilton Hall.
College of Dentistry
Leadership
• Dr. Harry M. Semans
1906 - 1938
• Dr. Wendell D. Postle
1938 - 1964
• Dr. John Wilson
1965 - 1974
• Dr. Charles Howell
1975 - 1980
• Dr. William Wallace
1980 - 1990
• Dr. Henry Fields
1991 - 2001
• Dr. Jan Kronmiller
2001 - 2006
• Dr. Carole Anderson
2006 - 2012
• Dr. Patrick M. Lloyd
2012 - Present
The Ohio State University
College of Dentistry
Traditions
Post College Assembly
This annual spring alumni celebration, which began in 1940, mixes fellowship, reunion, and learning.
Dentistry Fraternities
Ohio State has three nationally recognized dental fraternities: Psi Omega, Delta Sigma Delta and Alpha Omega.
The Postle Teaching Award
This annual faculty teaching award is determined by faculty peers.
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