MED/11/6 - School of Dentistry - 1824-1993

School records comprise minute books of the Dental Hospital: Board (1875-1971); Committee, Management Sub-Committee and AGMs (1924-1935); Incorporated (1935-1948); Clinical School Council (1911-1921); Clinical School Staff Meetings (1912-1921). Also records of the University of Liverpool Dental Scho...

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Summary:School records comprise minute books of the Dental Hospital: Board (1875-1971); Committee, Management Sub-Committee and AGMs (1924-1935); Incorporated (1935-1948); Clinical School Council (1911-1921); Clinical School Staff Meetings (1912-1921). Also records of the University of Liverpool Dental School: Clinical Dental Board (1921-1963); Board of Dental Studies (1905-[onwards]); Board of Dental Studies Report Books (ca.1906 -[onwards]); various committees (1921); Building Committee (1956-1960); Registers of Students (1919-1952). Related records comprise a series of Alumni newsletters (1953-1984) and photographs.
Date:1824-1993
Reference Number:MED/11/6
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The School of Dentistry records are divided into two broad sections:

  • School Records (administrative records of the school)
  • Records relating to students of the School
  • Liverpool Dental School and Hospital.
Related Material:Records in the Liverpool University Dental School Museum, Research Wing of the Dental School, listed in May and July 1971, by Mr. A.R. Allen through the courtesy of Prof. F.E. Lawton, and of Mr. A.F. Drake, Honorary Curator and Mr. J. Hopper, Curator.These records may be consulted on Friday mornings by appointment with the Curator.Mr. John Cooper is now Curator and Mr. Drake, Honorary Curator. October 1977
Bibliography:[Book] J Hopper, The History of Liverpool Dental Hospital 1860-1960, Board of Governors of the United Liverpool Hospitals, 1960.
Biographical/Administrative Information:The Dentists Act of 1878 and its requirement of an official register of qualified dentists had a direct effect on the teaching of dentistry in Liverpool, encouraged by Dr Richard Caton, then Registrar. The Medical School had appointed a dental lecturer in 1861 but it had not become a significant field of study. The University College thus began to teach Dentistry from the Dental School on Mount Pleasant, originally founded in 1860 by W J Newman. Degree courses were offered from 1905-6, from which time it operated under the Board of Dental Studies, responsible to the Faculty of Medicine. The School moved from Mount Pleasant to Pembroke Place. In 1921, the Dental School was transferred to the University on the same footing as the Medical School and remained independent until the advent of the National Health Service in 1948. The University's Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) has been phased out since 1959 and replaced by a degree programme.