NMD in the News
For media inquiries, please call 410-706-0600 or email nmd@umaryland.edu.
Podcasts
- UMB Pulse – 8/5/2022 – “The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry”
- BBC’s The Forum – 3/18/2022 – “Adventures with dentures: The Story of Dentistry”
- Open Wide – 5/04/2021 – “A Kids Podcast About Dentistry”
Articles
- ADA News – 11/05/2024 – “National Museum of Dentistry launches U.S. military exhibit”
- ADA News – 05/30/2024 – “Beyond the office: The storied history of dentistry”
- Neves, A. Freidal, R., Callapez, M.E. & Swank, S.D. – 07/11/2023 – Safeguarding our dentistry heritage: a study of history and conservation of nineteenth-twentieth century dentures
- Chemical & Engineering News – 07/09/2023 – What’s inside toothpaste tablets, and can they clean your teeth effectively?
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- The Budget Traveler – 10/21/2022 – “Things to do on a budget this Fall in Baltimore
- Dimensions of Dental Hygiene – 08/04/2022 – “The UMB Pulse’ Podcast Explores the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry“
- AFP Fact Check – 03/07/2022 – “Ancient Egyptian detnistry” These images show a model created by an Italian dentist in the 1900s“
- ADA News – 03/08/2021 – “JADA+ COVID-19 Monograph demonstrates how ‘dental community has risen above the defeatism to provide dental care'”
- Reading Eagle – 12/26/2019 – “A Day Away: Sink your teeth into the Baltimore dental museum”
- National Geographic – 06/14/2019 – “How your toothbrush became a part of the plastic crisis”
- AAA – 03/2019 – “Chew On This”
- KFGO – 1/18/2019 “Meet The National Museum of Dentistry…”
- The Baltimore Sun – 2/27/2018 “15 quirky Maryland Museums, featuring George Washington’s dentures, a giant Millennium Falcon and more”
- ZM Online – 7/18/2017 “Die Kirsch-Zahnpasta Ihrer Majestat/Her Majesty’s Cherry Toothpaste”
- HowStuffWorks – 2/3/2017 “What Was the Very First Toothbrush”
- Smithsonian Magazine – 12/22/2015 “From Teeth to Toilets, This Dazzling Exhibit of Gold Artifacts Has the Midas Touch”
- Forbes – 9/6/2015 “10 Boneheaded Interpretations of Ancient Skeletons”
- USC News – 8/18/2015 “Forensic odontology: a line of work that’s not for the squeamish”
- The Baltimore Sun – 5/22/2015 “Travel Channel to feature Baltimore’s National Museum of Dentistry”
- The Baltimore Sun – 4/24/2015 “Baltimore’s Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry”
- Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics – 2/5/2015 “Bioethics in History – The National Museum of Dentistry”
- Gizmodo – 9/10/2014 “Bloodletting and Bone Brushes: The White-Knuckle Days of Early Dentistry”
- NY Times – 11/19/2012 “Who Made that Dental Floss”
- Dear Doctor – 8/1/2012 http://www.deardoctor.com/articles/national-museum-of-dentistry/
- Oral Answers – 8/13/2011 “A Trip to the National Museum of Dentistry”
- Kotaku – 6/2/2011 “Great White Teeth”
- NPR – 8/24/2010 “George’s Dentures Shine at Dentistry Museum”
- Benco Dental – 6/4/2010 “‘Tomorrow’s Dental Office…Today Ventures’ into the Future of Dental Technology and Innovation”
- Dental Tribune – 12/15/2009 “Museum Dispels Myth about George Washington’s Teeth”
- NY Times – 4/15/2008 “Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due”
- Smithsonian.com – 11/1/2006 “Discovering George Washington”
- NBCNews.com – 1/27/2005 “George Washington’s False Teeth Not Wooden”
- Dental Economics – 01/01/2002 “The National Museum of Dentistry”
Videos
- National Geographic – 6/14/2019 – “How your toothbrush became a part of the plastic crisis“
- Circa – 6/23/2018 – “Chattering mandibless, spooky skulls and pliers for teeth-a look at the National Museum of Dentistry“
- Circa – 6/13/2018 – “Prep your pearly whites. We are touring the National Museum of Dentistry (yes it does exist)“
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- Michael Downs – 5/22/2018 – “The Strange and True Tale of Horace Wells, Surgeon Dentist”
- VOA News – 5/16/2018 – “Exploring the History of Teeth at Baltimore’s Dentistry Museum”
- Travel Channel – 2/15/2018 “Jefferson’s Wine, First High Flyer, and Stefania’s Thirteen”
- WWAY North Carolina – 2/12/2018 “#Unsolved: Man Found Wrapped in Burlap in Brunswick River”
- WMAR Baltimore – 3/7/2017 “Dentistry Museum Kids Get Excited About Teeth”
- UMBaltimore – 2/15/2017 “National Museum of Dentistry”
- Human Being Productions – 10/12/2016 “Traditions: The National Museum of Dentistry”
- Travel Channel – 5/22/2015 “Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Lost Treasure”
- The History Channel – 12/12/2014 “Brad Meltzer’s Lost History: George Washington’s Stolen Teeth (S1, E7)”
- Real World Endo – 10/26/2014 “Visit to the National Museum of Dentistry Part 1”
- Meetlocalbiz – 1/6/2012 “Baltimore’s National Museum of Dentistry”
- Smile Lobby – 1/3/2011 “George Washington”
- Smile Lobby – 1/3/2011 “Dr. Black”
- Smile Lobby – 12/15/2010 “Queen Victoria”
- Benco Dental – 7/18/2010 “Operatory of the Future – Ribbon Cutting”
- NIHOD – 3/23/2010 “Women in Dental Research”
- The Smithsonian Channel – 7/12/2009 “Let’s Eat”
- The History Channel – 4/21/2004 “Modern Marvels: Bathroom Tech (S10, E14)”
- The History Channel – 9/11/1999 “George Washington’s Teeth”
Internship Research Papers
- VRA Bulletin – Fall/Winter 2020 “Digitizing Dentistry’s Multifaceted History: Why It Is Necessary” – Chase Van Tilburg
- NMD – Summer 2020 “3D Digitization in Cultural Heritage Guidebook” PDF – Emma Cieslik
- NMD – 2024 “Extraction Instruments Before Modern Dentistry(1700s)” – Nimra Khan
- NMD – 2024 “Extraction Instruments Post-Modern Dentistry(1700s)” – Nimra Khan
hours
Tuesday - Friday: 10am to 4pm
Address
31 S. Greene St. Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone
410-706-0600
The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry is an auxiliary enterprise of the University of Maryland, School of Dentistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
