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“I’m sure they will also marvel at the beauty of many of these instruments and appreciate their craftsmanship.”

For more than a year, O’Dell worked with Dr. Michael Maihofer, chair of the MDA’s 150th Anniversary Task Force, reviewing countless artifacts in the School’s Sindecuse Museum. [DentalUM, Fall 2005, page 78.]

From May 17 to 20, a floor display of a typical dental office from around 1900 and 19th century artifacts were displayed during the MDA’s sesquicentennial celebration at the Lansing Center.

The School of Dentistry assisted the MDA in not only providing access to collections in the Sindecuse Museum, but also offered historical background information about the artifacts and various photographs. The Museum also loaned 23 photographs and documents it received more than a decade earlier from the MDA. [more...]