Discover the stories of just some of the 40,000-plus artifacts inside the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. The museum has reopened to the public with two new exhibits (13:38), and of course, fan favorites including George Washington's dentures (16:35). Scott Swank, DDS, MS, MBA, FACD, clinical assistant professor, University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD), and curator of the museum, and Patrick Cutter, MBA, MA, research assistant professor, UMSOD, and assistant director of the museum, share the stories behind the teeth on this edition of The UMB Pulse podcast. Need a visual? Watch a replay of The Pulse taking a tour of the museum on Instagram. The museum is open Wednesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission info and more can be found at www.dentalmuseum.com.
The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry received congressional designation as the nation's official dental museum via a joint resolution introduced by the late United States Senator Paul S. Sarbanes and the late United States Representative Elijah E. Cummings. President George W. Bush signed the resolution into law on Nov. 12, 2003,
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