The Showcases of Dental History - A Time Machine in Miniature at the University of Puerto Rico: Part I

Nikoletta Vargas; José S Sifuentes-Cervantes; Jaime Castro-Núñez; Lidia M Guerrero

doi:10.58929/jhd.2024.072.01.48

The Showcases of Dental History - A Time Machine in Miniature at the University of Puerto Rico: Part I

J Hist Dent. 2024 Spring;72(1):48-51. doi: 10.58929/jhd.2024.072.01.48.

Authors

Nikoletta Vargas¹, José S Sifuentes-Cervantes², Jaime Castro-Núñez³, Lidia M Guerrero⁴

Affiliations

¹ Intern, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department School of Dental Medicine University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR.
² Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program, School of Dental Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR.
³ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program School of Dental Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR Research Department, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia Bogota, Colombia.
⁴ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program School of Dental Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR.

PMID: 38642380
DOI: 10.58929/jhd.2024.072.01.48

Abstract

The evolution of 20-year-old dental museum-like showcases located in the lobby and the main hallway of the School of Dental Medicine, Puerto Rico (PR) are described along with important professionals who impacted on this development.

Keywords: Artifacts; Dental History; Museum; School of Dental Medicine; University of Puerto Rico.

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Lobbying
Museums
Puerto Rico
Schools, Medical*
Tooth, Impacted*
Young Adult