National Museum of Dentistry
George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments and in nation’s official museum of the dental profession.
Category Medical Museums
Opened in 1996 on the campus of the University of Maryland, home to the world's first dental school, the National Museum of Dentistry aims to show the world the history of dentistry. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of Dentistry is designated by Congress as the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.
Highlights of the collection include amazing teeth feats, George Washington's not-so-wooden dentures (they were actually made from made from gold, ivory, lead, and human, horse and donkey teeth), Queen Victoria's dental instruments, vintage toothpaste commercials, cartoon character toothbrushes and the world's only tooth jukebox.
Join us on Obscura Day - Marth 20th, 2010 - on a special Oddities tour of the National Museum of Dentistry, where you will see amazing teeth feats, marvel at George Washington's choppers (they're not made of wood after all!), and sing along to vintage dental commercials.
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- Hours Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and major holidays
- Website http://www.smile-experience.org
- Address 31 S Greene St, Baltimore, United States
- Cost Adults $7, Seniors, college students w ID $5, children (3-18) $ $3; age 2 & under free
- National Museum of Dentistry
A short walk from Baltimores Inner Harbor, the Museum is located at the corner of Greene and Lombard Streets on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore, home of the worlds first dental school.
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