NMD in the News
For media inquiries, please call 410-706-0600 or email the Museum.
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
- 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)"
- 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" - Emma Cieslik
Contact Us
National Museum of Dentistry
31 S. Greene Street,
Baltimore, MD 21201
Patrick Cutter
Assistant Director
Phone: 410-706-0600
Email: pcutter@umaryland.edu
Dr. Scott Swank
Curator
Phone: 410-706-8704
Email: sswank@umaryland.edu
Hours & Admission
Wed-Friday 10am to 4pm
Members, Military, UMB Community, Teachers, and Children (2 and under): FREE
Adults: $10
Seniors and Students: $5
Children (3-12): $5
Members, Military, UMB Community, Teachers, and Children (2 and under): FREE
Adults: $8
Seniors and Students: $5
Children: (3-12): $5
Donate
There are a number of ways you can show your support for the National Museum of Dentistry.
In addition to cash donations, which can be pledged by check or credit card, the NMD happily accepts gifts of stock, planned or deferred contributions, and in-kind services. To discuss giving options, please contact the SOD Development Office.
Looking to donate items to the NMD's collection, please visit our Collections and Archives page for more information.