James Thomas Still, MD, Class of 1871
Graduated Harvard Medical Class of 1871
John C. Norman Jr., MD, Class of 1954
Graduated Harvard Medical School Class of 1954
Emmeline Roberts Jones (First Woman to Practice Dentistry in the USA)
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Robert Tanner Freeman, DMD, Class of 1869
Robert Tanner Freeman was the first African-American to receive a degree in dentistry from an academic institution. Freeman was born around 1846 in Washington, D.C. He trained under Dr. Henry Bliss Noble, who encouraged him to formally train for a dental career. Freeman applied to two schools, and was rejected on racial grounds.
George Franklin Grant, DMD, Class of 1870
Born in Oswego, New York on September 15, 1846, George Franklin Grant was the son of former slaves. He worked as an apprentice to a Dr. Smith in Oswego, and in 1867, began his studies at Harvard Dental School. Grant graduated in 1870 with the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine. Dr.
Ida Grey Nelson Rollins, DDS (First Black Woman to Graduate with a Doctorate of Dental Surgery in the USA)
Joseph L. Henry, DDS, PhD (First African American Interim Dean at HSDM)
First African American Interim Dean at Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Matthew Plummer Jr., DMD, MPH, Class of 1973
Jeanne C. Sinkford, DDS, PhD, FACD (First Woman Dean of an American Dental School)
