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Dentistry had been part of the university’s medical department since 1870 and was granted department status in 1882, becoming the first dentistry program established west of the Mississippi River. Twelve years later, the Dental Building was erected on this site to house Iowa’s dental school, which remained here until 1916. In 1975, Old Dental was razed, removing the last extraneous building from the Pentacrest.
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Iowa City, Iowa · United States
