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Welcome to the Institute of Dental History and Craniofacial Study (IDHCS). The Institute maintains five collections to support its mission of providing important resources for the preservation and study of dental history, craniofacial biology and evolution.
Researchers interested in growth and development and comparative studies are encouraged to examine the more than 1,400 human crania available in the S.R. Atkinson Library of Applied Anatomy collection.
The P & S Comparative Anatomy collection, consisting of some 600 skulls of fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals, provides evidence of the astounding similarities and differences in the anatomy and function of animal teeth.
Artifacts from the A.W. Ward Museum of Dentistry and the College of Physicians and Surgeons Historical Society collections, respectively documenting the history of general dentistry and that of the "old school," can be viewed in special display cases in the dental school and the California Pacific Medical Center Health Sciences Library across the street.
The James A. Campbell Jr. Dental Radiology collection contains glassplate X-rays, radiology journals or early X-ray equipment.
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The Institute consists of five collections: the S.R. Atkinson Library of Applied Anatomy collection, the P&S Comparative Anatomy collection, the A.W. Ward Museum of Dentistry collection, the College of Physicians and Surgeons Historical Society collection, and the James A. Campbell Jr. Dental Radiology collection. The Institute's mission is to provide a conducive environment and important resources for the preservation and study of dental history, craniofacial biology and evolution.
Access to the various collections of the Institute is by special appointment only.
The IDHCS is located in Room 406 of the dental school. Address all inquiries to: Institute of Dental History and Craniofacial Study, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, 2155 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 or call museum curator Dr. Dorothy Dechant at 415/929-6627.
The Institute is currently supported by a small endowment and private contributions. Donations are gratefully accepted.
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Primarily used for research, this world-renowned collection consists of more than 1,400 human crania collected by orthodontist Spencer R. Atkinson from autopsies and biological warehouses. The collection offers an extraordinarily well-preserved age graded series of over 400 crania which span from in-utero to adult, representing the most complete collection of juvenile crania in the United States. The SRA also houses a number of pathological crania (hydrocephalics, microcephalics, cranial dysostoses, cleft palate and others). The Institute offers three teaching slide sets featuring crania in this collection. Recent improvements in the preservation and accessibility of the skull collection have been made. Professionals and advanced students are encouraged to request applications and submit research proposals to study the collection.
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Skulls of animals collected by students in comparative odontology classes at P&S are featured in this collection. These specimens serve as the basis for important exhibits, research projects and educational outreach programs on dental anatomy, function, and evolution.
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Founded in 1974 in honor of Abraham Wesley Ward, a pioneer of surgical periodontics and 1902 graduate of CP&S, the museum collects, documents and preserves historical and modern artifacts related to the dental profession. The collection includes dental furniture, equipment, products, books, photographs, films and documents from 1752 to the present. Period dental offices are recreated using pieces from the collection, and the museum maintains a 1860s dentist's office at the Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia, California and a circa 1900 dental operatory at the Woodside Store in Woodside, California.
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IDHCS houses historical documents and artifacts from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (forerunner of Pacific) including a complete set of the CHIPS yearbook, photographs, lecture notes, textbooks, grade cards and exams dating from the late 1800s, as well as licenses earned by alumni. The collection is designed to preserve a comprehensive history of "P&S".
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This unique collection documenting the work of Dr. James A. Campbell, Jr. includes hundreds of glassplate x-rays featuring unusual and routine cases, an extensive library of radiology texts and journals, and early and modern x-ray tubes and equipment.