Okemos in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Michigan Dental Association

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 4, 2021

1. Michigan Dental Association Marker

Inscription. The Michigan Dental Association was organized on January 8, 1856, by fourteen dentists who met in Detroit at the office of Hiram Benedict and Lorain Christopher Whiting. According to the American Dental Association, it was the first state dental society in the country. At this meeting the dentists established bylaws and membership qualifications. “One must be twenty-one, a practicing member of the profession, possess `a good English education,’ and have unexceptionable moral character.” In the 1860s and 1870s the association advocated a dental school in the state. At this time few dentists received formal training. In 1875, after almost twenty years of effort, the state legislature appropriated money to establish a dental school at the University of Michigan.

Erected 1989 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1640.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 8, 1856.

Location. 42° 41.213′ N, 84° 25.988′ W. Marker is in Okemos, Michigan, in Ingham County. It can be reached from the intersection of Okemos Road and Jolly Oak

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Road. Located in the rear of the building near the entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3657 Okemos Rd, Okemos MI 48864, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan

and in Greater Lansing.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ingham County Home Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Charles J. Carroll, Jr. (approx. 1½ miles away); Chief Okemos (approx. 1.7 miles away); Chief Okemos / Okemos Village (approx. 2.1 miles away); Okemos Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Travel in the 1800s (approx. 3.1 miles away); Star Windmill (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Farmstead (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Okemos.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 4, 2021

2. Michigan Dental Association Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.