Newcastle University(United Kingdom)

Dental education started in Newcastle in 1895. Six dentists founded the original Dental School and Hospital. The Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne presided over the opening in Nelson Street on April 22 1895. Its purpose was 'to give gratuitous (dental) treatment to the necessitous poor'.
College of Medicine
The Dental School and Hospital affiliated with the College of Medicine in 1911. The University of Durham started an examination for the Licence in Dental Surgery. Degrees followed in:
Bachelor of Surgery (BDS)
Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)
Doctor of Dental Science (DDS)