Clifton O. Dummett
Clifton O. Dummett, Sr. (1919-2011) was a noted American dentist, dental professor and dean, and dental historian.[1][2][3][4][5]
Dummett was born in Georgetown in what was then British Guiana.[6] He studied at Harvard University and Roosevelt University. He then earned his dental degree from Northwestern University in 1941. He later a maste's degree in periodontics from that institution. He earned a master's of public health from the University of Michigan.[7]
He became dean a faculty member of the Meharry Medical College school of dentistry in Nashville, Tennessee in 1947. He was made dean of the dental school in 1949.[8] In 1955 he enlisted in the United States Air Force. In 1966 he joined the faculty of the University of Southern California.[9]
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- ^ Slavkin, H (February 1, 2012). "Professor Clifton O. Dummett: A Lifetime of Courage (1919 – 2011)". Journal of Dental Research. 91 (2): 117–118. doi:10.1177/0022034511431264.
- ^ "Clifton O. Dummett". Journal of Periodontology. 40 (3): 124. March 1969. ISSN 0022-3492. PMID 4890143.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Clifton O. Dummett, 92". news.usc.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Dr. Clifton Dummett, Leader in Academic Medicine and Dental Education, Passes Away". ADEA Bulletin of Dental Education. 44 (10). October 2011.
- ^ USC News obituary of Dummett
- ^ USC obituary
- ^ ADEA obitaury
- ^ USC obituary
- American dentists
- African-American dentists
- 1919 births
- 2011 deaths
- 20th-century dentists
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American people
- Guyanese emigrants to the United States
- Roosevelt University alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- Meharry Medical College
- Northwestern University alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- University of Southern California faculty