Celebrating 130 Years

Honoring Our Past • Building Our Future

The CDA has a rich history. We will continue to recognize and celebrate that past as we build our future for the next generation of dentists.

  • A Look Back to the Future
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    To recognize its 130th anniversary, we look back at the CDA’s history.

  • A History of Dentistry in Colorado 1859-1959
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    Written by William Alan Douglas, the book is available online.

  • How Well Do You Know the History of the CDA?
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    Test your knowledge with these trivia questions.

“Most early Colorado dentists were individualistic, content to exist by the broadest interpretation of laisse-faire principles and suspicious of any effort to organize their activities. … However … the [Colorado State Dental Association] broke through the barriers of public and professional indifference to secure legal recognition of a code of dental ethics.”William Alan Douglas

Dr. William Smedley

At the first official meeting of the then-Colorado State Dental Association, held June 7-8, 1887, Dr. William Smedley was elected the first president of the association, along with Dr. John Grannis, first vice president; Dr. B.W. Rogers, second vice president; Dr. J.N. Chipley, corresponding secretary; and Dr. H.P. Kelley, recording secretary and treasurer. Smedley was an 1866 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery.

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