Dr. Malvin E. Ring
(Photograph courtesy of Ms. Shannon O'Dell)
(Photograph courtesy of Ms. Shannon O'Dell)
Obituary: Dr. Malvin E. Ring
Brighton, NY: A world-renowned expert on dental history and a resident of Brighton died peacefully on April 8, 2010. Upon leaving Brooklyn after serving in WWII and Korea, Dr. Ring settled in Batavia, New York where he practiced dentistry. When he retired in 1985, he moved to Brighton.Dr. Ring was one of the worlds leading authorities on dental history. For 27 years, he served as Professor of Dental History at the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Buffalo. He was also the author of Dentistry-An Illustrated History as well as over 200 articles that were published in scholarly and popular publications. Dr. Ring also edited the Bulletin of the American Academy of the History of Dentistry for 27 years. Recently he was awarded the highest honors bestowed by the Fellowship of the American College of Dentists, the American Dental Association, and the American Academy of the History of Dentistry.
In addition to receiving a BA from Brooklyn College, a DDS from St. Louis University, Dr. Ring also received a MLS from SUNY Geneseo, one of only three dentists to hold both dental and library degrees.
Dr. Ring is survived by his wife of 35 years, Hilda (Silver) Ring. He is also survived by a son, Hilary from Port Washington, NY; a daughter, Susan Ring, of Providence, RI; 2 step-daughters, Sharon Stiller of Rochester, NY and Susan Stiller of Pueblo, CO and a step-son, Jerome Stiller of Denver, CO; along with his loving grandchildren, Holly, Jillian, Sierra, Ariel and Alex; sister, Deena Dunn of Los Angeles, CA.
Funeral Services were held in Rochester, New York. Contributions may be made to the American Academy of the History of Dentistry, c/o Dr. Marc B. Ehrlich, 1371 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446. To leave a message for the family, please visit: www.BrightonMemorialChapel.com
Register for the
AAHD 59th Annual Meeting
June 9th-11th, 2010
Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis
A Two-Day Conference
Offering 12 CE Credits
Click here to download the meeting program (PDF).
Click here to download the registration form (PDF).
Presentations to include:
Nancy Kriplen: "Backstage at the Biography"Ray Boomhower: "A Good Story: Writing Biography For Fun and (No) Profit"
William Hine, Jr., DDS: "Maynard K. Hine’s Legacy: In The Words of A Grandson"
George S. Bause, MD: "The Zeal of Ziegler"
Victor H. Mercer: "Joseph C. Muhler: The Father of Crest"
James L. McDonald, Jr., PhD: "A Hoosier Tragedy: Betrayal and Murder in 1896"
Shannon O'Dell: "Unveiling the Spirited Life of Flora May Spore: Dentist, Prophetess and Psychic Artist (1878-1946)"
Arden G. Christen, DDS, MSD, MA: "Cole Porter (1891-1964): Composer of the 1946 Comic Song 'Snagtooth Gertie'"
PLUS: Paul A. Zitterbart, DDS, MSD, MPH will present a sample lecture from the freshman dental history course at IUPUI.
University Place Hotel & Conference Center:
Special rates for hotel accommodations
Single Occupancy Rooms: $159 + tax
Double Occupancy Rooms: $179 + tax
We look forward to joining you at our meeting in Indianapolis, June 10 & 11, 2010.
1/11/2010: New Video - An Interview with Dr. Gerald Shklar
Click HERE to download the video in Quicktime format (223MB).
Dr. Gerald Shklar, Charles A. Brackett Professor of Oral Pathology (Emeritus)
Interview conducted and presented by Dr. Charles Millstein.
12/3/2009: Newly added to the site - "Woman: An Oration"
Norman W. Kingsley, DDS, delivered this address before the American Academy of Dental Science, November 7, 1883. We have digitized the transcript, and converted it into a searchable PDF.Click here to download Woman: An Oration (708KB)
12/1/2009: New - The AAHD Dentistry Collections Database
We are pleased to announce the public opening of a new section of our website - the Dental Collections Database. This browseable, searchable database site is the result of our ongoing survey of museums, libraries, archives and private collections regarding artifacts and materials relevant to the history of dentistry.We hope that members and non-members alike will make use of this resource for research and planning trips to museums and other institutions. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns, and feel free to forward this link to others. This database will continue to grow as more institutions download an complete our survey.
AAHD Dentistry Collections Database: http://www.historyofdentistry.org/museum
Images from the History of Medicine
This collection from the National Library of Medicine contains many images related to dentistry. The collection may be accessed through the Resource page of our website, or at:Images from the History of Medicine: Search results for "dentistry".
http://www.historyofdentistry.org/hartford
Video: History of Early American Dental Equipment
We would like to thank Dr. Sam Wexler for this video.History of Dentistry on YouTube
We are happy to present this video, The History of Radiography.video courtesy of Dr. Aditya & Kartik Tadinada.
Please visit our YouTube site:
http://www.youtube.com/historyofdentistry
If you have videos relating to the history of dentistry which you would like to contribute, please e-mail us at:
info@histden.org
