It didn't rate a mention in the 1996 Cleveland Trivia Quiz Book, but there was one dental reference. The John Harris Dental Museum on Main Street in Bainbridge originated as a dental school in 1827. Dr. Harris' brother, Chapin, was one of the founders of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1840. It is acknowledged as the first full-fledged college of dentistry in the United States. The Ohio Dental Association bought the Harris property in 1939 and rededicated the renovated building in 1985.
Dental artifacts are on display.
The equipment includes a drill that the dentist powered by a foot pedal. Volunteers staff the museum Sunday afternoons, beginning in June. There is much fact and fiction involved with dentistry. Someone usually asks about George Washington's false teeth. That occurred in this century, too.