The UNMC College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, invites the public to its free, annual opening of its Dental Museum, Oct. 13-18, during which the museum puts its entire collection on display. The museum has one of the largest regional collections of historical dental equipment and artifacts dating from the 1850s.
Included on display will be a collection of tooth extraction instruments dating from the 1500s, period dental offices from the 1850s to the 1930s, as well as thousands of dental artifacts including dental cabinets, X-ray machines and instruments.
The collection will be displayed in the lower level at the UNMC College of Dentistry, 40th & Holdrege streets on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Free parking is available on the east side of the building.
The museum will be open during the following dates and times:
- Monday, Oct. 13 — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 14 — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, Oct. 15 — 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 16 — 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 17 — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 18 — 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
For more information, call Stan Harn, Ph.D., at 402-472-1353.