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July 30, 2007
New Exhibit: Willoughby D. Miller
The Dentistry Library is pleased to announce, in partnership with the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry, a new exhibit on the life and research of Willoughby Dayton Miller. These exhibits are mounted in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Dr. Miller's untimely death.
WD Miller was hired to be the second dean of our School of Dentistry, having been recruited by Neville Hoff. Dr. Miller died shortly after his arrival in this country, having met with the faculty to discuss hopes for the future of the school, but never having the opportunity to implement any of these plans. Why was Miller so aggressively recruited? Because at that time, he was the very best known scientist in all of dentistry, having discovered the relationship between oral microflora and caries.
Miller's research was largely focused on saliva, but is still cited widely today. Recent articles citing his work appear in journals on dentistry (of course), surgery, obstetrics, microbiology, medicine, cancer, pathology, military medicine, and more. Some of the cancer articles are related to recent work on salivary diagnostics. Miller is one of those astonishing researchers whose work has immediate relevance far beyond the culture and times in which he lived and worked.
The Sindecuse Museum exhibit cases will highlight the life and times of Dr. Miller, with more information forthcoming from the Museum. The Library portion of the exhibit highlights research done by Dr. Miller that is still influential today. Both exhibits will remain on display through the end of 2007. A web-based version of the exhibit is forthcoming.
Posted by pfa at July 30, 2007 04:17 PM