Isaac Schour (1900, Efingar

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– 1964) was a dental scholar, educator, researcher, and administrator. He is best known for his

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chart. By studying the histolotgic sections of the teeth of animals, he inspired a new discipline: the histo-physiology of teeth and surrounding structures. Schour was an innovative teacher who ensured that dental professionals were kept abreast of non-dental research in the other sciences by founding the annual Midwest Seminar of Dental Medicine. Through his efforts, dental experts escaping persecution by the

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s in Europe came to the faculty of the

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, creating the college's international reputation. Schour served as president of the International Association for Dental Research and head of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Department of Histology. He was dean of the college from 1956 to 1964.

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University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schour, Isaac American dentists University of Illinois Chicago faculty American dentistry academics 1900 births 1964 deaths 20th-century dentists