Edinburgh Dental Institute
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The Edinburgh Dental Institute is a teaching body based in the Lauriston Building in Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. It is part of the University of Edinburgh.
History
The facility was formed as the Edinburgh Dental Dispensary in 1860.{{cite web|url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/0e323c0b-f462-3e1d-ae2a-76024d630c5a|title=Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School|publisher=Archives Hub|accessdate=5 February 2020}} It moved to a purpose-built building in Chambers Street as the Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School in 1927 and then joined the National Health Service in 1948. The organisation moved to the Lauriston Building in 1997{{cite web|url=http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/places/edinburgh/edinburgh-dental-hospital/|title=Edinburgh Dental Hospital|publisher=Doors Open Days|accessdate=5 February 2020}} and was renamed the Edinburgh Dental Institute in 1999.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishdental.org/library/edinburgh-dental-institute/|title=Edinburgh Dental Institute|publisher=Scottish Dental
|accessdate=5 February 2020}}
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Category:NHS Scotland hospitals
Category:Teaching hospitals in Scotland
Category:Hospitals in Edinburgh
Category:Hospitals established in 1860
Category:1860 establishments in Scotland
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