Birmingham Dental Hospital and School. Birmingham Dental Hospital was established in 1858. Birmingham Dental School began its existence as part of Queen's College Birmingham. In 1892 Queen's College was amalgamated with Mason's College which became the University of Birmingham with degree awarding powers in 1900. The University of Birmingham was the first university in the UK to award dental degrees (MS and BDS) in 1907. The tie dates back to the 1960s.