The University of Maryland Dental School, now the School of Dentistry, evolved through a series of consolidations involving the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, founded in 1840, Maryland Dental College, founded in 1873, the Dental Department of the University of Maryland, founded in 1882, and the Dental Department of the Baltimore Medical College, founded in 1895. The final consolidation took place in 1923 when the Baltimore College of dental Surgery and the Dental Department of the University of Maryland were combined to create a distinct college of the University under State supervision and control. The tie of the Dental School (22157 – condition, good) features the crest of the university encircled by ‘UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND – DENTAL SCHOOL’.