History
BCD started over 100 years ago as the State Dental School, a privately-operated three-year school with 45 students in its initial class.
In 1918 the school's operations were taken over by Baylor University and the school was renamed Baylor University School of Dentistry.
The State of Texas took over operations in 1971, creating a non-profit corporation and renaming the school Baylor College of Dentistry. In 1996 BCD was placed under the auspices of the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
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