Black Dentistry Conference, 1989-1993
0.2 linear feet (in 5 folders)
The Black Dentistry Conference file (1989-1993, 0.2 linear feet) contains materials related to the planning and execution of (and response to) a conference on Black Dentistry hosted by the University of Michigan in 1991 and planned by two faculty members of the School of Dentistry, Dr. Emerson Robinson and Dr. Michael Razzoog, with the support of Dean Bernard Machen. The conference was convened specifically to generate dialogue about issues related to oral health in African American communities and African American representation within the dental profession. Materials in this file include topical and budgetary planning documents, literature reviews for the six different tracks of the conference, correspondence and press, contractual documents and correspondence with funding sponsors. Also included is a 1989 research grant proposal by Dr. Robinson and Dr. Marilyn Woolfolk to explore dynamics influencing the disproportionate rate of black women entering the dental profession as compared to black men.