| 1908—ADA publishes its first patient dental education pamphlet.
1910—ADA joins the Dental Education Council of America, the national organization of dental faculties, to collaborate in unifying standards for the educational requirements of dentists and the accreditation of dental schools.
1912—ADA adopts a new Constitution and Bylaws (effective 1913), establishing the House of Delegates, the Board of Trustees and the tripartite membership structure. The Board of Trustees holds its first meeting in July 1913.
1913—The Journal of the American Dental Association is first published under the title, Bulletin of the National Dental Association.
1913—ADA Relief Fund annual seal fund raising campaign is established. Specially made stamps are distributed as premiums for donations to the Fund 1913–1984 raising millions of dollars for dental practitioners in need due to disaster, accident or illness.
1918—The Association’s first central office is established in a building on North Dearborn Street in Chicago. The office is relocated to North Wabash Avenue in 1922 and to East Washington Street in 1925.
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