American Dental Association

The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) was founded at the 1970 Annual Session of the American Dental Association, created to mobilize and support dental students across the country. The ASDA Chapter Records consist of three scrapbooks from the school years 2000/2001, 2001/2002, and 2002/2003, created by the OHSU chapter of the organization, including brochures, newsletters, correspondence, photographs, and promotional advertisements from dental vendors.

The collection consists of records created, used, or kept by faculty and staff of the North Pacific College of Oregon (formerly the North Pacific Dental College) in Portland, Oregon, spanning the years 1898-1966.

Wilbur Nelson Van Zile is known for his improvements and accomplishments in maxillofacial surgery. He served with the Navy Dental Corps during World War II, as Chief of Dental Services and Oral Surgeon at various Naval Hospitals, and as Professor and Chairman in the Department of Oral Surgery at the University of Oregon Dental School. This collection consists of records in various formats that identify Wilbur Van Zile and document examples of his various achievements and roles.