Royal Dental Hospital in the context of "Leicester Square"

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⭐ Core Definition: Royal Dental Hospital

The Royal Dental Hospital was a dental hospital in Leicester Square, London, which operated from 1858 until 1985. In 1859, it opened the London School of Dental Surgery, later renamed to the Royal Dental Hospital of London School of Dental Surgery, which was the first dental school in Britain.

After the hospital closed in 1985, the building was redeveloped as the Hampshire Hotel. It is now part of the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels chain and is known as the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire Hotel.

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Royal Dental Hospital in the context of United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals

The United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals (UMDS) was a joint medical and dental school in London, formed from the merger of Guy's Hospital Medical School, St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, and the Royal Dental Hospital of London.

UMDS first came into existence in 1982 with the merger of the medical schools of Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals. It was enlarged in 1983 when the Royal Dental Hospital of London School of Dental Surgery merged with Guy's Hospital Dental School, and again in 1985 with the addition of the Postgraduate Institute of Dermatology.

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