This virtual exhibition is a collaborative effort by staff of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), one of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Museum of American History, one of the Smithsonian museums. It is based on an exhibit prepared in celebration of the NIDCR's fiftieth anniversary.

To learn more, consult the following sources:

• Ruth Roy Harris, Dental Science in a New Age: A History of the National Institute of Dental Research. Rockville, MD, 1989.
• Sharon Romm, The Changing Face of Beauty. St. Louis, MO, 1992.
• Richard Corson, Fashions in Make-up from Ancient to Modern Times. New York, NY, 1972.
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research home page at http://www.nidcr.nih.gov
• Visible Human Project at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

The museum gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following people and organizations who donated objects to this exhibition:

Robert Barron; Doris H. Bratton; Julie Jordan Brown; Augusta Clawson; Cochlear Corporation; Noel Cohen, MD; Columbia University School of Dentistry; CUI Corporation; Martha M. Evelyn; Max Factor, Inc.; Dean Fochios, M.D.; Fournet Drug Store; Philip Fox, D.D.S.; Ann Fyler; Susan Habakuk; George W. Hahn, D.D.S.; Michael R. Harris; Hasbro Bradley Inc.; Henry J. Hood; Elton L. Howe; Frank C. Koranda, M.D.; Mark D. Livaditis, O.D.; George Lerner; Medical Science Systems Inc.; The Naval Graduate Dental School; Nobel Biocare USA, Inc.; Noxell Corporation; Orasure/SmithKline Beecham; Ormco Corporation; Rhoda Ratner; Michael Singer, D.D.S.; ; Leon Strauss, Jr.; Sharon Wahl, Ph.D.; Widex Hearing Aid Company; Milton Wirtz, D.D.S.; Anita Tuohy Wolver; James Worthy; Ioannis V. Yannas, Ph.D.; Zenith Radio Company.

We also wish to thank the following for their assistance:

HT Medical; KEVRIC Company, Inc.

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