Toronto dentists first formed as a group, called the Toronto Dental Society. In 1906, sixteen years later, the group reinvented themselves to 'form a society on a basis more suited to the demands of a profession of busy men in the most progressive city in a progressive country'. The organization continued to thrive over the years and officially become the Toronto Academy of Dentistry on May 8, 1922.The Academy held spring and winter conferences for many years, attracting several hundred dentists to each meeting. What was once called Clinic Night was formally changed to Winter Clinic for the December 8, 1937 meeting. more... See more text