Juliann Bluitt Foster
American dentist (1938–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juliann Bluitt Foster (June 14, 1938 – April 17, 2019) was the first African American woman to graduate from dentistry school. Bluitt was born and raised in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 1938. She was the only child to Marion Eugenia Hughes and Stephen Bernard Bluitt. In 1993, she became the first woman President of the American College of Dentists, as well as the first woman President of the Chicago Dental Society in 1992.
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Juliann Bluitt Foster DDS | |
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Born | Juliann Stephanie Bluitt (1938-06-14)June 14, 1938 Washington, D.C. |
Died | April 17, 2019(2019-04-17) (aged 80) Hilton Head, South Carolina |
Alma mater | Howard University, BS (1958) Howard University, DDS (1962) |
Occupation | Dentist |
Employer(s) | Northwestern University, 1967 – 2001 Chicago Board of Health, 1964 – 1967 |
Organization(s) | Chicago Dental Society American College of Dentists |
Board member of | Health Care Service Corporation |
Spouse | Roscoe C. Foster Jr. (d. 2014) |
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