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Medallic History of Dentistry Simon P. Hullihen and James E. Garretson
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts in high relief of two men facing slightly left, rendered in a portrait style against a plain field. The two figures are depicted in period attire, representing Simon P. Hullihen and James E. Garretson, pioneers of oral and dental surgery. No legends appear on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | The upper portion of the reverse features a globe encircled by a laurel wreath with a caduceus-like dental symbol at center, surrounded by the Latin legend ODONTOLOGIA / ARS SCIENTIA PROGRESSUS. The lower half bears an engraved dark-field panel with the inscribed names and titles of Simon P. Hullihen (1810-1857), Father of Oral Surgery, and James E. Garretson (1828-1895), Father of the Specialty. |
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| Reverse lettering | ODONTOLOGIA ARS SCIENTIA PROGRESSUS SIMON P. HULLIHEN (1810-1857) Father of Oral Surgery JAMES E. GARRETSON (1828-1895) Father of the Specialty FM (Translation: ODONTOLOGY ART SCIENCE PROGRESS) |
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