George D. Selfridge
George T. Selfridge received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Buffalo School of Dentistry in 1947; he also holds a master’s degree in higher education from George Washington University. He joined the Navy the following year, taking his dental internship at the national Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, and the U.S. Naval Hospital, St. Albans, N. Y. He served a residency in oral surgery at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida.
From 1969 to 1972 Selfridge was chairman of the Educational Resources Department and assistant director of Graduate Programs at the Naval Graduate Dental School, Bethesda, Maryland. He then served a year as deputy director of the naval Dental Clinic in Norfolk, Virginia. From 1973 until 1976 Selfridge served as commanding officer at the Naval Graduate Dental School, a position comparable to dean of graduate studies at a university.
In 1976 Selfridge retired from the Navy as a Rear Admiral to accept the deanship of the Washington University School of Dental Medicine, a position he held for ten years. While at Washington University, Selfridge also acted as chief of Dentistry at Barnes and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals. After leaving Washington University, Selfridge served as executive director of the American Board of Orthodontics from 1987 to 1997, retiring as executive director emeritus. In 2006 Selfridge was honored by that organization with its Earl E. and Wilma S. Shepard Award of Distinction.