In , while at a national dental meeting, a prominent exodontist from Denver, Colorado, Dr. Menifee Howard, met with a group of other dentists whose main areas of practice were also related to the extraction of teeth, anesthesia, and the ethical aspects of such. They theorized that a new organization would be beneficial to advance their burgeoning areas of expertise. After acquiring the names of other dentists with similar interests from files provided by dental supply houses, a list of interested parties was assembled. Letters were sent out to dentists throughout the country regarding a potential future meeting. On August 6, , in conjunction with the annual meeting in Chicago of the National Dental Association a circuitous precursor to the modern American Dental Association , a seminal meeting was held, which lasted for 3 days. The deliberations were mostly related to administrative structuring to meet the needs and types of committees desired and the membership of these committees. Also discussed were declarations regarding the advancement of standards, the present status of exodontia and other closely related fields, and imagined future areas of interest. A short time thereafter, a subcommittee met with the trustees of the National Dental Association to petition them for formal recognition of their now conceived specialty. Indeed, recognition was quickly granted, and the nascent group became the American Society of Oral Surgeons and Exodontists.


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Each major Speciality of Medicine and Dentistry has its own National Professional Association, derived from the need to exchange clinical and scientific information amongst clinicians working in the same field, primarily to advance and harmonise standards of patient care. Overseas, Speciality Associations often negotiate directly with Government. The first President, Terrence Ward, and the first Council were elected by the 75 founder members. It soon became clear that the prevalence of civilian facial injuries in peace time was at least as great, largely due to the increasing use of motor cars and motor cycles. As a hospital-based, surgical speciality it became logical that both dental and medical qualifications were required. Due to the influence of this association, dual qualification became mandatory in the late 's.
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