<Li> 1869: Henriette Hirschfeld - Tiburtius, born in Germany, became the first woman to take a full college course in dentistry, as Lucy Hobbs Taylor received credit for her time in dental practice before attending dental college . She graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1869 . </Li> <Li> 1874: Fanny A. Rambarger became the second American woman to earn the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1874, when she graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery . She worked in Philadelphia and limited her practice to women and children only . </Li> <Li> 1890: Ida Gray Nelson Rollins became the first African - American woman to earn a dental degree in the United States, which she earned from the University of Michigan . </Li> <Li> 1892: The Women's Dental Association of the U.S. was founded in 1892 by Mary Stillwell - Kuesel with 12 charter members . </Li>

Name the first african american woman to receive a dental degree in the united states