Henry Berton McCauley was born on Dec. 20, 1913, in Duluth, Minn. He excelled in the "A" course at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1936. While in part-time private practice in Baltimore, he served as the first full-time instructor of oral roentgenology at UMSOD. After postgraduate training at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, he worked in Rochester's radiology department;. He consulted on the Manhattan Project in 1943 and showed that fluoride gas improves bone structure. His subsequent research played an important role in the widespread fluoridation of public drinking water, and he led the battle to fluoridate Baltimore's water supply that succeeded in 1952. He served as Chief of Dental Health in Baltimore from 1949 through 1975 and retired from the Health Department in 1980. After retirement he wrote and spoke tirelessly to advance the history of dentistry in the U.S.; many will recall his illustrated lecture on George Washington's false teeth.

Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26) Thursday 2-4 & 6-8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday 1 PM at S.S. Philip and James Catholic Church. Interment New Cathedral Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Stephens Indian Mission Foundation, P.O. Box 278, St. Stephens, WY 82524-9989.