Career
Noyes began dental practice before entering dental school (legal at the time), and while a student at Northwestern University Dental School, organized the first course on dental pathology in the United States, and began a long association providing illustrations for the texts of Doctor G.V. Black. In 1908, he started a new career as an orthodontist after studying with Doctor Edward Angle. Noyes joined the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry as professor and head of the Department of Dental Histology in 1913 and became dean of the College in 1924.
He was known for his willingness to experiment with change and innovation in the curriculum.
Noyes served as dean of the College until 1940.