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Drills, Dentures and Dentistry: An Oral History
Professor Joanna Bourke charts how, over the past five centuries, dentistry has been transformed from a backstreet horror show into a gleaming modern science.
Professor Joanna Bourke charts how, over the past five centuries, dentistry has been transformed from a backstreet horror show into a gleaming modern science.
During her journey into dentistry's past, Joanna uncovers how a trip to the dentist's in medieval England could mean much more than a haircut, reveals how a First World War general's toothache would transform British oral surgery, and discovers the strange story of how the teeth of soldiers killed at Waterloo ended up in the mouths of London's rich.
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Fri 28 Sep 2018
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Laughing the pain away
Duration: 01:53
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Joanna Bourke |
| Producer | James Gray |
| Director | James Gray |
| Executive Producer | Richard Bond |
| Production Company | RAW |
| Participant | Damien Walmsley |
| Participant | Wendy Moore |
| Participant | Rachel Bairsto |
| Participant | Dawn Greatbatch |
| Participant | Martin Ashley |
| Participant | Mike Henderson |
| Participant | Tim Watson |
| Participant | Stephanie Snow |
| Participant | Kristen Hussey |
| Participant | Freida Rimini |
| Participant | Arnold Barnett |