Stories
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Voices of the NHS
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when millions of us are especially grateful for our NHS, hear the voices of nine exceptional health workers explaining their passion for medicine and for taking care of others.
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When kids are offered free cosmetic surgery
When they were a child, Jasmine Owens’ dentist offered to break their jaw – for free. It would make them look better, he said. Read on to find out whether or not they agreed.
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Fees, funding and the NHS
In the 1950s, dramatic political battles over NHS charges brought down a government. But public confidence in the service still grew.
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You know the drill
Richard Barnett opens wide the true meaning of a healthy mouth.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
M0007546: Dentist and assistants removing a patient's tooth
Date: 6 September 1940Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/64/93Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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M0006880: A dentist treating a patient
Date: 1 May 1940Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/58/49Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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M0006882: A dentist treating a seated patient
Date: 1 May 1940Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/58/51Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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M0006924: A dentist treating a patient viewed from window
Date: 1 May 1940Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/58/91Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Pictures
A dentist demonstrating the adaptability of false teeth to an apprehensive patient by taking out his own. Ink drawing by C. Keene, 1877.
Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.Date: [1877]Reference: 643346i