The American Dental Institute, Limited (established 1885).

  • American Dental Institute Ltd.
Date:
[approximately 1897?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The American Dental Institute, Limited (established 1885). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Teeth or stumps are crowned with a gold or platinum cap, which enable them to be used as before, while it effectually prevents any progress of disease. Instead of the clumsy, dangerous, and uncleanly methods of making artificial teeth with wires, palates, and plates, artificial teeth are now permanently fixed in the mouth by Crown, Bar, and Bridge- work; from a single tooth to a complete set can be perma¬ nently fitted in the mouth in this way, without plates, if only but a few suitable teeth or stumps remain. These new methods are not proportionately more expensive than the old ones, and, by the avoidance of the English credit system and the adoption of strictly cash charges, a scale of fees has been fixed which will bring the latest results of dental science within the reach of those possessing, only moderate means, and who care for cleanli¬ ness, comfort, elegance, and health. Special arrangements can be made for children placed regularly under the care of the Institute. # The fees charged by the American Dental Institute, Limited, will be found to compare favourably with the ordinary charges made for the same class of work by all respectable English Dentists. In order to avoid making a list of fees, which are frequently misleading, as there are so many varieties of dental work, the Institute adopts the simple plan of making no charge for visits or consultations in order that patients may call and inquire what is the best for their cases, and what the exact cost will be, no matter how trivial may be the work required. The Directors of the Institute insist that all patients shall be informed beforehand what the cost of their work will be, whether they inquire or not.