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Teeth before and after treatment from Bright Smile, a dental cleaning product available in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Bright Smile, ca. 2000.

A toddler and his teddy bear in a high chair on which are placed a carrot and an apple; representing dental hygiene. Colour lithograph after Tllley, 1965.

A little boy standing on a stool to brush his teeth at the basin, to emulate his father. Colour lithograph, 1932/1934.

Tooth-brush drill at school, England: children pose with tooth-brushes in mouth in a school building. Photograph, ca. 1920.

A photograph, kept in a family album, of a boy, a girl and a baby with clean teeth and holding toothbrushes, representing dental hygiene taught by their mother. Colour lithograph after P. Tilley, 1965.

A quick guide to help with health costs including charges and optical voucher values : effective from 1 April 2011 / NHS.

Dentist.

Your guide to local health services : Autumn 2002 : better health in Harlow, improving the health of Harlow people / Harlow Primary Care Trust.

Notes on the history of dental dispensaries / E.M. Cohen.

The parents' dental guide; a treatise on the diseases of the teeth and gums from infancy to old age; with observations on amalgams, cements, etc. and remarks on the construction of artificial teeth / By William Imrie.

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Dental Care

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A quick guide to help with health costs including charges and optical voucher values : effective from 1 April 2011 / NHS.

Dentist.

Your guide to local health services : Autumn 2002 : better health in Harlow, improving the health of Harlow people / Harlow Primary Care Trust.

Notes on the history of dental dispensaries / E.M. Cohen.

The parents' dental guide; a treatise on the diseases of the teeth and gums from infancy to old age; with observations on amalgams, cements, etc. and remarks on the construction of artificial teeth / By William Imrie.

Dental Care

Images from the collections

Images referencing Dental Care

Works from the collections

A quick guide to help with health costs including charges and optical voucher values : effective from 1 April 2011 / NHS.

Dentist.

Your guide to local health services : Autumn 2002 : better health in Harlow, improving the health of Harlow people / Harlow Primary Care Trust.

Notes on the history of dental dispensaries / E.M. Cohen.

The parents' dental guide; a treatise on the diseases of the teeth and gums from infancy to old age; with observations on amalgams, cements, etc. and remarks on the construction of artificial teeth / By William Imrie.

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