Dental College

[Elaine Gee]

Hi there, my grandfather gave his occupation on his marriage certificate in 1916 as a dental mechanic. Does anybody knows where he was trained. He came from the Aston area.

 

[MWS]

Some info here, not sure if they'll be of any help...

Thread 'Dentistry past and present in Brum'

Nov 10, 2014

Given the unbridled joy and enthusiasm we all have for a visit to the Dentist, I thought I might investigate who started this legalised form of torture….and found this speech on the history of dentistry in Brum, given in 1945 by a graduate Dentist, to an assembly of distinguished Dental Surgeons in Brum, at the Dental Hospital, back of the old General….

Ronald Cohen speech from 1945:

The first dental practitioner in Birmingham that can be traced is one Robert Law, who lived near the White Hart in Digbeth in 1741. He made “artificial teeth to the greatest perfection, so...

• Dennis Williams
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• Forum: BUILDINGS PAST AND PRESENT

150 years of dental education and research - University of Birmingham School of Dentistry - PMC

This paper discusses the historical development of dental education and research over the last 150 years from a Birmingham School of Dentistry perspective. The School opened its doors to students in 1858 and has seen many changes and developments in ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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With over 120 Dental Surgery and Hygiene Therapy students per year, a large cohort of postgraduate research students and committed support staff, the School of Dentistry is thriving place to study, research and work.

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[Elaine Gee]

Hi there, many thanks for getting back to me. I was looking for a location and what diploma's were needed to become a dental mechanic. I was hoping he didn't work for a local blacksmith lol.