Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences School of Dental Science

Objects

The objects collection is comprehensive. Clinical equipment includes instruments used for oral surgery, conservative dentistry and dental prosthetics. Laboratory equipment includes instruments and materials used for dental mechanics, teaching and research.

Grants in 2003 from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and the University’s 150th anniversary fund, and in 2004 from the University’s Cultural Collections Committee, have enabled the creation of an online catalogue of the objects collection. Click here to search or browse the catalogue http://www.cshs.unimelb.edu.au/mhm/guides/dhm/dhm.htm

Examples from the wide range of objects in the Dental Museum collection include:

‘George Washington’ full denture, c. 1795 Foot engine, dental, 1930
Dental extracting key, c. 1840 Testing machine, Wilcock, 1935
Case, roll-up; with extracting forceps, 1875 - 1900 Dental drill, S.S. White
Copper amalgam spoon, c. 1895 Teaching model, anatomical, 1885
Syringe, hypodermic, 1881 Cabinet, student, c. 1950
Lamp, spirit, c. 1900 Packing instruments, boxed set, c. 1900
Boiler, Novacain, 1930 Spittoon, dental; and bracket table, c. 1890
Chair, dental, c. 1895  

For object descriptions please click on the above links.

 

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