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Dentistry from the archive

Watch the video of Chris talking to dentist Sandra Zijlstra-Shaw, looking at examples of dental texts, tools and prostheses from the past.

In this video, Chris and dentist Sandra Zijlstra-Shaw look at examples of dental texts, instruments and prostheses from the past and compare them to those used today.

Over the next few steps, we’ll be taking a closer look at the history of dentistry, and there is a fun quiz to see how much you have learnt.

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