Innovation and Education

DENTISTRY Innovation and education Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, University of Melbourne Dentistry: Innovation and education celebrates the 135th anniversary of the establishment of the Odontological Society of Victoria in 1884, which brought about the development of the first dental school in the colony. The organisation consisted of a group of trained dentists and was modelled on the Odontological Society of Great Britain, established in 1856. The Australian College of Dentistry was established in 1897, and affiliated with the University of Melbourne in a process that formalised dental education and further legitimised dental practice and research. This exhibition showcases the development of dental practice, education and public health, particularly in Victoria. Front cover: Cat. 185 Service with a smile: Mary Byrne (final‑year student) and patient, Spring Street, 1957, photograph, 34.2 × 47.6 cm. HFADM 3136, Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, University of Melbourne. Back cover: Abhi Singh and Laura James (graduated from Melbourne Dental School in 2018). Photograph by Gavin Blue. Inside front cover: Group of students, c. 1906, photograph, 12.5 × 18.0 cm. HFADM 1235.30.1, Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, University of Melbourne. The front row includes Fanny Gray and Martha Burns. Inside back cover: Class of 2019, Melbourne Dental School. Photograph by Claude Nasseh and Alannah Centorame. DENTISTRY Innovation and education Edited by Jacqueline Healy Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum University of Melbourne Published 2020 by the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia Contents henryformanatkinsondentalmuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au © Copyright the authors, the artists and other creators or their estates, and the University of Melbourne, 2020. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Melbourne. The Henry Forman Foreword vii Atkinson Dental Museum has undertaken all reasonable efforts to identify and contact Professor Shitij Kapur copyright holders. Where a copyright owner has not been able to be traced, the museum has acted in good faith to digitise and publish a copy. The museum invites any person Preface ix who believes that they are a copyright owner to contact it to discuss use of an item, at Professor Alastair J Sloan [email protected]. xi Editor: Jacqueline Healy Message: Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Text editor: Belinda Nemec Dr Gitika Sanghvi Design: Janet Boschen Design Photography: collection items photographed by Lee McRae, Sugoi Imaging; other Introduction 1 photography as credited. Dr Jacqueline Healy Printed in Australia CTP and print by Adams Print CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ISBN 978 0 7340 5579 8 (print) The governance and education of dentistry in Victoria 9 This catalogue, produced to support the exhibition Dentistry: Innovation and education, Clinical Associate Professor James Robertson AM was generously sponsored by the Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch. It also received funding from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences as Dentistry in 18th- and 19th-century Europe 17 part of its continuing support for the preservation and sharing of the collections of Dr Reina de Raat its three museums (the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, the Medical History Museum, and the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology) for the The teaching of dentistry 21 benefit of the community and the generations of University of Melbourne students Associate Professor John Harcourt OAM and alumni, many of whom contribute their own cultural treasures to the collections. With thanks to Dr Paul Voogt, director, University Museum Utrecht, The Netherlands, and Erik Markus, managing director, Royal Dutch Dental Association (KNMT), for lending items from their collections. Special thanks to Dr Reina de Raat, curator, DENTISTRy’s rOLE IN WAR University Museum Utrecht, for all her assistance, and to Susannah Britt in her The Navy dentist: A dignified position 27 role as research assistant and other students from the University of Melbourne Dr Jeremy Graham Cultural Collections Program, and to the Advisory Committee led by Professor Mike Morgan and staff of the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, in particular Carly Strong teeth, strong soldiers 29 Richardson, registrar. This collection is the legacy of the last 135 years. It was the Colonel Robert Adams extraordinary contribution of the late Professor Emeritus Henry Forman Atkinson MBE that saved the collection in the 1970s. He was assisted by Dr Neville Regan for 28 years and by Louise Murray, curator, from 2005 to 2014. Cat. 304 Teaching model: cross-section of Dental Services in the Air Force 33 molar Abscessus pulpae (pulpa abscess), c. 1900, Air Commodore Rowan D Story AM, RFD The exhibition Dentistry: Innovation and education, curated by Dr Jacqueline Healy, was metal, wood, paint; 36.0 × 17.0 × 13.0 cm. held at the Medical History Museum, University of Melbourne, from 29 November 2019 UMU 0285-39107, University Museum Utrecht, to 30 August 2020. The Netherlands. LEADING THE WAY Dentistry and anaesthesia 37 Dr Rod Westhorpe OAM Identifying the dead 41 Professor John G Clement (1948–2018) A catalogue record for this book is available from the Teeth: Our record-keepers and story-tellers 45 National Library of Australia. Dr Rita Hardiman Managing decay: From extractions to prevention 49 Professor Mike Morgan, Professor Martin J Tyas AM and Dr Margaret A Stacey PUBLIC HEALTH MOVEMENTS Outreach and community care 55 Professor Julie Satur and Associate Professor Rachel Martin Water fluoridation 59 Dr John Rogers Fluoridation of water supply: A personal reflection 62 Dr Gavan Oakley AM Oral microbiology research in Victoria 65 Dr Samantha Byrne, Professor Michael McCullough and Professor Stuart Dashper Brush your teeth—it could save your life! 68 Laureate Professor Eric Reynolds AO TURNING POINTS 71 Works in the exhibition 187 Contributors 204 Cat. 86 Staff, honoraries and students, lecture theatre, Australian College of Dentistry, Spring Street, 1907–08, photograph, 20.5 × 28.0 cm. HFADM 1232.369.a, Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, University of Melbourne. Seated front row, left, is Oscar Behrend (1889–1958), who graduated from the Australian College of Dentistry in 1909 at the age of 20, winning the prize for practical dental surgery. By regulation, he had to wait until his 21st birthday before being licensed to practise. When the College of Dentistry affiliated with the University of Melbourne, he obtained his Bachelor of Dental Science. In 1920 he earned a Doctor of Dental Science. During World War I Oscar served as a captain in the AIF Dental Corps, working first in camps and hospitals in Victoria, and later in England, France and Belgium. On his return from the war, he practised at 12 Collins Street until he retired. His appointments included honorary clinical demonstrator at the Australian College of Dentistry, 1909–30. Dr Donald A Behrend iv DENTISTRY: Innovation and education Foreword The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences has three museums: the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, the Medical History Museum, and the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology. All contribute greatly to the life of the faculty through teaching, research, and engagement with our students, alumni and the broader community. Our dental museum is considered the oldest and most comprehensive dental collection in Australia. It is rich with objects, artefacts, equipment, books and photographs, many relating to the teaching of dentistry and related courses in the faculty and its predecessor schools. The museum connects the University of Melbourne to Australian and international dental associations, celebrating the legacy of generations of practitioners, educators and researchers. The exhibition and publication Dentistry: Innovation and education are the result of a close working relationship with the Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch, through its collection and shared histories. It is also the product of international collaboration, through loans from Utrecht University, which is custodian of one of the largest and most diverse collections of dentistry in the world, encompassing that of the Royal Dutch Dental Association (KNMT). The year 2020 is one of transition for the Dental School. I thank Professor Mike Morgan, as retiring head of school, for his outstanding contribution to research, education and clinical training. I also welcome the new head of school, Professor Alastair J Sloan, recently arrived from Cardiff University. This publication brings together prominent members of the dental and medical professions—many are former students of the University of Melbourne—and historians. I thank all authors for their contributions. I would particularly like to thank the institutional and private lenders for entrusting us with their collections. I also take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution that our alumni make to the profession of dentistry, and I sincerely thank our many benefactors for supporting the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, which documents and celebrates the rich legacy of dental history at the University of Melbourne. Professor Shitij Kapur Dean, Faculty of Medicine,

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