Story: Dental care

All images and media

From page 1 - Early dental care

Tooth powders and pastes

Tooth powders and pastes

A mock tooth extraction

A mock tooth extraction

Filling the gaps, Christchurch, 1878

Filling the gaps, Christchurch, 1878

Dental surgery, around 1910

Dental surgery, around 1910

From page 2 - Professional dentistry

Early dental X-ray, around 1910

Early dental X-ray, around 1910

Executive council of the NZ Dental Association, 1906

Executive council of the NZ Dental Association, 1906

Dental students, Otago University

Dental students, Otago University

Final-year dental students, 1923

Final-year dental students, 1923

From page 3 - Wartime and state-supported dental care

Wartime dentistry: Military tooth-brushing, 1917

Wartime dentistry: Military tooth-brushing, 1917 (1st of 3)

Wartime dentistry: Second World War

Wartime dentistry: Second World War (2nd of 3)

Wartime dentistry: dental technician in Italy, Second World War

Wartime dentistry: dental technician in Italy, Second World War (3rd of 3)

Bombing Bertie the germ

Bombing Bertie the germ

Drinking school milk

Drinking school milk

Areas of fluoridation, 2017

Areas of fluoridation, 2017

From page 4 - Dental nurses to dental therapists

Dental nurses, 1920s

Dental nurses, 1920s

Dental nursing: Te Araroa, East Cape, early 1940s

Dental nursing: Te Araroa, East Cape, early 1940s (1st of 5)

Dental nursing: training-school graduates, 1943

Dental nursing: training-school graduates, 1943 (2nd of 5)

Dental nursing: Mobile dental clinic, 1949

Dental nursing: Mobile dental clinic, 1949 (3rd of 5)

Dental nursing: Ōtaki School, 1971

Dental nursing: Ōtaki School, 1971 (4th of 5)

Dental nursing: butterflies and bees

Dental nursing: butterflies and bees (5th of 5)

Dominion School for Dental Nurses, Wellington, 1945

Dominion School for Dental Nurses, Wellington, 1945

Dental therapist at work

Dental therapist at work

Mobile dental clinic, Northland, 2009

Mobile dental clinic, Northland, 2009

Dental decay in New Zealand children

Dental decay in New Zealand children

From page 5 - Consolidation and challenges: 1950s to 21st century

Sir John Walsh

Sir John Walsh

Prosthetics laboratory, Otago Dental School

Prosthetics laboratory, Otago Dental School

The state of New Zealanders' teeth

The state of New Zealanders' teeth

Untreated dental decay amongst adults, 2009

Untreated dental decay amongst adults, 2009

Oral health of New Zealand children, 2017

Oral health of New Zealand children, 2017

From page 6 - The future of dental care

Dentists in training, Otago School of Dentistry, 2007

Dentists in training, Otago School of Dentistry, 2007

Oral Health education, 2006

Oral Health education, 2006

Cosmetic dentistry, 2010

Cosmetic dentistry, 2010

How to cite this page:

Andrew Schmidt and Susan Moffat, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/dental-care/media (accessed 29 May 2023)

Story by Andrew Schmidt and Susan Moffat, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 6 Nov 2018