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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the High Wycombe and Aylesbury Section

What to expect

This event will help delegates understand the historical practice of dentistry in the UK prior to regulation and to learn about the development of the profession in the Victorian era.

Timings

18:30 Registration

19:00 Lecture - Caroline Rance

20:30 End of lecture and dinner

Learning objectives

  • Understand the evolution of dentistry as a profession in the UK
  • Have knowledge of the treatments historically available to patients
  • Understand the social and cultural factors that led people to consult unlicensed practitioners (some of which are useful in understanding people’s choices today)
  • Show awareness of the role of women in dentistry prior to and during professionalisation.

Development outcome

B

Meet the speaker

Caroline Rance 250X250 Caroline Rance Independent Researcher

Caroline Rance is an independent researcher writing about the history of medicine and associated topics at thequackdoctor.com and thequackdoctor.substack.com.

She particularly focuses on health fraud in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and is the author of The Quack Doctor and The History of Medicine in 100 Facts. She has appeared on the BBC’s Great British Railway Journeys and A House Through Time, and BBC Radio 4’s comedy panel show, Best Medicine.

Caroline has an MA in Medicine, Science and Society: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives from Birkbeck, University of London.

More information

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the High Wycombe and Aylesbury Section committee. A role on the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here

[ https://www.bda.org/about-us/our-structure/branches-and-sections ]

The Section has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Section and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact us at [email protected]

If you feel at all unwell, we encourage you to take a lateral flow test the evening before you are due to arrive - should your test result be positive, we ask you not to attend.

If your test is negative, but you do have symptoms of COVID-19 (a new, persistent cough; a high temperature; or loss/changes to your sense of taste or smell) we kindly request you consider not attending the event to mitigate any risk to other attendees.

The Beech House

16 Hill Avenue, Amersham HP6 5BW

Parking: There are two pay and display public car parks within 5 minutes walking distance of the Beech House, either a multi-storey by the station (HP6 5AP) or Sycamore Road car park (HP6 5EQ).

Venue location

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An informative well presented lecture with a good group of participants.

A great speaker. Very informative and practical.

An up-to-date, informative but laid back talk with good opportunities for discussions.