Dentistry--the dependence upon medicine and surgery for its professional status.
As a profession, dentistry was set on its course in 1858. We are still living with the consequences of the 1858 Medical Act, which placed dentists under the authority of the general surgeons. Our history is more complex than just evolution from the barber surgeon. This essay traces the development of the profession of dentistry and makes a comment about its future autonomy.
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Leeds Dental Institute.
D006665:History of Dentistry; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006113:United Kingdom