title: Odontophilately: dentistry on stamps.
abstract: The collecting of stamps can be a rewarding exercise and may be as intense or as superficial as one would wish. Some collectors concentrate on the technical aspects of stamp production, whereas others concentrate on the details of their issue by the postal authorities. Others collect stamps with the view to buying and selling them for financial gain. Some are more interested in the "social" aspects of a stamp (e.g., facts about the country issuing it, location of the country, population, government structure, main industries, place of dentistry within the society). A collection of topical stamps on odontophilately with the details of those types listed above should stimulate anyone with the imagination to appreciate the wide and sometimes romantic stories behind every stamp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Drinnan
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001315:Australia; D003813:Dentistry; D005060:Europe; D006665:History of Dentistry; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D010678:Philately / Q000266:history