General Haig's Toothache: Battlefield Dentistry in World War One - Professor Mark Harrison
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Channel: Gresham College · 2015 · Education
Professor Mark Harrison discusses the take that Armed Forces Dentist service owes its creation fo a general’s molar and a French dentist. This short lectuire also explains why battlefield dentistry became important. This is an extract from a full Gresham Lecture ‘War, Health and Medicine ’ presented by Professor Mark Harrison. The full video and audio can be found on our website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/war-health-and-medicine Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-next-big-questions
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