Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph taken at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau,South Vietnam. A dentist treats a Vietnamese woman who was an employee of the Australian Logistic Support Base where the hospital was located.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, dentists, vietnamese women, australian logistic support base, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war

Two articles with photos that relate to the Legacy dental clinic within Legacy House. Photos of Junior Legatees Heather Stone and Clare Smart getting free dental check up from Dr H G Thomson at the Legacy Dental Clinic. The articles were cut from the newspaper and pasted into a scrapbook. For many years Legacy kept scrapbooks of press clippings that related to their work and publicity. Not all pages have been listed individually but some are listed from 02164 to 02176.A record of services that Legacy provided for junior legatees and were published in the press in 1977.Newspaper article of Legacy's dental clinic in 1977 pasted to brown page of a scrapbook.junior legatee outings, dental clinic, dentists

Toothkey used for extracting teeth.Dental Toothkey, large, brown knurled handle. It has an inscription on it. "L.1" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, toothkey, tooth key, dental, tooth, extractor

This dental instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Clear plastic sealed bag holding about 27 steel probes of different sizes. Used for Dental work.On the bag in red handwriting 'Electric'dental probes, medical, hospital, tawonga district hospital

Dr J C V Kirkham operated from Koroit Street in Warrnambool from 1935 until 1974 in one of the oldest dental practices in the town, having been previously operated by his father W C Kirkham. from 1905. Dr J C V Kirkham took over the practice after the untimely death of his father.A link to one of Warrnambool's oldest dental practices.Rectangular brass plate with 8 screw holes around the edge . Name and details are stamped and infilled with black.Dr. J. C. V. Kirkham BDSC., D.D.S. Dental Surgeonwarrnambool, warrnambool dentist, dr j c v kirkham

BLUE CARDBOARD BOX CONTAINING HYPODERMIC NEEDLES. "NEW" "SOLILA" SURGICAL HYPODERMIC NEEDLES (MADE IN AUSTRALIA) THIS BOX CONTAINS 12 g23 "S 2" RECORD SOLE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS : THE AMALGAMATED DENTAL (AUST) PTY LTD 124-126 EXHIBITION STREET, MELBOURNE C1 & 160 CASTLEREAGH STREET, SYDNEYON NEEDLES "23" & "SOL"local history, medical & surgery, medical, dental

Letters of Sympathy to parents of Dental Surgeon "M.C. Townsend", KIA on HMAS SYDNEY on 15/11/41. Refer Cat No. 2323P for Townsends service.1. Handwritten letter from Dental Officer's Mess, Puckapunyal, Victoria on blank white paper. 2. Typed letter from Chaplain, Flinders Naval Depot to Mr. Townsend. 1. Signed “Eric Wollff” and dated 2/12/41. 2. Signed “Norman Symes”, Chaplain, RAN and dated 6/12/41.hmas sydney, kia, mervyn clive townsend, ww2

Dental Corps Lapel Badgebadge/buttons, ww2 +, army

Possibly part of a series of photographs taken at the Geoffrey Kaye Museum when it was located at the University of Melbourne in the late 1940s.Black and white photograph depicting six male figures standing around a c1870 nitrous oxide gasometer. The second man from the right is holding and pointing to an inhaler connected to the gasometer, demonstrating it to the dental students.•Handwritten in blue ink on reverse and underlined: Frame 11. •Handwritten in grey pencil on reverse: 12. [11 has been crossed out.] •Handwritten in blue ink on reverse: 5 (i) (c). •Black paper label which has separated from the photograph, written in white ink: A GASOMETER (C.1870) IS DEMONSTRATED TO DENTAL STUDENTSdental students, gasometer, nitrous oxide

Royal Australian Army Dental Corpsbadge/buttons, vietnam, army

Blank dental treatment cards (3 off)AF-1 5033 Revised April 1973dental records, australian army, teeth, dentistry

Collar Dog Royal Australian Dental Corpsbadge/buttons, army

Storyboard of Ted Haddrick b. 1945. Dental Technician Nui Dat November 1967 - November 1968. service Number 3790996. 33 Dental Unitbehind the wire, nui dat, ted haddrick, storyboard, 33 dental unit

Dental Toothkey, small, brown handle chipped at ends.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, dental toothkey

Raval Rating Badge. Dental Technician, amp Mechanicalbadge/buttons, ran

Royal Australian Army Dental Corps cap badgebadge/buttons, present, army

Nickel plated dental tool with hooked end and striated handle.Clev-Dent 1Bmedicine, dentistry

Solila Surgical Hypodermic Needles, Dental Needles, Size 22/24/25solila surgical hypodermic needles, dental needles, size 22/24/25

Tooth elevators and extractors were first used in Greece in the 11th and 12th centuries. Many of these instruments were named after birds (eg. the Pelican) or objects which they resembled (eg. screws, keys, toothkey hooks). In France, the instrument is also referred to as a "clef anglais". (Bennion, Elizabeth. 'Antique Medical Instruments', 1979, p. 204-205.)Mary Howlett (1840-1922) began practising as a country midwife in 1866 in the western district of Victoria. She qualified as a 'ladies monthly nurse' in 1887 and continued to practise as a nurse and midwife until 1920.She began her six months training at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital. She was known by many as 'Auntie', and her career spanned more than 50 years. Mrs Howlett's midwifery box and contents were given to Dr Frank Forster, and he donated them to the museum collection in 1993.Dental instrument consisting of a metal shaft with small hook attachment and bone or ivory handle. midwifery, dentistry

Department of Health school dental service : Truck and trailer pulled up and ready for business

Department of Health school dental service van in front of a school with students and dentists in the yard

Department of Health school dental service : student sitting in dentist chair just about to be examined

A black and white photograph at 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam, two Dental Technicians work on the construction of sets of false teeth in their well equiped Dental Laboratory. These technicians had the capability to construct any work ordered by the dentist.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, dentists, dental laboratory, dental technicians, gibbons collection catalogue

Black and white photograph of Ted Haddrick - Dental technician Nui Dat November 1967 - November 1968photograph, behind the wire, nui dat, ted haddrick

Department of Health school dental service :Display board showing the services and promoting good teeth health

Department of Health school dental service : student sitting in dentist chair being examined by the dentist and nurse

The design of this and other similar treadle powered dental engine (or dentist drill) was in common use by dentists from the 1870’s into the 1920's. When electricity became accessible to most communities the electrically powered dental engines began to take over from the treadle power. Over the ages teeth were extracted using picks and scissors and other gouging instruments. Bow drills, hand drills and even a "bur thimble" drill were later used to prepare cavities for filling. Some drills were made bendable by attaching flexible shanks between the metal bur and the handle, giving access to the teeth at the back of the mouth. Other mechanical devices were introduced along the way, such as clockwork drills, but they were hard to handle and inefficient. Over the centuries “dentistry has been performed by priests, monks and other healers. This was followed by barbers; the barber’s chair may well have been the precursor to the dental chair. “(SA Medical Heritage Society Inc.) In 1871 James Morrison patented the first commercially manufactured 'foot treadle dental engine', the first practica dental engine although others had been introduced as early as 1790 (by John Greenwood). Handmade steel burs or drills were introduced for dental handpieces, taking advantage of the significant increase in the speed of the drill. In 1891 the first machine-made steel burs were in use. The treadle drill reduced the time to prepare a cavity from hours to less than ten minutes. In 1876 the Samuel S. White Catalogue of Dentist Instruments listed a 12 ½ inch wheel diameter dental engine, with 14 bright steel parts, for sale at US $55 In today’s market, this is the equivalent to US $1200 approx. The specifications of that dental engine are very similar to the this one in our Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s collection. It is interesting to note that workings of a similar treadle dentist drill were used and modified to power a treadle spinning wheel of one of the volunteer spinners at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The foot treadle dental engine was a milestone in dental history. “Historic importance of treadle powered machines; they made use of human power in an optimal way” (Lowtech Magazine “Short history of early pedal powered machines”) The invention of a machine to speed up the process of excavation of a tooth lead to the invention of new burs and drills for the handpieces, improving speed and the surgical process of dentistry. They were the fore-runner of today’s electrically powered dental engines. This treadle-powered dentist drill, or dentist engine, is made of iron and steel and provides power for a mechanical dental handpiece that would be fitted with a dental tool. On the foot is painted lettering naming it "The Brentfield" and there is a fine line of light coloured paint creating a border around the name. The paint under the lettering is peeling off. The drill has a Y-shaped, three footed cast iron base, one foot being longer than the other two. A vertical frame is joined into the centre of the base, holding an axle that has a driving-wheel (or flywheel) and connecting to a crank. A slender, shoulder height post, made from adjustable telescoping pipes, joins into the top of this frame. On the post just above the frame is a short metal, horizontal bar (to hold the hand-piece when it is not in use). A narrow tubular arm is attached to the top of the stand at a right angle and can move up, down and around. There is a pulley each side of the joint of the arm and a short way along the arm is fitted a short metal pipe. A little further along the arm a frayed-ended cord hangs down from a hole. At the end of the arm is another pulley and a joint from which hangs a long, thin metal pipe with two pulleys and a fitting on the end. A treadle, or foot pedal, is joined to the long foot of the base, and joined at the toe to the crank that turns the driving-wheel. The metal driving-wheel has a wide rim. Touching the inside of the rim are four tubular rings that bulge towards the outside of the driving-wheel, away from the pole, and all meet at the hub of the axle. The axle fits between the inside of the driving-wheel and the frame then passes through the frame and is attached on the other side. The driving-wheel has a groove around which a belt would sit. The belt would also fit around a pulley on the arm, at the top of the post. The pulley is joined to a rod inside the arm and this spins the drill's hand-piece and dental tool holder. The foot pedal has a cross-hatch pattern on the heel and the ball of the foot has tread lines across it. The end of the toe and the instep areas have cut-out pattern in them. "The ____/ Brentfield / __ DE IN L___" (Made in London) painted on the long foot of the base. Marked on the drill connection is “Richter De Trey, Germany”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dentist, teeth, dental drill, dental engine, treadle drill, foot powered drill, treadle engine, orthodontics, dental surgery, james morrison, the brentfield, richter de trey, german dental fitting, london dental drill

This is a label from the business of Melsom Hemmons, a Warrnambool dentist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He had a practice at first in the chemist’s shop of Richard F. Kennedy in Timor Street and was later in Kepler Street.This label is of interest as a memento of a prominent dentist with a business in Warrnambool a hundred years ago. This is a small white card with a black border, black and red printing and some decorative patterns.M. Hemmons Dental Surgeon, W’bool Antiseptic Mouth Wash for Cleansing and Hardening the Gums melsom hemmons, warrnambool dentist, history of warrnambool