Summary
Set of Porcelain Artificial Teeth, manufactured in Australia by Pacific Diatorics, circa 1925. They were used in the psychiatric hospital, Lakeside Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria.
Physical Description
A set of "Pacific Diatorics" porcelain dental teeth, comprised of cuspids and molars. Shade 6, mould 50. One set of eight teeth [one tooth missing] arranged on one line, and attached to a green coloured cardboard mount. One tooth is missing. Cardboard has significantly deteriorated.
Significance
Example of dentistry performed in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Lakeside Mental Hospital, Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
Lakeside Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1925
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Inscriptions
Printed on front: "PACIFIC DIATORICS / MOULD / 50 / SHADE / 6 / ........AUSTRALIA"
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - dentistry, Dental prosthetics
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
8.2 cm (Length), 3.2 cm (Height)
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References
Card with exhibit
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Keywords
Dental Apparatus & Instruments, Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services
