The early decades of the eighteenth century saw the appearance of a completely new type of surgical practitioner in France: the dentiste. The use of this title

The early decades of the eighteenth century saw the appearance of a completely new type of surgical practitioner in France: the dentiste. The use of this title

Here is presented for the first time an overview of dental practice and the providers of dental treatment at the close of the eighteenth century in some of the

Examines one of the most significant and characteristic features of modern medicine - specialization - in historical and comparative context. This title traces

Written in honour of eminent historian Roy Porter by twenty of his colleagues and students, the collection renders cutting edge scholarship accessible. Historia