Tooth and Veil: The Life and Times of the New Zealand Dental Nurse

by Noel O'Hare

In 1921, when the School Dental Service was established, New Zealand embarked on a unique social experiment: improving the terrible state of the nation's teeth. Set up by veterans of the First World War, the service -- focused on 'battling Bertie Germ' -- was run like a military operation and the all-female dental nurses were treated like foot-soldiers: underpaid, overworked and poorly resourced. Eventually they rebelled. In this lively history,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0995122962
• ISBN13: 9780995122963
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Massey University
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.8"