Management 1862-1975; administration 1890-1984; students 1879-1989; publications 1900-1992
Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School
This material is held atLothian Health Services Archive
- Reference
- GB 239 LHB25
- Dates of Creation
- 1862-1992
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 26 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers, photographic material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1856 Dr John Smith gave a course on "physiology and diseases of the teeth" at Surgeon's Hall. The first special treatment of dental disease was carried out at the Royal Public Dispensary. The Edinburgh Dental Dispensary opened in 1860. In 1878 the Dispensary and the Scottish Dental Education Committee co-operated to found the Dental Hospital and School, which was incorporated in 1892. After occupying several sites, it settled permanently in Chambers Street, where a new building opened in 1927. In 1948 the Dental Hospital became part of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals under the South Eastern Regional Hospital Board. In 1974 it came under the South Lothian District of Lothian Health Board. The Dental Hospital became part of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Unit in 1984. The School separated form the Hospital in 1948 and it finally closed in 1994.
Arrangement
Partially arranged
Access Information
Normal 30 and 75 year Scottish closure rules apply
Acquisition Information
John Southam, Dept of Oral Medicine, University of Edinburgh, July 1993
Note
This is a joint collection with Edinburgh University Archives
Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
Other Finding Aids
Manual itemised descriptive list available for arranged items
Custodial History
Unknown
Accruals
No further accessions are expected