British Dental Association Museum
Where would we be without our teeth? The BDA Dental Museum tells the fascinating story of how people have looked after their teeth - or not! - in the past. The Museum has the largest collection of dental heritage in the UK. It houses over 20,000 objects and images telling the story of how dentistry has developed from a martketplace spectacle to the complex procedures and treatment of today. From 19th century dental floss to toothache cures, clockwork drills to toothpaste adverts there is more to discover than you might imagine. Visit www.bda.org/museum for more information.
The BDA Dental Museum also features in our Learning section.
Contact Us
British Dental Association
64 Wimpole Street
London
W1G 8YS
Tel. 020 7935 0875
Visitor Information
Opening Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 13:00-16:00
Other times by appointment
Free admission
Disabled access
Education and outreach service
Enquiry service
Group tours by appointment
Marylebone Station
Oxford CircusBaker Street/Bond Street
Exhibitions
Latest News from the BDA Dental Museum
The museum will be closed from the close of the day on Friday 21 December to Tuesday 1 January 2013.
Current temporary exhibitions
Lilian Lindsay and the Lindsay Society for the History of Dentistry
To mark the 50th anniversary in 2012 of the Lindsay Society for the History of Dentistry the museum is hosting an exhibition about the society and Lilian Lindsay, the woman after whom the society was named. Lindsay (1870 - 1960) was the first woman to qualify as a dentist in the UK (in 1895 from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh) and was also an esteemed dental historian.
TIME: Normal opening hours
COST: Free admission
Oral history project
The museum is continuing its major oral history project. The John McLean Archive: A Living History of Dentistry is being formed as a result of the project which includes individual oral history interviews and group witness seminars. The project, which the museum is undertaking in conjunction with the Unit for the History of Dentistry of King's College London Dental Institute, aims to document the history of dentistry since the start of the National Health Service. The project has been funded by a bequest from the estate of the late John McLean. 
The museum is still looking for volunteer interviewers to carry out the oral history interviews - you don't have to have a background in dentistry! The oral history interviews will represent what was happening in dentistry all over the country so are looking for interviewers from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are other volunteer opportunities too, for example listening to interviews, cataloguing the archive and carrying out research prior to interviews. If you are interested in the project and would like to be involved in any of these roles or would just like to find out more information, please contact the project co-ordinator.
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