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Pictured here is are examples of fixed and removable dental bridges, dating from 1914. This model was specifically made for the meeting of the Dental Congress in Paris in 1914.

Pictured here is an example of a portable dental foot drill. This drill would have been powered by a foot pump mechanism to rotate the drill bit and treat the patient's teeth.

Mentasol Green Chlorophyll Toothpaste used for cleaning teeth.

Standard tool used to make orthodontic appliances.

Polishing pads for carrying pumice and other powders for cleaning teeth and polishing restorations.

This cardboard box contains several buff polishers, which would be placed at the end of the drill to polish teeth.

Glass bottle of pale yellow filling porcelain powder (1/2 oz).

This jar of white filling porcelain was manufactured by the SS White Dental Manufacturing Company, an organisation that was started by American dentists and inventor, Samuel Stockton White, in 1844. Over the years, White's company became the largest dental instrument manufacturer in the world.

Syringe with attachments for sterilisation, and 1 vial of needles, a tube of needle lubrication and instructions. Presented in cardboard box.

4 assorted alloy handles used in root canal treatment.

Pictured here is a box of tapered canal reamers, used by dentists during a root canal treatment.

Pictured here is a hydraulic toothbrush dating from 1940. This toothbrush would have been powered by hydraulics, with the movement of water flowing through the brush resulting in the rotation of the brush head.

Model bicycle, dental wire, 20th century.

This model bicycle was made by Professor T.C. White, a prominent member of the Dental Council here at the College in the 20th century.

Album relating to Dental Faculty includes photographs of: Professor Thomas Cyril White Group photograph from joint symposium 29 November 1990 "Physchological Aspects of Oral Disease", featuring from left to right - back: Professor D A McGowan, Mr P E Reeve and Dr F J Gould. Front: Dr P-J Lamey, Dr C Feinmann, Professor H J Eysenck, Dr A Pedersen and Dr G Graham Lt Col John O Adeyemi (Fifth T C White visiting scholar) with The Dean of the Dental Faculty Professor D A McGowan Two group photographs from Supper Colloquium. From left to right - Professor D A McGowan, Nr A D M Walker, Mr H G Robertson, Mr E W Battison and Mr R McBurnie A third photograph from Supper Colloquium. From left to right - Mr A D M Walker, Professor D A McGowan, Mr H G Robertson, Mr E W Battison and Mr R McBurnie Leaflet relating to "Special Interests in General Dental Practice" Leaflet relating to "Psychological Aspects of Oral Disease"; Leaflet relating to "Alternative Medicine and Dentistry" Group photograph of past coveners and present Dean attending the Anniversary Dinner. From left to right - Professor D K Mason, Mr H D Campbell, Mr A Cockburn, Professor D A McGowan (Dean), Professor J C Macdougall, Professor J Ireland and Mr A Carmichael Picture of diners enjoying Anniversary Dinner Photograph of some of the speakers for the Symposium at the Anniversary Dinner Leaflet relating to 'Back to the Future: 25 Years of the FDS RCPS (Glasg)' Photograph of Mr Simon Miller, first recipient of a T C White Orthodontic Medal with Professor D A McGowan, Dean of the Dental Faculty Dr Fernando Escobar Munoz Dr Raj T Bansyat being awarded his T C White Certificate by the Dean in the Lock Room Dr Raj T Bansyat Professor G Zarb and Professor K F Moos Leaflet relating to "Advances in Head and Neck Imaging"; Group photograph. Including Dr Watson, Professor Moos, Professor Lamey, D A Miles, Dr P F Vander and Mr E T Parks Leaflet relating to "Current Concerns in Dental Education in the USA" Group photograph of four including Professor Moos, Mr A Cockburn and Professor D A McGowan Leaflet relating to "Communication in Dentistry" Group photograph of nine Group photograph of eleven including Professor Moos Leaflet relating to "The Orthodontist's Contribution" Group photograph. From left to right - back: Dr K O'Brien, Mr F J Hill, Mr D Birnie, Dr J R Sandy and Dr M Mars. From left to right - front: Mr A Cockburn, Dr A P Howat, Prof K F Moos, Prof D A M Geddes and Prof W J S Kerr Two photographs of Professor K Moos and Professor B C Leighton Two photographs of Professor K Moos and Ms Margaret Hamilton Leaflet relating to Communication in Dentistry "See Oursleves as Others see us" Essay under same name; President Dr Gavin Shaw with members of Dental Council c. 1978-1980 Dr P-J Lamey and unknown Photograph of Sir David Mason, Convener of the Dental Council with fellow members c. 1977-1980 Photograph of Sir Hugh Campbell with members of the Dental Committee c. 1986-1989 Leaflet and form relating to "Sedation in the Practice of Dentistry"

18 hickory wood sticks in box.

Dental articulator used for making models out of plaster.

Dental scaling set containing 5 scalers and 1 ebony handle, in leather-covered case.

Seated half-length wearing college robes.

Dental mirror with a concave lens.

Tooth Key from 19th century.

British Dental Association badge, enamel, silver and ribbon, in leather-covered case.

Pictured here is a set of dental appointment cards for Mr J. C. McCrindle, held within a cardboard box.

On the front of the cards, black lettering reads ‘Your next appoint is on...at...' and 'Mr. J. C. McCrindle. L.D.S. 33, Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, Glasgow, S. 1.’

On the reverse, the lettering reads ‘For a Dentrifice use Ipana Toothpaste.’

Very large rectangular/triangular dental scaler.

Lathe attachment, potentially used for spring making in dentistry.

Contra-angled dental plugger.

Right angle blades, screw adjustable with wooden handle.

Adjacent claw pelican, metal facetted at neck.

Wooden box containing a metal obtunder with angled nozzle, complete with spanner. Used for the anaesthesia of dentine and bone.

Diagnostic set consists of 6 laryngeal mirrors, 1 ophthalmoscope, 3 handles, 3 laryngeal brushes, 2 stems for laryngeal brushes and 2 glass rods. The glass rods and ophthalmoscope probably do not belong to the set.

Laryngeal mirror from cased diagnostic set.

Archimedes drill for dentistry

Automatic Engine Amalgam Mixer

Straight sharp pointed dental forceps.

Lower Molar, curved dental forceps.

'Eggler's Automaton' for the lower jaw, with stainless steel attachments (chin piece and 3 alternative guards).

Box containing 3 chrome plated lip, cheek and tongue retractors. 2 different sizes for cheek teeth, and 1 size for anterior teeth. Used in dental examinations.

Metal, calibrated balance for accurate measurement of quantities of alloy and mercury.

Pyorex Tooth Paste used for the treatment of Pyrrohea (gum disease).

2 holders used for cleaning teeth. 2 designs:- the chuck design & the screw design. Both presented in a cardboard box with a set of 9 interchangeable heads.

Dental floss in glass phial with cutting device on lid. 24 yards of waxed dental floss, used to maintain a dry field.

Metal, chrome plated, spring loaded plunger with detatchable nozzle used for irrigation.

Mallet with straight, right angle and obtuse angle attachments. Includes 6 small points and 2 spanners, used for gold plugging.

Lead in brass case, nickel plated with wooden handle.

8 x 1/4 oz bottles of assorted shades of enamel used to shade porcelain teeth, complete with mixing oil, spatula and brushes.

Metal container with nostril adaptor. Contains cotton wool for liquid trilene, used for anaesthesia purposes.

Oral net spoon used in general anaesthesia.

Box containing 12 samples of Corega denture powder, used to hold dentures firmly in the mouth. Instruction leaflet entitled 'How to wear artificial dentures' included.

A box containing adjustable perforators for punching 2 holes at once in the metal plate used for backing teeth and the pins of the tooth to be backed. Complete with instruction leaflet.

1 disc of extra hard composition in the form of Queen Victoria Commemoration Medallion. Used in the manufacture of dental prosthetics.

Glass amalgam pestle used in the preparation of fillings.

Glass amalgam pestle used in the preparation of fillings.

Glass amalgam pestle used in the preparation of fillings.

Forceps with locking slide on handle, ground to hold inlay more firmly. End of handle modified to press inlay while cementing.

7 part sticks of white gutta percha for use as temporary filling material.

Past President's badge, Middlesex and Hertfordshire Branch, British Dental Association

Tongue depressor in a wax paper bag advertising Pectamol for coughs.

Ash No. 244 double-ended dental probe.

Lower stump extraction forceps.

Lower premolar extraction forceps. Some rusting to the hinge.

Tremont No. 81 dental extraction forceps.

Ivory and metal dental elevator.

Stainless steel dental forceps for removing teeth of children.

Metal dental gouge.

Metal and wood goat's foot elevator.

Scalpel with slightly reversable blade.

Straight elevator with pointed claw.

Goat's foot elevator with octagonal carved ebony handle.

Extendable metal dental mirror

Box containing an assortment of dental burs, for use with a straight hand piece.

Wooden plug used in a dental chair, complete with instructions on how to remove it, reading 'Caution. Before removing this plug, tilt the Chair back, so as not to displace the WASHER inside the tube, place in the head-rest rod and tighten up.'

Box containing an approximate shade guide for dental prosthetics.

Box containing an approximate shade guide for dental prosthetics.

12 yards of waxed floss silk, on a wooden reel in a cardboard box.

Chrome plated metal forceps. Serrated, broad blades with ratchet grips for gripping tissue. Separable at the hinge.

Chrome-plated metal with red rubber inserts for gripping. Ratchet grip on the handle, and No.3 stamped on the hinge.

Chrome plated metal forceps used to maintain a dry field.

Pictured here is a white china dish advertising Areca Tooth Paste. The black lettering, surrounded by a decorative, circular border reads ‘HOPKINSON’S ARECA TOOTH PASTE. For Beautifying & Preserving the Teeth & Gums. PRICE 1/6. Prepared By T. HOPKINSON. 8. WHEELER GATE, NOTTINGHAM.’

Areca nut was once commonly used as an additive for toothpaste and powders. However, it is now known to be carcinogenic.

Before the invention of the dental forceps in the 19th century, teeth were extracted using a variety of dental instruments. One such instrument was the "dental key", named as such due to its mechanism of use.

If a tooth was to be extracted, the dentist, (or barber surgeon), would take the tooth key and place the claw around the affected tooth. They would then turn the key as if trying to open a lock and extract the tooth. This technique was not particularly successful and would often lead to the crown of the tooth being cracked off, leaving the root still embedded in the jaw.

Thankfully, the regular use of the tooth key was phased out in the 19th century due to the introduction of the dental forceps.

Bottle of yellow, fibre glass, filling material for anterior teeth (1/2oz).

Bottle of powder used to make germicidal cement to line deep cavities and for cementing crown and bridge work for children's teeth.

Investment compound for use in porcelain fusing furnaces in the production of gum sections, crowns and bridges.

A small tin containing 2 ampoules of Vaporole (aromatic ammonia). Instuctions for use as a smelling salt are detailed on the label.

Metal tin containing glass capsules of amyl nitrate for inhaling.

Tin of amyl nitrate capsules, including user instructions on the label.

Box of Unitas high quality, very light pink dental rubber.

Box containing 6 sample packets of Dentu-Creme (used for cleaning false teeth) and Dr. Wernet's Powder (used for holding dental plates firmly in place). Also included is a business reply card for ordering further samples.

Portrait of Alyson P.M. Wray, Vice President Dental 2010-13. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in Bellshill in 1961, Alyson Patricia Mary Wray studied dentistry at the University of Glasgow from 1978-1983. She undertook vocational training in community dentistry and, after 2 more years in the CDS in Glasgow, was appointed as a Clinical Fellow, undertaking clinical trials for Unilever and completing her PhD.
She moved to Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati to focus on clinical research for 2 years, returning to Glasgow as a Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry and completing her specialist training in 1997. Appointment to a Consultant post followed in Glasgow Dental Hospital in 1999 and she became the Clinical Lead for Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics in 2004.
Dr Wray served the College in various roles including membership of the Specialist Advisory Board and the GDC's Specialist List Mediation Panel. She became the first female Vice-President of a UK Surgical Royal College in 2010, chairing the Joint Meeting of Dental Faculties and the Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship Board from 2010 to 2013.

Portrait of M.A.O. Lewis, Vice President Dental 2007-10. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.

Michael Alexander Oxenham Lewis was born in Aylesbury in 1956 and qualified in dentistry at the University of Dundee in 1979. After completing NHS posts at Dundee Dental Hospital, he graduated FDS RCPSG in 1983.
Following a move to Glasgow, he gained a PhD from Glasgow University in 1987 and completed his specialist training in Oral Medicine in 1991. He was then appointed to a senior lectureship and honorary consultant position at the University Dental Hospital & School in Cardiff, becoming Professor of Oral Medicine in 2000 and Dean of the School of Dentistry in 2010, a post that he held until 2017.
He was President of the British Society for Oral Medicine (2004-06) and President of the British Society for Oral & Dental Research (2013-15). Until 2022 he served as the Faculty Representative in Wales promoting the College and hosting the MFDS examination in Cardiff. In 2020, he became a member of the General Dental Council.

Portrait of W.M.M. Jenkins, Vice President Dental 2004-07. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in Glasgow in 1947 and raised in Dumfries, William Murdoch MacRae Jenkins graduated BDS from the University of Glasgow in 1970 and FDS RCPSG in 1974 before undertaking specialist training in Restorative Dentistry in Glasgow Dental Hospital (1974-78), with a six-month secondment to the Periodontology Department, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
He was appointed Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dental Hospital in 1978, then at Glasgow Dental Hospital in 1981. Active in research and education, he graduated DDS from the University of Glasgow in 1995 and co-authored two Periodontology textbooks. At the Glasgow Dental Hospital he was Clinical Director for Restorative Dentistry (1996-99).
For the College, he was Examination Co-ordinator for the final FDS (1987-99), Director of the Dental Examination Board (1999-2002), Chair of the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination Board in Restorative Dentistry (1999-2002) and a member of the GDC Specialist List Appeal Panel (1999-2002). He was President of Glasgow Odontological Society for 2008-09.

Portrait of D. MacDonald, Vice President Dental 2001-04. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in Milngavie in 1942, Donald Gordon MacDonald attended the University of Glasgow, graduating BDS in 1964. He then embarked on a career in Oral Pathology as a university lecturer at the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School and in the University Department of General Pathology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, also spending a year as a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Illinois.
In 1971, he became the first dental graduate to obtain the MRCPath diploma by examination. Oral cancer was his main research interest and he completed his PhD Thesis in 1973. He also developed expertise in forensic dentistry and became honorary forensic odontologist to Strathclyde Police.
In 1991 he was appointed Professor of Oral Pathology at the University of Glasgow and served as President of the British Society of Oral Pathology (1988-91), Vice-president of the Association of Head and Neck Oncologists of Great Britain and President of the International Association of Oral Pathologists in 2004.

Portrait of R. Reed, Dental Dean 1998-2001. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Raymond Thomas Reed graduated BDS from the University of Glasgow in 1962 and held junior posts in Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Nottingham prior to orthodontic training in 1965-66 at the Eastman Postgraduate Dental Institute. Having obtained the DOrth RCSEng, he was appointed Registrar at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge from 1966-69 during which time he graduated FDS RCPSG. He was Senior Registrar at Guy's Hospital from 1969-73 which included a secondment to the University of Toronto. In 1973, he was appointed Consultant Orthodontist for Wessex Regional Health Authority.
As Vice-Dean, he had a leading role in developing the intercollegiate MFDS examination and, when he took over as Dean, he was the first such leader whose workplace was wholly outwith Glasgow. After serving as Dean, he chaired the Joint Committee for Specialist Training in Dentistry and, later, became Postgraduate Dental Dean for Wessex, Chairman of the Consultant Orthodontists Group and a member of the General Dental Council.

Portrait of I.B. Watson, Dental Dean 1995-98. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.

Ian Buchanan Watson was born in Dumfries in 1946, attended Dumfries Academy and then studied at the University of Glasgow, graduating BDS in 1969. His other qualifications were PhD (University of Glasgow, 1979), FDS RCPSG (1973) and FDS RCSEng (2000).
After a broad training in hospital-based dentistry, he was appointed Senior Registrar in Restorative Dentistry in 1974 and then, in 1978, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. In 1986 he spent a year as a visiting lecturer at the University of Sydney.
Among the other positions Dr Watson held at the College were Secretary of Dental Council (1987-92) and Vice-Dean of the Dental Faculty (1992-95). On completion of his term as Dean, he was elected Chairman of the Joint Committee for Specialist Training in Dentistry (1999-2003) and served as a member of the Specialist Training Advisory Committee of the General Dental Council (1996-2003). He was President of Glasgow Odontological Society (2010-11).

Portrait of K.F. Moos, Dental Dean 1992-95. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in London in 1934, Khursheed Francis Moos qualified in dentistry from Guy’s Hospital Dental School in 1958, in medicine from University College Medical School in 1964 and, during his National Service in the RADC, he obtained the FDS RCSEng.
He pursued a career in oral and maxillo-facial surgery and was appointed Consultant in Warwick in 1969 and at Cannniesburn Hospital, Bearsden in 1974 where, with colleagues, he established a clinical service in maxillo-facial trauma and deformity, serving the whole of the West of Scotland. He developed an internationally renowned unit attracting outstanding trainees and visiting staff, making a major contribution to the development of the specialty world-wide.
As Dean of the Faculty, he promoted the Faculty’s overseas initiatives. He was appointed Honorary Professor by the University of Glasgow in1992 and was awarded an OBE in 1995. He continued to teach and supervise research after his retirement in 1999 and was awarded an Honorary FRCS by the College in 2007.

Portrait of D.A. McGowan, Dental Dean 1989-92. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

David Alexander McGowan was born in 1939 in Northern Ireland where he qualified BDS (QUB) in 1961 and MDS in 1970. He trained in Oral Surgery in Belfast and Aberdeen obtaining the FDS RCSEng and FFD RCSI.

He was appointed Lecturer in 1968 and Senior Lecturer in 1969 at the London Hospital Medical College, graduating with a PhD in 1978. Appointed to the Chair of Dental Surgery (later Oral Surgery) at the University of Glasgow in 1977, he served as Postgraduate Adviser, was the founding Director of the WSCPDE and subsequently chaired the Dental Committee of the SCPME where he piloted the introduction of dental vocational training.
He was Dean of the Glasgow Dental School (1989-93) and later served as Senate Assessor for medical subjects on the University Court and as Vice-President of the General Dental Council (1994-99). Professor McGowan was awarded an Honorary FDS RCSEd in1999.
Since retirement he has contributed to research into the history of dentistry.

Portrait of H.D. Campbell, Dental Convenor 1986-89. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

Hugh Duncan Campbell was born in Paisley in 1924 and began his dental training after serving in the Second World War. After graduating BDS at the University of Glasgow, he spent one year as a house officer in the Dental Hospital and subsequently continued his training in Cardiff and Dundee, in due course obtaining the diplomas HDD (1961), FDS RCSEd and FDS RCPSG (1967).
He returned to Glasgow as a Consultant Dental Surgeon in 1966, based in the Dental Hospital but with responsibility for dental outpatients and oral surgery in-patients at the Victoria Infirmary, Mearnskirk Hospital and the Southern General Hospital. He also held monthly clinics in Campbeltown and Lochgilphead.
Outwith clinical oral surgery, he served as Chair of the Dental Hospital Advisory Committee and President of the Glasgow Dental Alumnus Association. He was President of the Glasgow Odontological Society for 1978-79. On approaching retirement, he was elected Convenor of Dental Council.

Portrait of A. Cockburn, Dental Convenor 1983-86. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

Alexander Cockburn was born in Galashiels in 1928 and qualified in dentistry in Edinburgh in 1949.
Following National Service and a period in general practice he undertook postgraduate training in the three Scottish Dental Schools and was awarded the following diplomas: HDD, DDO, FDS RCPSG and FDS RCSEd.
He was Senior Registrar and subsequently Consultant in Orthodontics at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School with responsibility also for Argyll and Forth Valley. His primary interest was postgraduate training using the treatment methods of North America and Australia. Major advisory and administrative roles included the Chairmanship of the Scottish Committee for Hospital Dental Services, membership of the Scottish Office Advisory Committee for Dental Establishments and membership of the General Dental Council.
He was President of The Royal Odonto-Chirurgical Society of Scotland (1981-82) and of Glasgow Odontological Society (1989-90). In 1986, at the request of College Council he chaired a working party to explore the possibility of developing specialty postgraduate examinations in dentistry.

Portrait of A.F. Carmichael, Dental Convenor 1980-83. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in Falkirk in 1926 but raised in Glasgow, Andrew Fleming Carmichael studied dentistry at Anderson College, later to become part of Glasgow University. He qualified LDS in 1949 and, following National Service, briefly joined a dental practice in Glasgow before appointment to a lecturer post in 1951 in Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. In due course, he was appointed Senior Lecturer, Honorary Consultant and Head of the Child Dental Health Department.
In 1967, he was admitted FDS RCPSG and subsequently FDS RCSEd. Recognising the vital contribution of dental nurses, he led the development of formal training within the Dental Hospital and School from 1969. For the College, he held the offices of Secretary of Dental Council and Examination Co-ordinator for the MGDS. He was President of Glasgow Odontological Society (1970-71), President of the British Paedodontic Society in 1975, a member of the Specialist Advisory Committee for Community Dentistry (1981-86) and represented the College on the General Dental Council (1984-89).

Portrait of D.K. Mason, Dental Convenor 1977-80. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in Paisley in1928, David Kean Mason graduated BDS from the University of St Andrews in 1951. After National Service in the RAF and working in Oral Surgery and Pathology at Dundee Dental Hospital, he studied medicine in Glasgow, graduating in 1962 while, at the same time, working in general dental practice and as a visiting dental surgeon, then senior registrar, at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.
In 1964 he was appointed Senior Lecturer in Dental Surgery and Pathology. His salivary gland research led to an MD in 1967 at which time he was appointed Professor in the newly formed Oral Medicine Department, a post which he held until 1992 and during which time he was highly influential in the development of his specialty at home and abroad.
He was Dean of Dental Education at the University of Glasgow (1980-90) and President of the General Dental Council (1989-94). He was awarded a CBE in 1987 and a knighthood in 1992.

Portrait of J. Ireland, Dental Convenor 1974-77. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

James Ireland was born in Bonnybridge in 1915 and studied medicine and dentistry in Edinburgh, qualifying in both. He served in the RAF during the Second World War, became a lecturer at Birmingham University Dental Hospital and, in 1949, was appointed Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in charge of the Department of Conservative Dentistry at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. In 1964 he was appointed Professor and in 1976 he became Dean of Dental Education until his retirement in 1980.
He was instrumental in the establishment of the University’s Dental Branch Library and, when he retired, this was re-named the James Ireland Memorial Library. He also had a major role in the planning of the new Dental Hospital and School building which opened in Sauchiehall Street in 1970. He was President of Glasgow Odontological Society (1965-66).

Portrait of T.C. White, Dental Convenor 1972-74. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in Falkirk in 1911, Thomas Cyril White qualified in dentistry and medicine in 1933 and 1935 respectively. Initially he worked as a dental anaesthetist in Glasgow but developed an interest in orthodontics leading, in 1936, to a post in Glasgow Dental Hospital and School and, in 1938, he was appointed Lecturer in Orthodontics. In due course, he received consultant grading and was appointed Professor of Orthodontics in 1961 and Dean of the Dental School in 1964 until his retiral in 1976.
He developed, along with Professor J Aitchison, a postgraduate qualification in orthodontics in 1948: The
Diploma in Dental Orthopaedics RCPSG was the first such qualification in the UK. He had a major role, with Professor J C MacDougall, in promoting the establishment of the FDS in 1967.
Professor White died in 1980. He bequeathed the residue of his estate to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow “for the furtherance of postgraduate dental education and research”.

Portrait of J.A. Russell, Dental Convenor 1969-72. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

John Aird Russell was born in 1921 in Eastwood, East Renfrewshire and served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve as a temporary dental surgeon during the Second World War receiving extensive training in oral surgery and anaesthetics. He also trained in North London under the pioneering maxillo-facial surgeon, Norman Rowe.
He was appointed to Glasgow Dental Hospital and School in 1958 as Consultant Dental Surgeon with duties at the City’s Western Infirmary and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill.
He was a founding member of Dental Council before becoming it’s second Convenor in 1969. He was President of Glasgow Odontological Society (1976-77) and represented the College on the General Dental Council (1980-84).

Portrait of J.C. MacDougall, Dental Convenor 1967-69. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.

Born in Glasgow in 1912, John Campbell MacDougall qualified in dentistry and medicine in 1934 and 1935 respectively. During the war he served in the dental branch of the RAF at Millfield and Lossiemouth.
Thereafter, he was in general dental practice in Glasgow and visiting surgeon at the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School where, in 1955, he was appointed Senior Lecturer, becoming Professor of Dental Surgery in 1964.
In 1967, the year Dental Council was established, he became its first Convenor and, in conjunction with his colleague, Professor T C White, he introduced the examination for Fellowship in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Furthermore, together with his counterparts in the other three surgical Colleges, he formed the Joint Committee for Higher Training in Dentistry and helped to devise new rotational postgraduate training schemes in Glasgow Dental Hospital and School which served as a blueprint for training programmes elsewhere in the UK.

This virtual museum displays the portraits of those that have held the positions of Dental Vice President, Dental Dean, and Dental Convenor at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Use the mosue to change the camera direction and use the arrow keys to walk around the room!

2 boxes of low and high fusing porcelains, complete with brushes, tweezers and spatulas for colouring crown and bridgework.

8 x 1/4 oz bottles of assorted shades of enamel used to shade porcelain teeth, including white, grey, blue, dark green, dark brown, italian brown, black and yellow. Set is complete with mixing oil, spatula and brushes.

Model of fixed and removable bridge work made for the 1914 Dental Congress in Paris.

Dental impression of an incomplete set of upper teeth.

Dental impression of an incomplete set of upper teeth.

Scan of a dental impression of an incomplete set of upper teeth.

Backward curved dental elevator with ebony handle.

An empty, 4 oz glass bottle used to contain hydrogen-peroxide. Described on the label as non-poisonous, harmless, unsurpasseed in its purity, strength and keeping properties.

Mouth props: 2 small and 1 large used in the process of administering general anaesthesia.

Flexible rubber mouth pack with gauze and instruction leaflet, used in general anaesthesia.

Box containing assorted samples of dental burs. Makers included C. Ash, De Trey, Dental Mfg. Co. Ltd and Alston.

3D scan of cardboard box with advertisement for dental rubber. The box actually contains packets of dental burs, but originally contained dental rubber.

Syringe with stop cock and 3 needles (largest needle is sharpened). Needles and stop cock fit by means of a friction sleeve. Used for injections.

Assorted cuttle fish grit on linen polishing strips, used for polishing restorations.

Tin containing glass 2 capsules of amyl nitrate, encased in silk and cotton wool. Label includes instructions on how to break the glass and inhale.

Glass tube with cork seal, containing cohesive, pure gold cylinders. Size 1/4, weight 1/20 ounce.

1.5 % Novoconephrine anaesthetic with adrenalin (3 x 2cc ampules) used for injections.

Box of finest lint, used for the administration of ether anaesthesia until the 1950s. Ether was dropped onto lint over an open mask.

Hypodermic needles for use in a Raison or similar syringe. Size number 17 (7/8). Also included: 1 vial alloy compressible washer and 1 vial brass compressible washer.

Mallet with lead filled head and ebony handle used in restoration work by gold plugging.

A fine white stone used for sharpening dental instruments. Mounted in a wood case with a red, white and blue label reading 'Hard Arkansas Oil Stones; For Surgical Instruments, Machinist & Engravers Tools.'

Cream bakelite stand, designed to hold 120 straight and contra angle hand piece burs.

Separator for anterior or posterior teeth

Mallet portion of automatic dental mallet that would have been operated by an engine, for dental cavity fillings.

Electromagnetic mallet for dental foil cavity fillings.

Pair of metal rubber dam clamp forceps used to maintain a dry field when filling a cavity with cohesive gold cylinders.

Single ended chrome and ebony hand mallet used for gold foil restoration work.

Metal rubber dam harness with ribbon strap, used to maintain a dry field for cavity filling.

2 metal rubber dam weights used to maintain a dry field for inserting cohesive gold fillings.

Cardboard box containing glass cylinder of gold cylinders for dental restoration.

Handpiece set for an eletcric dental engine in velvet lined box with 6 miniature plugger points.

Set of miniature plugger points for electric dental engine, with handpiece and 5 different plugger heads. In purple lined box.

Blue, white and green glasses used for medicament dispensing.

Automatic mallet for dental cavity filling, used to condense the lingual surface of a resotration.

Set of 8 interchangeable plugger points in velvet lined box, with ebony handpiece.

Glass vial of dental floss

Dental mallet for condensing gold used to fill cavities for dental restoration.

Spirit lamp and circular slab of mica used to anneal cohesive gold cylinders for dental cavities.

Metal dental plugger for filling cavities

Metal dental plugger with brass octagonal body for filling cavities

Plastic case containing an 'Aspiject' syringe used for infiltration and block analgesia.

Box containing various sized packets of Veramon tablets and an information booklet. Described as a safe, efficient and non-toxic analgesic (pain relief) for oral administration.

Instruction leaflet entitled 'How to wear artificial dentures' as part of box containing denture powder tablets.

Orthometer that belonged to Professor T. C. White. It was invented by Dr Korkhaus in Germnay.

Photograph showing the entrance to the Glasgow Dental Hospital on Sauchiehall Street.

Dental mirror used for oral examination.

Dental forceps used for the removal of the lower front teeth.

Dental forceps used for the removal of molars.

This pair of forceps has an inscription on the inside of the handle reading 'J.G.H.' It is likely that these forceps belonged to John Gray Houston. Houston became a Licentiate in Dental Surgery in 1945 and gained the Higher Dental Diploma and the Diploma in Dental Orthopaedics from the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1956.

He became a Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1967.

An elevator used for loosening the tooth prior to forcep extraction. This is an example of a cross bar elevator, its handle is at a right angle to the blade for greater force. It has the inscriptions 'ASH England' and '12L.'

A dental probe primarily used to measure pocket depths around a tooth. This instrument has the inscriptions '18', 'Maillefer' and 'Stainless.'

Smaller dental forceps used for removing children's teeth.

A dental gouge, commonly used for loosening teeth before extraction.

Dental forceps used for the removal of upper molars.

A lancet used for incising the gum.

Dental mirror used for oral examination.

Dental forceps used for removing the lower teeth.

Forceps used for upper molar extraction.

A dental key used to extract teeth. The claw is placed around the tooth and the key is turned. This dental key has an offset shaft and adjustable claw.

A dental key used to extract teeth. The claw is placed around the tooth and the key is turned. This dental key has an offset shaft and a revolving bolster and claw.

A dental key used to extract teeth. The claw is placed around the tooth and the key is turned. This dental key has an offset shaft and finger control.

A dental key used to extract teeth. The claw is placed around the tooth and the key is turned. This dental key has an offset shaft and finger control.

A dental key used to extract teeth. The claw is placed around the tooth and the key is turned. This dental key has an offset shaft and a spring-loaded, interchangeable claw.

Forceps used for the extraction of upper molars.

A carved, adjustable dental elevator, used to loosen teeth for extraction.

45-degree curved plugger with ebony bulb handle, inscribed 'Hallam London.' Used for applying filling material to a tooth cavity.

A photograph of a medal awarded to John Campbell in dental histology.

Set of dental forceps in a leather-wrap case.