https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/cce17c2b5e03b50b8f91edfd4d7cee32.jpg ecb2f04bd7499aaa5b122e84c7b4694c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum and Artwork Subject The topic of the resource Museum collections Description An account of the resource Our museum collection helps tell the story of the College, of its place in the city of Glasgow, and of Scottish medical history. Our collection also tells the story of the students, Fellows and Members who have shaped the College over the centuries. We have fascinating medical instruments and equipment used by some of the most famous people associated with the College, including Joseph Lister, David Livingstone and William Macewen. These sit alongside a varied and often gruesome collection of surgical and dental instruments which help to show the progression and innovation made in surgical procedures from the 18th century onwards. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original object 23 x 32 cm. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of T.C. White Description An account of the resource 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”. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1974 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2017/18 Dentistry Photograph