item details
NameModel tooth
ProductionBeryl Findsen; model maker; circa 1950; Wellington
Classificationmodels
Materialsplaster of Paris
Materials Summarymodel made from plaster of Paris
Techniquesmodel-making
DimensionsOverall: 40mm (width), 90mm (length), 32mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH021045
Credit lineGift of Helen Barker, 2011
Overview
This model was used as a teaching aid and study model. It was made by a trainee school dental nurse while she was at the training school in Wellington. The school dental nurse service was established in 1920 to improve and maintain the dental health of New Zealand children.