Four copies of the first dental bill which was introduced into the Victorian parliament.
Date
1882
Description
Photocopies made by Dr Vincent Amerena of the first dental bill which was introduced into the Victorian parliament.7 pages in total, black and white, stapled in the top-left corner. The front page is Amerena's handwriting, reading "FOUR COPIES OF THE FIRST DENTAL BILL WHICH WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE / VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT. IN THE YEAR 1882 THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED / BY THE LATER DR L L SMITH - A SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL MEDICAL / PRACTITIONER. IT WAS QUIETLY SHELVED. / THE BILL WAS SPONSORED BY A DENTAL ASSOCIATION WHICH HAD BEEN FORMED / LARGELY AMONG THE ADVERTISING DENTISTS - THE ASSOCIATION FOLDED UP SOON AFTER."
Dr Vincent Amerena was an active member of the Victorian dental community and was a past president of the Victorian Dental Board. The collection was donated by his daughter Louise Mitchell (nee Amerena).
Object detail
documents/photocopies
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