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“It’s the history of spectacle and violence” - Richard Barnett on dentistry
Richard Barnett talking about his book The Smile Stealers: The Fine and Foul Art of Dentistry.
(Image: Wood and ivory statue of tooth pulling scene in 1600s. © Wellcome Library, London ).
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