- Wikidata identifier:
- Q29950273
- Also known as:
- British Dental Association Museum
- Instance of:
- dental museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 8
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q29950273/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Collection development policy)
The collections of the BDA Museum comprise approximately 25,000 objects relating to all aspects of dental history in the UK and the development of the dental profession. Subject areas include anaesthesia, conservation, diagnosis, extraction, furniture, human remains, hygiene, military, orthodontic, prosthetics, sterilisation, surgery, BDA history, fine art, photographs and archival material.
Period of Time/ and or Geographical Area to which the Collection Relates
Geographical
The BDAM Collections represent the geographical boundaries of the BDA namely the United Kingdom (Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland).
In exceptional cases objects from Eire, and other nations worldwide will be acquired if they relate to the Mission Statement of the BDAM, and if they meet one or more of the acquisition criteria.
Chronological
The chronological focus of the BDAM’s collections commences approximately from the mid seventeenth century to the present day, the era in which specific dental instruments and practice developed.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2020
Licence: CC BY-NC