Sir, I have read with great interest the two excellent papers by Paul Hellyer on the rise of general dental practice in Bexhill-on-Sea.1,2 It is not possible to imagine how many (hopefully happy) hours of research have gone into investigating all the aspects of the lives of the practitioners concerned, not just in dentistry.
It is interesting to see how the Editor has taken this remarkable story as a context to consider dentistry today.3 For example, what types of people now become dentists, what problems face them, what outside interests help to keep them sane. I will continue to read the pages of the BDJ carefully in the hope of seeing some answers.
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Hellyer P. The growth of general dental practice in a developing Sussex seaside resort: 1885-1916 - Part 1: the early settlers. Br Dent J 2019; 227:419-425.
Hellyer P. The development of general practice in a new seaside resort: 1885-1916 - Part 2: the next generation. Br Dent J 2019: 227: 519-539.
Hancocks S. The Bexhill dentists. Br Dent J 2019: 227: 433.
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Gelbier, S. A remarkable story. Br Dent J 227, 761–762 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-019-0952-9
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