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With the formal launch of the National Health Service on the evening of Sunday, July 4, 1948, the pattern of dental treatment in Britain changed dramatically. This change altered the lives of everyone connected with the provision of this treatment and, for dentists in particular, working life would never be the same again. But how did they come about?
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King, R. The dash for dentures: the turbulent introduction of NHS dentistry. Br Dent J 185, 14–18 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4809715
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