Volume 217 Issue 1, 11 July 2014
FIRST WORLD WAR SERIES: WW1 FIELD TREATMENT TENT
The cover images in volume 217 of the Journal have been commissioned to commemorate the centenary of the start of the Great War. Dentistry and oral surgery came to the fore in World War I and significant advances in dental treatment and oral surgery were made in order to cope with horrendous facial injuries and the sheer volume of troops.
The cover of this particular issue shows a dental surgeon treating a patient in a field treatment tent. In this case the surgery is a collapsible tent, with a treadle drill and using light provided by an electricity generator. The illustration was inspired by a photograph of a WW1 field treatment tent, circa 1915, from the collection of the BDA Museum. More detailed information about the background of this particular cover can be found in the news feature on page 6 of this issue.
Illustration by Philip Bannister based on an image from the collection of the BDA Museum.
Web: philip-bannister.co.uk
Email: philip@philip-bannister.co.uk
Agent: illustrationweb.com
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