Making the American Mouth: Dentists and Public Health in the Twentieth Century (Critical Issues in Health and Medicine)
This fascinating book is the first to explore the social and cultural history of dentistry in the United States. Alyssa Picard skillfully illuminates the relationship between the emerging dental profession and contemporary developments in child health, American consumer culture, and gender and race relations in the United States. She draws on an impressive range of primary sources to illustrate the historical roots of Americans' 'dental obsession.' - Heather Munro Prescott, professor of history, Central Connecticut State University"In Making the American Mouth, Alyssa Picard provides us with a much needed and long overdue illumination and analysis of the important role that dentistry has played in 20th century American health care and public health. ---Richard Meckel, Brown UniversityÂ“This fascinating book is the first to explore the social and cultural history of dentistry in the United States. Picard skillfully illuminates the relationship between the emerging dental profession and contemporary developments in child health, American consumer culture, and gender and race relations in the United States. She draws on an impressive range of primary sources to illustrate the historical roots of AmericansÂ’ 'dental obsession'.Â”Heather Munro Prescott, professor of history, Central Connecticut State University"In Making the American Mouth, Alyssa Picard provides us with a much needed and long overdue illumination and analysis of the important role that dentistry has played in 20th century American health care and public health."Richard Meckel, Brown University