1950 School Dentist

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Remember it well - good drawing though!

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 17 Apr 14:34:32

Brings back terrible memories, always a relief when they said there was nothing to do. terrific drawing.

Posted by Stephen Kelly on Fri 17 Apr 15:03:09

Fantastic drawing Robert. I remember at that time being a very little girl and the enormity of the dentist’s hand, with a very sore, stretched face afterwards.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 17 Apr 15:24:42

Thank you Heather Stephen and Carole

Posted by Robert Ward on Fri 17 Apr 17:40:49

This is so right, all those infernal instruments of torture. Good 'un, Robert.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 17 Apr 17:41:40

Thanks Lew.

Posted by Robert Ward on Fri 17 Apr 17:48:13

Aaarrrrrr.......flashbacks! Lol. We survived.....great drawing Robert.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 17 Apr 18:15:36

Thanks Fiona

Posted by Robert Ward on Sat 18 Apr 09:02:26

Ahhhhh!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Sat 18 Apr 10:42:13

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17/04/2020

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The 1950's dreaded school dentist and that awful drill, it took ages to drill the tooth which got very hot and bits of tooth littered your mouth. In those days dentist's were always stern and forbidding, and the terror was not lessened by the sight of all those glistening and steaming sharp metal picks that the assistant used to dump on the tray, and right in front of the hapless patient, oooerrr!

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