The National Museum of Dentistry will be closed to the public Thursday, Dec. 5th and Friday, Dec. 6th as our staff will be attending a Faculty Development Program. We will return to normal operations on Tuesday, Dec. 10th.

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References

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Related Videos

National Geographic. (2011, April 28). Teeth Chiseling | National Geographic [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRUTU6IMrc0&feature=youtu.be

The BDA. (2018, May 8). The Mayan Tooth [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wErNa1EKFRY

VPRO Metropolis. (2012, August 27). Black and filed teeth in the Philippines – vpro Metropolis [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWrF33-7I5E

VICE. (2019, June 4). The Balinese Tradition of Filing Teeth [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEDPLDv2vmQ

Guest Curator Bio


Celita Summa is a graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in Editing, Writing, and Media. She is interested in archival work, history, and literature, and created this online exhibition during a Curatorial Research internship at the museum. When she’s not at work, she can be found photographing the streets of Italy or developing her podcast.

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