The Monthly Review of Dental Surgery, No. VIII. October, 1880. Vol. I.

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 1.7
Word count
101K words
Chapters
11

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Other Medicine Clinical RecordsMedical HistoryMedical EducationTechnical EvolutionScience EnlightenmentIndustry WatchMagazine SelectionCompilation19th CenturyScholarly Reference

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Monthly Review of Dental Surgery, No. VIII. October, 1880. Vol. I. by VariousAuthor: Various,Language: English, Class: RK: Medicine: Dentistry, Release Date: Feb 17, 2019

Editor's review

This is the October 1880 issue of The Monthly Review of Dental Surgery, Volume I, No. VIII, an original document of a nineteenth-century professional dental journal. Its value lies not in systematic textbook-style exposition but in showing what dental practitioners of the time cared about, how cases were recorded, and the tone of scholarly discussion, giving readers direct access to one facet of the professionalization of modern dentistry. As a historical document, its layout, terminology, and advertisement-like sections also preserve the material features of Victorian medical publishing. It is suitable for resource reading by those interested in medical history, dental history, or nineteenth-century English periodical publishing, and as supplementary material for courses in medical humanities. Note that its diagnostic concepts, materials, and procedures are largely outdated and should not be used as clinical reference.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the table of contents and section layout first to grasp the structure of an issue, then select cases or reviews for close reading.
  2. Prepare a short glossary of nineteenth-century dental terms and note them as you read to reduce the difficulty posed by specialized vocabulary.
  3. Read with a historical eye, focusing on the concerns and argumentative styles of the time rather than adopting its clinical conclusions.
  4. Read alongside other medical journals of the same period to compare similarities and differences in writing conventions between dentistry and general medicine.

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FAQ

Is this journal suitable for learning clinical dental techniques? No. It is the original text of an 1880 journal, and its diagnostic concepts, instruments, and materials are largely outdated. It can only be read as medical history material, not as a basis for modern clinical practice.
What level of English is needed to read this book? The original is in the style of nineteenth-century English medical journals, with long sentences and period terminology. Good English reading ability is recommended, along with a dictionary and glossary. For browsing, start with the table of contents and section headings.
What is its main value as a historical source? Its value lies in showing the issues that concerned nineteenth-century dental practitioners, how cases were written up, and the tone of scholarly discussion, helping readers understand how dentistry expressed itself as a profession at the time and the publishing forms of medical journals.
Does the content fully reflect the state of dentistry at the time? No. It is only one issue, limited in length and sections, and reflects the topics selected by editors and contributors. A fuller understanding requires other contemporary sources.

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About the author

Various Author

Various is not a real person but a collective attribution used in book cataloging and databases for works with multiple authors, commonly applied to anthologies, compilations, or publications with too many contributors to list individually. On this Chinese book site, this attribution covers as many as 3,387 titles, spanning encyclopedic entries, historical documents, and trial records. Representative works include several volumes of the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the record of the trial of the major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Available public information is limited: nationality, birth and death dates, and common categories are not clearly recorded, making it difficult to summarize a unified writing style or personal biography. Readers should understand it as a cataloging convention rather than a single author.