September 19th, 2018 | RESEARCH
We review how the Wellcome Collection exhibition ‘Teeth’ enacts meanings from an educational anthropology and Science and Technology Studies perspective. The exhibition tells the history of dental science. It starts with accounts of the painful procedures and social inequalities of early oral healthcare. As it moves towards the present day it shows improved scientific knowledge, tools and public health promotion, and closes with current sophisticated technologies and practices. However it underrepresents contemporary social inequalities. We conclude that science communication exhibition curators should strive to represent the problems of today as well as those of the past.
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Claire Dungey, Author, Brunel University LondonNeil Stephens, Author, Brunel University London
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Identifier Type: doi
Identifier: 10.22323/2.17030603
Identifier Type: issn
Identifier: 1824-2049
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 17
Number: 3
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Funding Source: Wellcome Trust
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Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Health and medicine | Social science and psychology
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits