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'Progress in Dentistry- Contrasting ultra- speed bur, or drill, used regularly in dental clinics at WVU Medical Center with manual type used by dentists in the 1800s are Dr. Clarence R. McCurdy Jr. (left) instructor in operative dentistry, and Anthony Alleruzzo of Erie, Pa., third- year dental student. The old instrument, with its special cupped ring that slipped over the middle finger and protected the palm of the hand, is part of a collection given to the WVU School of Dentistry by descendants of Dr. John Matthew Gay Fairfax, once a dentist in Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.'

Dental Student, West Virginia University

Identifier:
020364
Title:
Dental Student, West Virginia University
Date:
1968/07
Description:
'Progress in Dentistry- Contrasting ultra- speed bur, or drill, used regularly in dental clinics at WVU Medical Center with manual type used by dentists in the 1800s are Dr. Clarence R. McCurdy Jr. (left) instructor in operative dentistry, and Anthony Alleruzzo of Erie, Pa., third- year dental student. The old instrument, with its special cupped ring that slipped over the middle finger and protected the palm of the hand, is part of a collection given to the WVU School of Dentistry by descendants of Dr. John Matthew Gay Fairfax, once a dentist in Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.'
Subjects:
Dental instruments and apparatus--West Virginia--Morgantown., Dentists--West Virginia--Morgantown., Dental students--West Virginia--Morgantown.
Personal Names:
McCurdy, Clarence Richard., Alleruzzo, Anthony Joseph.
Corporate Names:
West Virginia University. School of Dentistry.
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView