This film clip shows work in the prosthetics laboratory of the Otago Dental School in 1962. By then under the inspired leadership of Professor John Walsh, the dental school had expanded into new areas such as orthodontics, which involved using metal braces to straighten children's teeth.
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Reference:
Pictorial Parade 130. National Film Unit, 1962
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