The dawn of modern dentistry in Japan: The transfer of knowledge and skills from foreign dentists to Japanese counterparts in the Yokohama Foreign Settlement

Modern Western dentistry was introduced to Japan by foreign dentists who arrived in Yokohama, after the opening of the country. The arrival in Japan of foreign dentists triggered the introduction of modern dentistry into Japan. We searched through advertisements in the English and Japanese language...

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Main Authors: Toshihide Ohno, Yuji Hasaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-02-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761612000622