Graduation medallion (School Dental Nurse Service)

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Graduation medallion (School Dental Nurse Service)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This medallion was awarded to F. L. Carlton from Timaru, one of the first New Zealand women to graduate as a dental nurse. In December 1920, newspapers had advertised places for 30 probationer dental nurses. In April 1921, 35 out of the 120 applicants began a two-year training programe in Wellington. To begin with, the trainees used equipment that had been used by the Dental Corps during the Great War.The first intake finished their training in 1923

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Date created

circa 1923

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1251290

Related subjects

metal / enamel / medals / medallions / Vocational education / dentistry / Miss F Carlton

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