Die zahnchirurgische Instrumentensammlung des Juliusspitals zu Würzburg: die Professionalisierung der Zahnheilkunde, insbesondere der Zahnchirurgie, im 19. Jahrhundert im Raum Würzburg und Unterfranken / Bayern

Abstract

Research with a special focus on the historical dental surgical instruments of the Juliusspital in Würzburg does not yet exist. This is a desideratum, as the objects preserved in the Historical Collections of the University of Würzburg can contribute to a deeper understanding of the professionalisation of dentistry in the 19 th century. Only their analysis, together with that of the written sources, provides a complete picture of this process. The aim of this research project is to investigate the professionalisation and academisation of dentistry, especially dental surgery, in Würzburg and Lower Franconia in the 19 th century using the historical dental surgical instru ments of the Juliusspital as a material source for medical history.