# General Haig's Toothache: Battlefield Dentistry in World War One

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Mark Harrison
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/general-haigs-toothache-battlefield-dentistry-world-war-one)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Professor Mark Harrison discusses the take that Armed Forces Dentist service owes its creation for a general’s molar and a French dentist. This short lecture also explains why battlefield dentistry became important.

## Lectures

1. [General Haig's Toothache: Battlefield Dentistry in World War One](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/general-haigs-toothache-battlefield-dentistry-world-war-one/07a3de827086) (YouTube)