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COLLECTION
USA,
A rare American dental training phantom head with an articulated mandible made of aluminium and plastic by Columbia Dentoform Corp., first half of the XX cent. On the lower side of the plastic mandibula written: 'R362 / COLUMBIA DENTOFORM CORP. / NEW YORK.' The scull part of the head is made of silver-colored metal alloy, and the teeth and jaws of black and white plastic. The phantom is mounted on the bronze pole and is housed in a glass dome.
FIRM
USA, New York
Columbia Dentoform, established in 1917 by Ben Spitzer, a Columbia University Engineering School graduate, began as the Columbia Dental and X-Ray Company in Manhattan, New York. Initially, the company provided x-ray equipment for dental offices and sold articulators and attachments to dental laboratories. Ben Spritzer In 1917, it introduced metal typodonts—his first phantoms for dental teaching and practice. Today, as part of the DentalEZ family of brands, Columbia Dentoform continues to develop and provide high-quality simulation products, maintaining its commitment to improving the instructional process and learning experience for dental students globally.
MUSEUM
Belgium, Anderlecht
The Museum of Medicine in Brussels is located on the campus of the ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles / Vrije Universiteit Brussel / Free University of Brussels) founded in 1994 is located in Anderlecht (Brussels-Capital Region). The exhibits are logically grouped into the following sections on four floors: Medicine in Egyptian Art; General History of Medicine (from Antiquity until the 20th Century); Pharmacy; Anatomical Waxes I (Anatomy, Obstetrics, Venereal Diseases); Medicine in Pre-Columbian Art.
Austria, Linz
After extensive renovation, the Zahnmuseum (Museum of Dental History and Dental Technology) of the city of Linz has reopened its doors in the Old Town Hall building at Hauptplatz 1. Although the exhibition is located under the vaulted arches of a medieval building, the exhibition halls have a modern architectural design and are located on the first and basement floors. Here you can see unique exhibits, among which the most interesting are the workplaces of dentists from the 19th century onwards.
Spain, Valencia
Scientific and Medical Collection of the University of Valencia is located in the great hall on the second floor of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Valencia, open to the public from Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 20:00