 | A Dentist and a Gentleman: Gender and the Rise of Dentistry in Ontario Subjects: Dentistry -- Ontario -- History; Dentistry -- Social aspects -- Ontario; Sexual division of labor -- Ontario -- History; Women dentists -- Ontario -- History; At one time considered a trade, dentistry gradually evolved and attained professional status, structured in such a way as to recruit middle-class white men; by definition, a professional was a gentleman. A unique and fascinating social history. Adams Tracey L : Tracey L. Adams is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Western University. Her earlier work, A Dentist and a Gentleman , is also published by University of Toronto Press. |
