Charleston, South Carolina: Macaulay Museum of Dental History
Exhibit of early, dangerous x-ray machines and novel tools for roto-rooting decay from patients' choppers back in the Good Old Days.Waring Historical Library
- Address:
- 175 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC
- Directions:
- Inside the Waring Historical Library, which resembles a mini-castle made of brick. On the west side of Ashley Ave. just south of Bee St.
- Hours:
- M-F 8:30 am - 5 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 843-792-2288
- Admission:
- Free.
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Just thinking about Dental Museums can make your teeth ache. But visiting one is not as painful as a root canal, we can assure you... The Macaulay Museum of Dental History is the pride of the South -- a large collection of dentistry artifacts on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina.
The museum displays early, dangerous x-ray machines; historic dental implements, and novel tools for roto-rooting decay from patients' choppers. The collection is mostly what was amassed by Dr. Neill W. Macaulay before his death in 1983, after half a century chasing down Mr. Cavity.
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