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Power, pain, and dentistry /

Presenting a genealogy of dentistry, this text examines relations between dental power and dental knowledge. It draws on the work of Foucault to consider the concept of disciplinary power and the associated notions of surveillance, monitoring and normalization.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nettleton, Sarah, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Buckingham ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1992.
Subjects:
Dentistry > Social aspects.
Dentistry > Philosophy.
Dentist and patient.
Control (Psychology)
Social medicine.
Foucault, Michel, > 1926-1984.
Dentist-Patient Relations
History of Dentistry
Power, Psychological.
Sociology, Medical
Social medicine
Dentist and patient
Dentistry > Philosophy
Dentistry > Social aspects
Patient
Description
Summary:Presenting a genealogy of dentistry, this text examines relations between dental power and dental knowledge. It draws on the work of Foucault to consider the concept of disciplinary power and the associated notions of surveillance, monitoring and normalization.
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis--King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London.
Physical Description:x, 165 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-161) and index.
ISBN:0335097235
9780335097234
0335097227
9780335097227