Little Tyke Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Does anyone else remember visiting the school dental clinic located in the school at the top of Prince of Wales road? Even after 50 or so years I still have vivid memories of that place. Dentists?? in green wellies with green aprons covered in blood, long stainless steel sinks with kids spitting blood and throwing up, lots of screaming and those awful little metal clamps which forced open your mouth. Ah, the kids today just don't know how good they have it. Little T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depoix Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Does anyone else remember visiting the school dental clinic located in the school at the top of Prince of Wales road? Even after 50 or so years I still have vivid memories of that place. Dentists?? in green wellies with green aprons covered in blood, long stainless steel sinks with kids spitting blood and throwing up, lots of screaming and those awful little metal clamps which forced open your mouth. Ah, the kids today just don't know how good they have it. Little T i remember it,and the stink of the rubber pilots mask they held on your face to give you the knock out gas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeakyclean Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I remember it well. I used to hate it. there used to be a supermarket at Manor top (can't remember the name) but I recall my Mum taking me there for a treat, if I had been good at the dentist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 You lot were posh - our school dentist used to have a caravan in the school yard ! I jest not ! Mr Kershaw was his name and his wife was the nurse ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I use to go to a Dr Ditchfield, very handsome man, both brothers were dentists, that must be around 50 years ago, I still have the same two fillings in. Then I went to a "Butcher" on Burngreave Rd, husband & wife team, I woke up in the middle and ran around the room, they had to get my sister in the other room to hold me down, they pulled some back teeth out when they could have filled them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiat500 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Does anyone else remember visiting the school dental clinic located in the school at the top of Prince of Wales road? Even after 50 or so years I still have vivid memories of that place. Dentists?? in green wellies with green aprons covered in blood, long stainless steel sinks with kids spitting blood and throwing up, lots of screaming and those awful little metal clamps which forced open your mouth. Ah, the kids today just don't know how good they have it. Little T I remember the school dentist at manor top well, torture like that stays with you. I remember being sick after the gas mask (the rubber ysed to smell horrid) and the nurse punching me in the back and shoving my head in a sink. Later I remember in childbirth being offered gas and air, I screamed "no way" as soon as I saw the mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The school was Prince Edwards, the supermarket opposite was, by turns called "Challenge!" , frank dee and Somerfield (the former Manor Cinema) Ditchfield? wasn't he at Newfield Green? I was under his care as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SILLY Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I remember going around 1950 and it frightened me to death they just used to push a gas mask on your face and yank the tooth out it took me years to be brave enough to visit a dentist after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeakyclean Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 The school was Prince Edwards, the supermarket opposite was, by turns called "Challenge!" , frank dee and Somerfield (the former Manor Cinema) Ditchfield? wasn't he at Newfield Green? I was under his care as a kid. Thanks for that PT, I am going back to around 1976/7, and it seems like yesterday now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan39 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Does anyone else remember visiting the school dental clinic located in the school at the top of Prince of Wales road? Even after 50 or so years I still have vivid memories of that place. Dentists?? in green wellies with green aprons covered in blood, long stainless steel sinks with kids spitting blood and throwing up, lots of screaming and those awful little metal clamps which forced open your mouth. Ah, the kids today just don't know how good they have it. Little T I remember this school dentists, from my memory as a quiet withdrawn child, the nurses were a cruel hard bunch, I used to be terrified, made me nervous of the dentist'sfor a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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