Tooth and Veil and of a fabulous cast

and of a fabulous cast of characters gathered together around the edges or shorelines of Bruce Foster’s visual field

With 166 works by 151 artists

extremely well-written

and playing with his children

’ — Lynda Simmons

Tooth and Veil and of a fabulous castThe story of the young women charged with waging war on our nations poor teeth In 1921, when the School Dental Service was established, New Zealand embarked on a unique social experiment: improving the terrible state of the nations teeth. Set up by veterans of the First World War, the service focused on battling Bertie Germ was run like a military operation and the all female dental nurses were treated like foot soldiers: underpaid, overworked and