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Medallic History of Dentistry Alfred C. Fones
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Edge | Smooth with Inscription |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a bust of Alfred C. Fones in three-quarter view occupying the left foreground, depicted in suit and tie in high relief. In the right background, a scene in lower relief shows a dental hygienist examining or instructing a group of children, evoking Fones's pioneering role in school-based dental hygiene education. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a circular medallion device in the upper field featuring a globe overlaid with a caduceus-style serpent staff, flanked by laurel branches, with the legend ODONTOLOGIA / ARS SCIENTIA PROGRESSUS arching around the emblem. Below, in the polished lower field, the inscriptions ALFRED C. FONES / (1869-1938) / Founder of Dental / Hygienist Movement are engraved in multiple lines, with a small mintmark F at the base. |
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