Lockdown artwork: putting down the dental drill and picking up the art materials.

Abstract

The link between art and dentistry has provided the inspiration for my recent artworks, especially considering how the two different disciplines greatly complement each other. Historically, dentistry has provided much inspiration for artists: from 19 Century engravings to early 1900s oil paintings of which there are fascinating examples are in the online British Dental Associations dental Art collection (British Dental Association, 2021). Having developed an “Artistic eye” from a young age through painting, it has helped me enormously in my practical dental work while studying dentistry. In addition, I have found by training my eye in dentistry, especially through restorative dentistry, which includes building skills like looking at cavity