Call for Contributors: Cultures of Oral Health, 1750-present

The Oral Health Humanities and Social Science Network are seeking contributors for an edited collection of essays titled 'Cultures of Oral Health, 1750-present: Discourse, Theory and Practice' (proposed publisher is Routledge, Medical Humanities Series). 

Edited by Dr Claire Jones (University of Kent, History) and Professor Barry Gibson (University of Sheffield, Dental Sociology), the volume seeks contributions that explore the relationships between oral health, dentistry and society drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives including history, history of STM, applied ethics, sociology, social gerontology, politics, historical epidemiology and philosophy. By producing a vibrant volume, our goal is to expand the inter-disciplinary conversation on oral health. The volume will demonstrate how a wide range of disciplines can promote a multidisciplinary understanding of oral care discourses, practices and theory. 

We therefore welcome a range of initial contributions using different methodologies and disciplinary lenses. Contributions might, for example, focus on:

- the market for oral care products

- the emerging development of oral health practices 

- inequalities in oral health 

- the ethics of modern oral care 

- the science of the mouth

- the emergence of the smile industry 

- oral health across the life course

- emotions attached to oral health

- oral health and citizenship. 

Abstracts of no more than 800 words should be emailed to Barry Gibson (b.j.gibson@sheffield.ac.uk) no later than May 31st 2019. Proposed publication date 2021.