TAY Mai Hiong Edmund
Medical Services in Singapore,
Accession Number 002112
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 5
Total Reels
- Patricia Lee
Interviewer
- 02:24:38
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 5
Metadata
- 23 Apr 1999
Recording Date
- 00:29:53
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Born in 1925, Sapong, Sabah. Reason for coming to Singapore in 1937. Family Background. Journey to Singapore. Schooling years at St. Anthony Boys' School. Escape to farming colony in Negri Sembilan. Description of the farming colony in Bahau and Endau. Description of life on the farm.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 5
Metadata
- 23 Apr 1999
Recording Date
- 00:29:42
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Return to Singapore. Tribute to Leslie Woodford. Switched from medicine to dentistry. Description of facilities at Dental School. Use of foot engine in the 1940s. Past dental techniques used.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 5
Metadata
- 23 Apr 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:27
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Recollections of the teaching staff at Dental School. Impressions of Prof Tickler. How he met his wife at the University. Returned to Kota Kinabalu after he graduated. Return to Singapore. Role as a lecturer. Profile of dental students.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 5
Metadata
- 23 Apr 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:39
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Promotional prospects of dental lecturers. Status of dentists elevated over the years. Dentists' salary and remuneration. Many dentists joined private practice. Strong esprit de corps among dental students.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 5
Metadata
- 23 Apr 1999
Recording Date
- 00:23:57
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Comparison of old and new dental equipment and techniques. Future development. A multi-disciplinary approach towards treatment of patients. Many unqualified dentists in the past.
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