%0 Journal Article
%T The influence of 'Golden Age' authors of detective fiction, in particular, D. L. Sayers, on the public opinion of dentists and dentistry.
%A Bishop M
%J Br Dent J
%V 237
%N 1
%D 2024 Jul
%M 38997379
%F 2.727
%R 10.1038/s41415-024-7560-z
%X With her wide readership and sympathetic and intelligent handling of dentists and dentistry in her detective novels and short stories, it is probable that Dorothy Leigh Sayers(1893-1957) influenced the public perception of dentists favourably, as being true professionals, particularly after the 1921 Act made it a fully closed specialty. Her encounter with a dental automaton seen when she was very young is acknowledged by her as a formative influence.