{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: The influence of 'Golden Age' authors of detective fiction, in particular, D. L. Sayers, on the public opinion of dentists and dentistry.
{Author}: Bishop M;
{Journal}: Br Dent J
{Volume}: 237
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: 2024 Jul
{Factor}: 2.727
{DOI}: 10.1038/s41415-024-7560-z
{Abstract}: 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.