2015, issue 2

Waterloo smile

Nick Torlot DDU dento-legal adviser
ByNick Torlot
Published07 September 2015
The soldiers of Waterloo sacrificed their teeth to provide a healthy smile for London's elite. Meanwhile, enterprising dental technicians were already working on more durable alternatives.

There'll be no want of teeth, I'll draw them as fast as the men are knocked down.

This page was correct at publication on 07/09/2015. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Nick Torlot
DDU dento-legal adviser

Nick Torlot BDS FDSRCS (Eng) qualified from UCH in 1983 and spent 19 years as assistant and then clinical director of Salaried Dental Services in Hampshire, while continuing to practise clinical dentistry. He has been involved in dental education as an adviser and vocational trainer with the London Deanery and as a trainer with the Winchester scheme. Nick joined the DDU as a dento-legal adviser in 2010.

Waterloo smile