Oshogbo — Daily Trust visited the Foundation for Dental Education Museums and Archives in Ile-Ife, set up by a professor of dentistry and discovered that it is the first of its kind on the African continent.
Though not very big, the signpost was visible enough to indicate the location of the Foundation for Dental Education Museums and Archives located opposite the Ife City bus stop along Ilesa road in Ile-Ife. With a modest space and clean surrounding, the newly built flashy one-storey building painted in pink with a dash of cream paint on its sides could not be missed.
At the frontage of the museum, one is greeted by a well parked old dental van in the premises. Pointing to the vehicle, the owner of the museum, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, explained that the vehicle was among the collections he acquired. He noted that the vehicle was a mobile dental van used for the provision of dental services in Ogun State in the early 70s.
He said: "As you see this van, it is very strong and rugged. It was used for mobile dental services in Ogun State in the seventies. It is a German vehicle and you cannot find such van anywhere again. It has complete facility required for dental services and it was meant to take care of people in the rural areas. Ogun State government eventually sold the van to someone. When I met the person that bought it from Ogun State government, I begged him to sell it to me and he obliged."
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201511302724.html
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