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American Dental Association Affairs
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of the
A merican D ental A ssociation
AMERICAN D EN TA L ASSOCIATION A FFA IR S
- The appointment of a program com mittee for the annual meeting of the State Officers’ Conference at Omaha next October was announced recently by Pres ident C. S. Foster. The personnel of the committee is: Earl S. Arnold, West Hart ford, Conn.; C. J. Hollister, Harrisburg, Pa.; E. C. Lundsford, Miami, Fla.; E. W. Wise, Tulsa, Okla. ; E- F. Söderström, Modesto, Calif., and L . M . Cruttenden, chairman, St. Paul, Minn. The first issue of the Bulletin of the Conference gave the following classifica tion for the fifty-three ' component so cieties of the Association :
Size of Society
0- 500 500-1,000 1,000-1,500 1,500-2,000 2,000-4,000 4,000-
members members members members members members
28 9 4 4 -■ 5 3
Per Cent of Total Membership
A dinner hi honor of the eleven den tists who have completed the First InterAmerican Postgraduate Course in Den tistry was held in Washington, D. C., at the Hotel Statler December 13 with John M . Begg, Acting Chief, Division of Cul tural Relations, Department of State, and Daniel M . Lynch, chairman, Interna tional Relations Committee, American Dental Association, as hosts. The guests of honor were: Nicolas Parula, Argentina; José Reyes, Bolivia; Ibanez Andrade Silva, Brazil; Fernando Lara Bravo; Mario Antonio Battle Viñas, Dominican Republic; Lilis Anibal Egas Cortés, Ecuador; S. Rudolph Daniel, Haiti; Guillermo Pineda, Honduras; Enrique C. Aguilar, Mexico; Pedro Enrique Brin, Panama; Pierpont Ynsr frán, Paraguay. Among the other guests were: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Mills, D C, U S A ; Rear Adm. Alexander G. Lyle, D C , U S N s Capt. Robert S. Davis, D C , U S N ; Brig. Gen. Leigh C. Fairbank (ret.), D C, U S A ; Capt. Francis G . . Ulen, D C, U S N ; W. J. Pelton, United States Pub lic Health Service, A. A. Moll, secretary, Pan-American Sanitary Bureayi; E. C. Ernst, assistant director, Pan-American Sanitary Bureau; M aj. John Yeagley, Division of Health and Sanitation, Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs; Wells Stabler, Division of Amer ican Republics, Department of State; Harry H. Pierson, Acting Assistant Chief, Division of Cultural Relations, Depart ment of State; Carl A . Sauer, Division of Cultural Relations, Department, of State; Vincent J. Monti, Division of Cultural Relations, Department of State.
Total Membership
P rog ram C o m m ittee A p p o in t e d fo r S ta te O f f ic e r s ’ C o n fer en c e
Number of Societies
H o n o r I n t e r -A m erican P o st g r a d u a t e S t u d e n t s
6,747 5,465 5,037 6,941 11,468 15,698
13.1
10.6 9.9 13.5 22.3 30.6
,
A.D.A. L ia is o n O f f i c e r N am ed L ie u t e n a n t C o lo n e l M ajor Kenneth R. Cofield, Arm y liai son officer to the American Dental Asso ciation, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and named chief of the dental service at the Gardiner Gen eral, Hospital, Chicago. Colonel Cofield will continue his liaison work in addition to his new duties.
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in a short address, lauded dentists for their contribution to the war. O f the 25.000 dentists in the United States under 45 years of age, he said, about 14,000 are in the Army and 4,000 in the Navy, while 5.000 were rejected by the services for physical reasons. In addition, he stated, between 9,000 and 12,000 dentists were working gratis for Selective Service in the examination of registrants at induction centers. Joseph M. Glaser was chairman of the general arrangements committee for the testimonial. Chairmen of other commit tees were: Willard S. Bell, Charles A. Wilkie, Emanuel E. Blumenthal, George H. Dow, Commdr. Harold S. Horton, Lieut. Col. Frank J. M cLaren and Commdr. William M cGill Burns. New York Daily News
C A P T . G. R A Y M O N D W E L L S C ap t. G . R a ym o n d W ells addressing the thousand dentists an d guests who w ere present at the testim onial dinner. S H
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Capt. C. R
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More than a thousand dentists and guests paid tribute to Capt. C. Raymond Wells, President of the American Dental Association and chief dental officer of the National Selective Service System, at a dinner given in his honor December 5 by the Second District Dental Society of New York. Dr. Wells served as president of the Second District Dental Society in 1934 and later became editor of that so ciety’s official publication. M any distinguished guests from dental, governmental and military circles paid tribute to Captain Wells for his services in many fields. Robert L. Heinze, presi dent of the Second District Dental So ciety, served as toastmaster and presented Captain Wells with a plaque noting his service to the dental profession. M aj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national director of the Selective Service System,
New York Daily News
G E N . H E R S H E Y A T W E L L S D IN N E R M a j. G en . L ew is B. H ersh ey, D ire cto r of the N atio n a l Selective S erv ic e System , W ash ington, D . C ., ad dressing th e au dien ce a t the testim onial din n er to C a p t. C . R a ym o n d W ells, A .D .A . Presid ent, B ro o klyn , D ec. 5 , 19 4 3 . C ap t. W ells, left, R . L . H ein ze, p resi dent o f Seco n d D istrict D en tal So ciety, an<} G en . H ershey.
of the
A merican D ental A ssociation
AMERICAN D EN TA L ASSOCIATION A FFA IR S
- The appointment of a program com mittee for the annual meeting of the State Officers’ Conference at Omaha next October was announced recently by Pres ident C. S. Foster. The personnel of the committee is: Earl S. Arnold, West Hart ford, Conn.; C. J. Hollister, Harrisburg, Pa.; E. C. Lundsford, Miami, Fla.; E. W. Wise, Tulsa, Okla. ; E- F. Söderström, Modesto, Calif., and L . M . Cruttenden, chairman, St. Paul, Minn. The first issue of the Bulletin of the Conference gave the following classifica tion for the fifty-three ' component so cieties of the Association :
Size of Society
0- 500 500-1,000 1,000-1,500 1,500-2,000 2,000-4,000 4,000-
members members members members members members
28 9 4 4 -■ 5 3
Per Cent of Total Membership
A dinner hi honor of the eleven den tists who have completed the First InterAmerican Postgraduate Course in Den tistry was held in Washington, D. C., at the Hotel Statler December 13 with John M . Begg, Acting Chief, Division of Cul tural Relations, Department of State, and Daniel M . Lynch, chairman, Interna tional Relations Committee, American Dental Association, as hosts. The guests of honor were: Nicolas Parula, Argentina; José Reyes, Bolivia; Ibanez Andrade Silva, Brazil; Fernando Lara Bravo; Mario Antonio Battle Viñas, Dominican Republic; Lilis Anibal Egas Cortés, Ecuador; S. Rudolph Daniel, Haiti; Guillermo Pineda, Honduras; Enrique C. Aguilar, Mexico; Pedro Enrique Brin, Panama; Pierpont Ynsr frán, Paraguay. Among the other guests were: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Mills, D C, U S A ; Rear Adm. Alexander G. Lyle, D C , U S N s Capt. Robert S. Davis, D C , U S N ; Brig. Gen. Leigh C. Fairbank (ret.), D C, U S A ; Capt. Francis G . . Ulen, D C, U S N ; W. J. Pelton, United States Pub lic Health Service, A. A. Moll, secretary, Pan-American Sanitary Bureayi; E. C. Ernst, assistant director, Pan-American Sanitary Bureau; M aj. John Yeagley, Division of Health and Sanitation, Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs; Wells Stabler, Division of Amer ican Republics, Department of State; Harry H. Pierson, Acting Assistant Chief, Division of Cultural Relations, Depart ment of State; Carl A . Sauer, Division of Cultural Relations, Department, of State; Vincent J. Monti, Division of Cultural Relations, Department of State.
Total Membership
P rog ram C o m m ittee A p p o in t e d fo r S ta te O f f ic e r s ’ C o n fer en c e
Number of Societies
H o n o r I n t e r -A m erican P o st g r a d u a t e S t u d e n t s
6,747 5,465 5,037 6,941 11,468 15,698
13.1
10.6 9.9 13.5 22.3 30.6
,
A.D.A. L ia is o n O f f i c e r N am ed L ie u t e n a n t C o lo n e l M ajor Kenneth R. Cofield, Arm y liai son officer to the American Dental Asso ciation, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and named chief of the dental service at the Gardiner Gen eral, Hospital, Chicago. Colonel Cofield will continue his liaison work in addition to his new duties.
M
id - M o n t h l y
I ssue
in a short address, lauded dentists for their contribution to the war. O f the 25.000 dentists in the United States under 45 years of age, he said, about 14,000 are in the Army and 4,000 in the Navy, while 5.000 were rejected by the services for physical reasons. In addition, he stated, between 9,000 and 12,000 dentists were working gratis for Selective Service in the examination of registrants at induction centers. Joseph M. Glaser was chairman of the general arrangements committee for the testimonial. Chairmen of other commit tees were: Willard S. Bell, Charles A. Wilkie, Emanuel E. Blumenthal, George H. Dow, Commdr. Harold S. Horton, Lieut. Col. Frank J. M cLaren and Commdr. William M cGill Burns. New York Daily News
C A P T . G. R A Y M O N D W E L L S C ap t. G . R a ym o n d W ells addressing the thousand dentists an d guests who w ere present at the testim onial dinner. S H
eco n d onors
D
is t r ic t
D
Capt. C. R
en tal
S o c ie t y
aym o nd
W
ells
More than a thousand dentists and guests paid tribute to Capt. C. Raymond Wells, President of the American Dental Association and chief dental officer of the National Selective Service System, at a dinner given in his honor December 5 by the Second District Dental Society of New York. Dr. Wells served as president of the Second District Dental Society in 1934 and later became editor of that so ciety’s official publication. M any distinguished guests from dental, governmental and military circles paid tribute to Captain Wells for his services in many fields. Robert L. Heinze, presi dent of the Second District Dental So ciety, served as toastmaster and presented Captain Wells with a plaque noting his service to the dental profession. M aj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national director of the Selective Service System,
New York Daily News
G E N . H E R S H E Y A T W E L L S D IN N E R M a j. G en . L ew is B. H ersh ey, D ire cto r of the N atio n a l Selective S erv ic e System , W ash ington, D . C ., ad dressing th e au dien ce a t the testim onial din n er to C a p t. C . R a ym o n d W ells, A .D .A . Presid ent, B ro o klyn , D ec. 5 , 19 4 3 . C ap t. W ells, left, R . L . H ein ze, p resi dent o f Seco n d D istrict D en tal So ciety, an<} G en . H ershey.