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BULLETINS—
S e ts
D ra ft
A ges f o r
350
D e n tis ts
The Selective Service System has announced that the 350 dentists who will be called to serve in the Armed Forces will be drawn from a pool of registrants who are 27 years of age and younger. In addition, those registered up to age 35 who are classified 1A or 1A0 will be called in for preind uctio n physicals to update records. Preferred order of selection of draftees is (1) those who are 26 or under and unma rried will be called in order of birth, with the oldest being called first ; (2) those who are 26 or under and who are married, with the oldest being selected first, and (3) those who are 26, with the youngest being called first. Dental students enrolled in a full course of study will be given regular student deferments. Age ceiling for dentists is 27.
ADA H o u se
to C o n s id e r O ver 7 0 R e s o lu t io n s
The ADA House of Delegates, which convenes Mo nday afternoon, November 8, in Las Vegas, will consider more than 70 resolutions and reports. Among resolution topics will be dental prepayment, trustee districts, restrictive membership practices, secretary as ADA spokesman, statewide fluoridation legislation and special areas of practice.
ADA R e s e a r c h
F a c ilitie s
O c c u p y New Q u a r t e r s
The ADA research facilities have moved into their quarters in the n ew Central Office building at 211 E. Chicago Ave. Laboratories currently occupied are chemistry, spectroscopy and microbiology. The animal and physical laboratories and clinical offices are nearing completion. The research facilities will cover about 18,000 square feet on two floors when fully occupied. All ADA departments are expected to be in the new headquarters building by the end of November.
1096 • J. AMER. DENT. ASSN.: Vol. 71, Nov. 1965
R iv e rs ,
F o g a rty
and
L a ird
at
L as V egas
Three well-kno wn congressmen will be among dignitaries who will attend the Opening Meetin g of the 106th annual session of the ADA in Las Vegas November 8. Giving short addresses will be Rep. L. Mendel Rivers (D-SC), Rep. John E. Fogarty (D-RI) and Rep. Melvin R. Laird (R-Wis). Among those extending greetings will be Nevada's two senators, Alan Bible and Howard W. Cannon, Gov. Grant Sawyer and Mayor Oran Gragson of Las Vegas. A concert will be presented by the Choralon Choir consisting of members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
A lle v ia te
S h o rta g e
o f D e n ta l L it e r a t u r e
Lt. Col. A. G. Jordan, senior dental adviser in the US A r m y Advisory Group, Korea, reports a serious shortage of dental literature in Korean m i l i tary and civilian dental facilities. ADA members and organizations wishing to donate dental literature for shipment to Korea m a y do so by sending it to Dental Surgeon, Headquarters, Fifth US Army, 51st St. and Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago, 111 60615.
A d v e rtis e m e n t
S p u rs D e n tis tr y
as
C a re e r
A special advertisement on dentistry as a career will be carried in the November 15 issue of Newsweek magazine. It is a part of the "Doctor of Tomorrow" series of A. H. Robins Co., Inc., Richmond, Va. The series is designed to acquaint the public with healt h careers.
M a g a z in e A r t i c l e s
D is c u s s
F lu o r id a tio n
Flu oridation is the subject of articles in two magazines. The November issue of The Reader's Digest contains an article, "Facts About Fluoridation." The report attempts to point out the arguments used by proponents and opponents of fluoridation. The October issue of Pediatrician's Management magazine carries an article, "The Seesaw Battle for Fluoridation," by Theodore Berland, award-winning free lance science writer.
H uge S c i e n t i f i c
P ro g ra m
at
L as V egas
More than 700 essays, seminars, clinics, exhibits, lectures and films will be presented during the scientific program in Las Vegas. Highlight will be 20 table clinics which will be presented "live" on closed circuit television Tuesday and Wedne sday mornings, November 9 and 10.
BULLETINS & HIGH LIGH TS • 1097
HIGHLIGHTS—
F lu o r id a tio n
—
Its
Su ccesses
a n d P r o b le m s
This issue of The Journal is devoted to fluoridation, which has flourishe d and increased despite continuous buffeting by v ociferous opponents. Articles on fluoridation and fluoride include: • The advances fluoridation has made in 20 years, reported by M a r y Bernhardt, staff writer, A D A Council on Dental Health (p. 1115) ; • A report by two physicians fro m Israel on the fluoride content of teeth and bones in human fetuses (p. 1121) ; • School f l u ori datio n studies b y three dentists in two areas with low levels of fluoride (p. 1124) ; • The effects of fluoride on the appearance of teeth of more than 2,000 children in four communities (p. 1127) ; • D iscussion of voting behavior on three fluoridation referendums in an Eastern city (p. 1138) ; • Though fluori datio n has made great strides, lack of knowledge by m a n y has made it a controversial question that has not always bee n successful at the polls (p. 1145) ; ® Knowledge of community patterns essential in determining the success of a fluoridation referendum (p. 1149) ; ® Communication with the public b y a "team" composed of the educator, the scientist and the public relations person can spell success for fluoridation (p. 1152) ; ® Excerpts of m aterial about individuals, organizations and publications opposed to fluoridation (p. 1155) ; ® After a decade of debate and controversy, New York City begins fluoridation September 30, with about eight mill ion residents benefiting from the action (p. 1202), and • The Tennessee Department of Public Health institutes first p r og ram of its kind to encourage fluoridation in the state (p. 1202).
N e a r ly
200
A tte n d
R e se a rc h ,
E d u c a tio n
C o n fe re n c e
Nea rly 200 attend first National Conference on Dental Researc h and Education in Washington, DC
ADA S c o r e s
M is le a d in g
A d v e rtis in g
(p. 1204).
P ra c tic e s
The Federal Trade Commission has received an Association complaint on misleading advertising practices of a large ma il-or der dental laboratory in the East (p. 1208).
1098 • J. AMER. DENT. ASSN.: Vol. 71, Nov. 1965
M is s o u ri A s s o c ia t io n
H o n o rs D r.
H ille n b r a n d
Six persons, including ADA Secretary Harold Hillenbrand, were hono red during the f our-day centennial observance of the Missouri Dental Association October 17-20 (p. 1212).
U rg e s P r i v a t e
D e n ta l
In su ra n c e
P ro g ra m
Rep. Thomas B. Curtis (R-Mo) urges adoption of a private national dental insurance p r ogram and lauds ADA's progress in developing prepaid dental care plans at a legislative conference on medicare (p. 1215).
T rie d
to
S e ll
S e c re ts,
G e ts P r o b a t io n
A junior executive receives probation for attempting to peddle toothpaste secrets to a competitor (p. 1218).
D r.
S te w a rt
S e le c te d
as
US S u r g e o n
G e n e ra l
Dr. W i l liam H. Stewart, a native of Minneapolis and a career public healt h service officer, is appointed to succeed Luther L. Terry as US Surgeon General (p. 1219).
Two A r t i c l e s
on D e n t a l P u b li c
R e la tio n s
Peter C. Goulding, director, A DA Bureau of Public Information, authors two articles concerning public relations in dentistry. In the first (p. 1184), he discusses the speakers bureau, while in the other (p. 1189) the dental column is his subject.
R e cen t R e p o rt
on D e n t a l P re p a y m e n t
The latest report on dental prepayment, prepar ed by the A D A Council on Dental Health, begins on p. 1236.
J u d ic ia l
C o u n c il P r e s e n t s
S ta te m e n t
on E t h i c s
The A DA Judicial Council presents a statement on the a pplication of the Principles of Ethics to a dentist employed by a commercial organization (p. 1239).
C la s s ific a tio n
o f P ro d u c ts
A nnounced
A classification of products, announced by the ADA Council on Dental Therapeutics, begins on p. 1240.
S e ts
D ra ft
A ges f o r
350
D e n tis ts
The Selective Service System has announced that the 350 dentists who will be called to serve in the Armed Forces will be drawn from a pool of registrants who are 27 years of age and younger. In addition, those registered up to age 35 who are classified 1A or 1A0 will be called in for preind uctio n physicals to update records. Preferred order of selection of draftees is (1) those who are 26 or under and unma rried will be called in order of birth, with the oldest being called first ; (2) those who are 26 or under and who are married, with the oldest being selected first, and (3) those who are 26, with the youngest being called first. Dental students enrolled in a full course of study will be given regular student deferments. Age ceiling for dentists is 27.
ADA H o u se
to C o n s id e r O ver 7 0 R e s o lu t io n s
The ADA House of Delegates, which convenes Mo nday afternoon, November 8, in Las Vegas, will consider more than 70 resolutions and reports. Among resolution topics will be dental prepayment, trustee districts, restrictive membership practices, secretary as ADA spokesman, statewide fluoridation legislation and special areas of practice.
ADA R e s e a r c h
F a c ilitie s
O c c u p y New Q u a r t e r s
The ADA research facilities have moved into their quarters in the n ew Central Office building at 211 E. Chicago Ave. Laboratories currently occupied are chemistry, spectroscopy and microbiology. The animal and physical laboratories and clinical offices are nearing completion. The research facilities will cover about 18,000 square feet on two floors when fully occupied. All ADA departments are expected to be in the new headquarters building by the end of November.
1096 • J. AMER. DENT. ASSN.: Vol. 71, Nov. 1965
R iv e rs ,
F o g a rty
and
L a ird
at
L as V egas
Three well-kno wn congressmen will be among dignitaries who will attend the Opening Meetin g of the 106th annual session of the ADA in Las Vegas November 8. Giving short addresses will be Rep. L. Mendel Rivers (D-SC), Rep. John E. Fogarty (D-RI) and Rep. Melvin R. Laird (R-Wis). Among those extending greetings will be Nevada's two senators, Alan Bible and Howard W. Cannon, Gov. Grant Sawyer and Mayor Oran Gragson of Las Vegas. A concert will be presented by the Choralon Choir consisting of members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
A lle v ia te
S h o rta g e
o f D e n ta l L it e r a t u r e
Lt. Col. A. G. Jordan, senior dental adviser in the US A r m y Advisory Group, Korea, reports a serious shortage of dental literature in Korean m i l i tary and civilian dental facilities. ADA members and organizations wishing to donate dental literature for shipment to Korea m a y do so by sending it to Dental Surgeon, Headquarters, Fifth US Army, 51st St. and Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago, 111 60615.
A d v e rtis e m e n t
S p u rs D e n tis tr y
as
C a re e r
A special advertisement on dentistry as a career will be carried in the November 15 issue of Newsweek magazine. It is a part of the "Doctor of Tomorrow" series of A. H. Robins Co., Inc., Richmond, Va. The series is designed to acquaint the public with healt h careers.
M a g a z in e A r t i c l e s
D is c u s s
F lu o r id a tio n
Flu oridation is the subject of articles in two magazines. The November issue of The Reader's Digest contains an article, "Facts About Fluoridation." The report attempts to point out the arguments used by proponents and opponents of fluoridation. The October issue of Pediatrician's Management magazine carries an article, "The Seesaw Battle for Fluoridation," by Theodore Berland, award-winning free lance science writer.
H uge S c i e n t i f i c
P ro g ra m
at
L as V egas
More than 700 essays, seminars, clinics, exhibits, lectures and films will be presented during the scientific program in Las Vegas. Highlight will be 20 table clinics which will be presented "live" on closed circuit television Tuesday and Wedne sday mornings, November 9 and 10.
BULLETINS & HIGH LIGH TS • 1097
HIGHLIGHTS—
F lu o r id a tio n
—
Its
Su ccesses
a n d P r o b le m s
This issue of The Journal is devoted to fluoridation, which has flourishe d and increased despite continuous buffeting by v ociferous opponents. Articles on fluoridation and fluoride include: • The advances fluoridation has made in 20 years, reported by M a r y Bernhardt, staff writer, A D A Council on Dental Health (p. 1115) ; • A report by two physicians fro m Israel on the fluoride content of teeth and bones in human fetuses (p. 1121) ; • School f l u ori datio n studies b y three dentists in two areas with low levels of fluoride (p. 1124) ; • The effects of fluoride on the appearance of teeth of more than 2,000 children in four communities (p. 1127) ; • D iscussion of voting behavior on three fluoridation referendums in an Eastern city (p. 1138) ; • Though fluori datio n has made great strides, lack of knowledge by m a n y has made it a controversial question that has not always bee n successful at the polls (p. 1145) ; ® Knowledge of community patterns essential in determining the success of a fluoridation referendum (p. 1149) ; ® Communication with the public b y a "team" composed of the educator, the scientist and the public relations person can spell success for fluoridation (p. 1152) ; ® Excerpts of m aterial about individuals, organizations and publications opposed to fluoridation (p. 1155) ; ® After a decade of debate and controversy, New York City begins fluoridation September 30, with about eight mill ion residents benefiting from the action (p. 1202), and • The Tennessee Department of Public Health institutes first p r og ram of its kind to encourage fluoridation in the state (p. 1202).
N e a r ly
200
A tte n d
R e se a rc h ,
E d u c a tio n
C o n fe re n c e
Nea rly 200 attend first National Conference on Dental Researc h and Education in Washington, DC
ADA S c o r e s
M is le a d in g
A d v e rtis in g
(p. 1204).
P ra c tic e s
The Federal Trade Commission has received an Association complaint on misleading advertising practices of a large ma il-or der dental laboratory in the East (p. 1208).
1098 • J. AMER. DENT. ASSN.: Vol. 71, Nov. 1965
M is s o u ri A s s o c ia t io n
H o n o rs D r.
H ille n b r a n d
Six persons, including ADA Secretary Harold Hillenbrand, were hono red during the f our-day centennial observance of the Missouri Dental Association October 17-20 (p. 1212).
U rg e s P r i v a t e
D e n ta l
In su ra n c e
P ro g ra m
Rep. Thomas B. Curtis (R-Mo) urges adoption of a private national dental insurance p r ogram and lauds ADA's progress in developing prepaid dental care plans at a legislative conference on medicare (p. 1215).
T rie d
to
S e ll
S e c re ts,
G e ts P r o b a t io n
A junior executive receives probation for attempting to peddle toothpaste secrets to a competitor (p. 1218).
D r.
S te w a rt
S e le c te d
as
US S u r g e o n
G e n e ra l
Dr. W i l liam H. Stewart, a native of Minneapolis and a career public healt h service officer, is appointed to succeed Luther L. Terry as US Surgeon General (p. 1219).
Two A r t i c l e s
on D e n t a l P u b li c
R e la tio n s
Peter C. Goulding, director, A DA Bureau of Public Information, authors two articles concerning public relations in dentistry. In the first (p. 1184), he discusses the speakers bureau, while in the other (p. 1189) the dental column is his subject.
R e cen t R e p o rt
on D e n t a l P re p a y m e n t
The latest report on dental prepayment, prepar ed by the A D A Council on Dental Health, begins on p. 1236.
J u d ic ia l
C o u n c il P r e s e n t s
S ta te m e n t
on E t h i c s
The A DA Judicial Council presents a statement on the a pplication of the Principles of Ethics to a dentist employed by a commercial organization (p. 1239).
C la s s ific a tio n
o f P ro d u c ts
A nnounced
A classification of products, announced by the ADA Council on Dental Therapeutics, begins on p. 1240.