A Questions and Answers Department

A Questions and Answers Department

807 E d it o r ia l D e p a r t m e n t as a trend in dental education th at w ill rem edy some of the conditions th at w e have had under considera...

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E d it o r ia l D e p a r t m e n t

as a trend in dental education th at w ill rem edy some of the conditions th at w e have had under consideration. O n the whole, w e still believe, as w e have on several previous occa­ sions stated, that the dental graduate w ith two years of academ ic prep­ aration and four years of discriminately chosen professional education is better prepared for his job than is any new ly graduated specialist in any other specialty of the healing art.

A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DEPARTMENT I t is o u r in te n tio n to in a u g u r a t e , as so o n a s th e c o n d itio n s w a r r a n t it, a d e p a r t m e n t o f q u e s tio n s a n d a n s w e r s , in w h i c h w e s h a ll u n d e r ta k e to a n s w e r a n y q u e s tio n s o n d e n t a l p r a c t i c e w h i c h m a y a ris e in t h e m in d s o f o u r r e a d e r s a n d w h i c h t h e y m a y d e s ir e to p r e s e n t to T

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an sw er. Questions will be referred for attention to authorities on the particular subject on w hich the question is asked.

W e solicit questions from our

readers on an y phase of dental practice on w hich they desire enlight­ enment.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL Lectures on M ilitary Dentistry Collected Lectures on Military Dentistry from the Army Medical and Dental Schools. 104 pages. 82 illustrations. 1941. Price 75c. Published by the Dental Pre­ paredness Committee under authorization of the American Dental Association and with the permission of the Surgeon Gen­ eral of the United States Army. T h r o u g h the publication of “Lectures on Military Dentistry,” the Preparedness Com­ mittee is presenting a volume which can be of vital use to the profession in the defense program of the nation. This publication can be used by organized study club groups as a basis for home study of the treatment of conditions incident to the defense training

Jour. A .D .A ., V o l. 28, M a y 1941

program and actual warfare. It is prepared in the form of sixteen lectures, each lecture dealing with a particular phase of dental science in its adaptation to the defense pro­ gram. Orders for this publication should be di­ rected to the American Dental Association, 212 East Superior St., Chicago, . To facilitate the handling of the orders, cash should accompany each order.

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Dental H ealth Education and Dental H ealth Service in Hawaii. By Guy S. Millberry, D.D.S., F.A.P.H.A. 181 pages, illustrated. The Strong Foundation, Hono­ lulu, Hawaii. C o n t r a r y to common opinion, Hawaii is not only a land of leis, ginger blossoms,