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as a trend in dental education th at w ill rem edy some of the conditions th at w e have had under considera...
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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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
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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,