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S O C IA L S E C U R IT Y T O BE B IG ISSU E A T A N N U A L M E E T IN G : O P P IC E N A M E S R E FE R E N C E C O M M IT T E E A P P O IN T E E S

As plans were completed for the ninetyj o u r n a l , a n d th e e d ito r ia l o n p a g e second annual session of the Association 496 o f t h is issu e. in Washington, October 15-18, members Another interesting resolution comes were busy studying the pros and cons of from the Maine Dental Society, which the most critical issue to be decided by has reported it will request adoption of the House of Delegates— the question of the “ universal system” of designation of whether dentists should be included in the permanent teeth. Federal Old Age and Survivors Insur­ ance. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES Present stand o f the Association, as voted by the House of Delegates in 1949, Trustees must be elected for the Second, is to oppose any amendment to the social •Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth Dis­ security law which would include dentists tricts, to replace William McGill Burns under its provisions. The Council on In­ of Brooklyn, Fred S. Shandley of Seattle, surance, at the direction o f the House of Willard Ogle of Dallas, Texas, and R. C. Delegates in 1950, is engaged in a survey Dalgleish of Salt Lake City, respectively, to determine preferences of the members. whose terms expire. Meanwhile, the Massachusetts State Den­ tal Society has reported it will request REFERENCE COM MITTEE APPOINTEES the House of Delegates to ask for inclu­ Harold W. Oppice, president of the Asso­ sion of dentists in Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance and stated that an ciation, has announced the appointment overwhelming majority o f its members of nine reference committees from the membership of the House of Delegates are in favor of such a resolution. At the same time, the Association has whose job it will be to discuss matters for consideration by the House and submit stated to Congress its support of proposed their recommendations to it. All reference amendments to the income tax law which would allow dentists to set aside funds for committee meetings are open to all mem­ bers of the Association. retirement, by payments into a pension Reference committee appointees are fund sponsored by a professional associa­ the following: tion, before paying income tax. Opportunity for all members to state Constitution and Bylaws: F. J. D ingier of their views will be provided at an open Washington, chairm an; D on M . Hamm of meeting of the Reference Committee on Arkansas, and E. W . Newman of New Jersey. Insurance, to be held at the Statler Hotel D ental E ducation: L. E. V an Kirk o f Penn­ sylvania, chairm an; F. C. Baker of Indiana, at 9 :00 a .m . on October 16 in the Federal and W . T a lb ot Foster o f Texas. D ental R e ­ Room , the largest room available, ac­ search: L . R . M ain o f Missouri, chairman; cording to Harold Hillenbrand, secretary H om er D . Butts, Jr., o f Pennsylvania, and of the Association. Members can acquaint K urt H. T h om a of Massachusetts. D ental themselves with the issues by studying the Trade and Laboratory R elations: M . E. Lusk o f Minnesota, chairm an; J. B. Benediktson of A.D.A. Information Bulletins mailed to California, and W alter E. D undon of Illinois. them in August and September, the re­ Federal D ental Services: John B. W ilson of port on pages 368-69 of the September California, chairm an; W ilbur P. M cN ulty of

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Indiana, and Charles H . Patton o f Pennsyl­ vania. Insurance: F. A. Pierson o f Nebraska, chairm an; James F. Colgan o f R hode Island, and M elvin E. Ralston o f California. Legisla­ tion: R. E. C reig o f O hio, chairm an; Earle S. A rnold o f Connecticut, and A. W . Kellner o f Florida. Public H ealth : Lloyd H. D od d of Illinois, chairm an; H. R. Blcier o f Wisconsin, and W ald o H. M ork of New York. M iscel­ laneous Business: Edward J. Jennings o f New Jersey, chairm an; W illard S. Bell of N ew York, and H ow ard E. Summers of West V ir­ ginia.

Standing committee appointees, also announced by Dr. Oppice, are as follows: Credentials: Paul W . Zillmann o f New York, chairm an; Glenn C. Anderson of Iowa, and N. F. M uir o f Virginia. Rules and O rd er: E. W. Baumann o f Illinois, chairm an; G. R. Brooks o f M ichigan, and A. B. Coxwell o f Kentucky. DENTAL H E A L TH CONFERENCE

Large attendance is expected at the second annual conference on dental health, open to all members of the Asso­ ciation, to be held October 13 at the Statler Hotel. State dental directors, chairman of state councils on dental health, and the Council on Dental Health of the Association will discuss water fluo­ ridation problems. Technical problems will be discussed by Willard S. Sitler, public health engineer from U. S. Public Health Service in Washington, D. C., where water fluoridation has been ap­ proved and installation plans are under way. Discussions of means of securing community acceptance of fluoridation, the responsibilities of dental and medical societies, health departments and water works also are on the program, with 45minute open forums at the end of each presentation. A discussion of the administrative p o­ sition of dental units in state health de­ partments also is on the program, fol­ lowed by an open forum on the subject. David W. Brock, chairman of the Council on Dental Health, will preside, and Ken­ neth A. Easlick of Ann Arbor will sum­ marize the conference.

JO IN T MEETING OF A.A.D.E. AND COUNCIL ON JOU RN ALISM

The American Association of Dental Edi­ tors and the Council on Journalism o f the American Dental Association will hold a joint meeting on October 13 at the Hotel Statler in the District R oom at 9 :0 0 a .m . On the program are Gerald G. Gross, t h e j o u r n a l ’ s Washington correspond­ ent and editor of the Washington R e­ port on the Medical Sciences, who will discuss the reporting of scientific news; Dan Smith, director of typography and design at Poole Brothers Printing Co., Chicago, who will discuss the designing of a dental publication; and Olin E. Freedman of Chicago, graphic arts con­ sultant, who will describe how printing budgets can be used to best advantage. State dental journals from the national advertiser’s point of view will be dis­ cussed by Alan J. Davis, advertising man­ ager of the Dentists’ Supply Company of New York. Tw o reports o f the Council on Jour­ nalism are on the program. One, by Joe W. Jones, editor of the Journal of the Kentucky State Dental Association, is on the functions and purposes of a state den­ tal society publication; the other, by John J. Hollister, business manager of the American Dental Association, is an an­ alysis of state dental publication adver­ tising rates. DENTAL SPECIALTIES ADVISORY BOARD

The Advisory Board for Dental Special­ ties will hold an open meeting on the evening of October 15 in the Statler Hotel, to discuss examination and certi­ fication requirements of the various spe­ cialty boards, according to Shailer Peter­ son, secretary of the Council on Dental Education. The Council is engaged in a survey of the dental schools which will aid the A.B.D.S. in its cooperative effort with the dental schools to give adequate training to undergraduate and graduate

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students preparing to enter the special­ ties, Dr. Peterson stated. President of the A.B.D.S. is John C. Brauer, dean of the University of North Carolina dental school, Chapel Hill. Sec­ retary is Harold J. Leonard of New York. ORAL SURGEONS AND O TH E R GROUPS

The American Society of Oral Surgeons will hold its third annual meeting O c­ tober 10-13 at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. The A.S.O.S. is one of the 14 groups in the dental field which meet each year close to the annual session of the Asso­ ciation. Dates and places of their meet­ ings appeared in the September issue of th e j o u r n a l , along with the names and addresses of their secretaries, from whom details of their programs can be obtained. TOM B OF T H E U N K N O W N SOLDIER

Harold W . Oppice, president, will place a wreath on the Tom b of the Unknown Soldier at an impressive military cere­ mony scheduled for October 16 at 4 p .m . Chartered buses and private cars will leave the Mayflower Hotel at 3:15 and proceed to the Arlington National Cem­ etery behind a police escort. Bus tickets may be obtained at the Registration Desk.

at 7:30 p .m ., before relinquishing the presidential gavel to LeRoy M . Ennis, president-elect, the next day. Luncheon for Oldest Living Ex-President • A testimonial luncheon honoring Homer C. Brown, oldest living former president of the Association who held office in 1913-14, is scheduled for O cto­ ber 15 at 12:15 p .m . in the South Ameri­ can Room of the Statler. Hotel. The luncheon was arranged by a committee of the Association headed by Clyde E. Minges of Rocky Mount, N. C., and is open to all members and guests. Fiftieth Anniversary Luncheon • A luncheon in honor of the fiftieth anni­ versary of the U. S. Army Dental Corps, the National Bureau of Standards and the Georgetown University School of Dentistry also is scheduled, to be held in the Congressional Room of the Statler Hotel on October 17 at 12:30 p .m . Ken­ neth Crawford, national senior editor of Newsweek, will be guest speaker. FRATERNAL GROUPS

Four fraternal groups, Alpha Omega, Delta Sigma Delta, Psi Omega, and X i Psi Phi, also have scheduled meetings during the annual session. DENTAL A LU M N I

SOCIAL AFFAIRS

Four busy days for the House of Dele­ gates, and of attendance by members at a great variety of top-notch scientific essays, exhibits, clinics, motion pictures and color television demonstrations of dental operations, will be interspersed with a number of social affairs, for which members are urged by the local arrange­ ments committee to register in advance.

Headquarters for alumni of the Balti­ more College of Dental Surgery, Uni­ versity of Maryland, will be at the May­ flower Hotel, where a breakfast meeting is scheduled for October 17. Loyola University (Chicago) dental school alumni will hold a breakfast meet­ ing at the Carlton Hotel on October 16. ENTERTAINM ENT

President’s Dinner • Harold W. Oppice will be guest of honor at the President’s Dinner to be held in the Presidential Room of the Hotel Statler on October 17

In addition, the Washington session pro­ vides opportunity for visits to a great number of national shrines, monuments,

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make a tour of the Federal dental and medical institutes and installations in Bethesda and Annapolis, Md., as well as in Washington. Entertainment for wives of members and their families and guests includes sightseeing tours, a fashion show and luncheon, a symphony concert, and other informal affairs.

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Sen. Robert A . Taft of O hio, who will speak at the general m eeting during the ninety-second annual session of the A sso ciatio n in W ash in gton on O c to b e r 16. H is subject will be "T h e Federal G o ve rn m e n t's Role in H ealth and W e lfare ."

art galleries, and symphony concerts, and members have been cordially invited to

The American Dental Golf Association tournament, to be held at the Columbia Country Club in Washington, will begin on the morning of October 15, and will be preceded by a Calcutta dinner at the Carlton Hotel on Sunday evening and followed by the annual meeting and prize award dinner at the Carlton ban­ quet room on M onday night. Registration will take place at the Carlton golf in­ formation bureau.

Association Affairs BUNTING, AT CENTRAL OFFICE, DISCUSSES CIVIL DEFENSE Russell W. Bunting o f Ann Arbor, Mich., visited the Central Office on September 6 for consultation with staff members with a view to developing plans for par­ ticipation of dentists in a civil defense. Dr. Bunting is dental consultant to the Federal Civil Defense Administration.

DETROIT STUDENTS ARE FIRST WITH 1952 MEMBERSHIP DUES The distinction of being first to pay 1952 membership dues in the Association is shared by all of the 279 dental students at the University of Detroit dental school. The students forwarded their dues, representing 100 per cent member­ ship of the student body, through their dean; Rene Rochon, on September 14.

The membership figure increased by 2,692 during June, July and August, bringing the total as of August 31 to 74,577 members, or 537 more than two years ago. Total student membership reached a new high of 9,087.

AUSTRALIAN HEALTH MINISTER VISITS CENTRAL OFFICE Sir Earle C. G. Page, Australia’ s health minister and former prime minister, visited the Central Office on September 5, to investigate at first-hand the newer U. S. developments in dentistry, particu­ larly its preventive aspects. Allen O. Gruebbel, secretary of the Council on Dental Health, reported that the Australian statesman expressed keen interest in water fluoridation, on the

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basis of its possible adoption in his country, where, he said, the school health program already includes topical appli­ cation of fluoride solutions. Visiting the Blue Cross Plan for Hos­ pital Care offices in Chicago, he is re­ ported by the Chicago Tribune to have expressed the hope that 85 per cent of the 8,500,000 Australian population soon will insure themselves in privately financed hospital and health insurance companies under a “ help yourself pro­ gram.” At present only 35 per cent of the people are insured, he said. O T T O U . K IN G , F O R M E R A S S O C IA T IO N S E C R E T A R Y , D IE S

Otto U. King, former secretary-editor o f the Association, died on August 13, in Huntington, Ind., after a short illness, at the age o f 78. After graduation from Northwestern University dental school in 1897, Dr. K ing entered the private practice of dentistry in Huntington, Ind. He served

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the Indiana State Dental Association as secretary and as president, and held the same offices in the Northern Indiana Dental Society. As secretary of the Association from 1913 to 1927, Dr. King served with those well known dental leaders who brought about reorganization of the National Dental Association, and was intimately

associated with every development in national dentistry during the years lead­ ing up to organization of the American Dental Association under its 1922 char­ ter. The photograph reproduced here is from the December 1925 issue o f t h e j o u r n a l , where it was printed with an editorial listing his achievements on the termination of his editorship. He was one of the five dentists who conceived the American College o f Den­ tists and drew up the first draft of its constitution in 1920. H e was active also in international dentistry. H e attended the 1924 and 1925 meetings o f the Fédération Dentaire Internationale in Europe, was a delegate to the 1914 Inter­ national Dental Congress, and served as secretary general o f the 1926 Interna­ tional Dental Congress, which he helped to organize. He is survived by a son, a daughter, and two granddaughters.

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Thomas B. Hartzell of Minneapolis, former president of the Association, died on August 26 at the age of 85. A dentist, physician, educator, and in­ vestigator especially interested in oral in­ fection, Dr. Hartzell had served the health professions since 1892 when, while still studying for his dental degree, he was appointed undergraduate instructor

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of histology at the University of M inne­ sota. After graduation from the dental school in 1893, and from the medical school in 1894, he soon became professor of oral surgery and clinical pathology at the dental school, and research professor of mouth infections at the medical school. As head of the Association’s Research Commission established in 1913, he was one of the leaders in the profession who stimulated the establishment of dentistry as one of the health sciences. In 1922, at a testimonial dinner honoring him on his appointment as president of the Asso­ ciation, Otto U. King, secretary-editor of the National Dental Association, as the American Dental Association was known then, stated that “ No other den­ tist has consummated as much scientific dental research work as has Dr. Hartzell,” and listed 77 articles which he had pub­ lished during the previous ten years. In addition, Dr. King stated his opinion that “ if it had not been for Dr. Hartzell’ s efforts in behalf of the Research Com ­ mission’ s work, the establishment of this organization on a scientific basis would have died in the morning.” The Articles of Incorporation of the American Dental Association, signed on June 19, 1922, appropriately bore his signature, since he was one of the group of officers who, during the previous nine years, had seen the membership grow from 700 to 32,000 under their leader­ ship. He served also as associate editor of

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He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. B U T T E R F IE L D N A M E D E A ST E R N A D V E R T IS IN G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E

The appointment of Everett R. Butter­ field as eastern advertising representative for all publications of the Association, including t h e j o u r n a l , has been an-

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nounced by John J. Hollister, business manager. He succeeds George F. Penny, who resigned. Mr. Butterfield has had rich and varied experience in the dental field, including tours of duty with the Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company and the BristolMyers Company, Mr. Hollister stated. Mr. Butterfield’s headquarters will be at 516 Fifth Avenue, New York.

Dental Societies M ID -C O N T IN E N T C O N G R E S S SET F O R N O V E M B E R IN ST. L O U IS

Thè eleventh annual Mid-Continent Dental Congress, sponsored by the St. Louis Dental Society, will be held N o­ vember 25-28 in St. Louis at the Hotel Jefferson.

Essayists and their subjects are George C. Paffenbarger of Washington, D. C., direct resinous filling materials; Edward J. Ryan of Evanston, 111., “ What the Den­ tist Should Know About Himself” ;-G . T. Gregory of Indianapolis, oral surgery; B. Placek of Chicago, cavity preparation and gold inlays; M . A. Pleasure o f New

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John T. Dean of Milwaukee (right), instructor in roentgeno gra p h ic technic at Marquette University dental school, pre­ paring to take free bitewing roentgenogram s for "A lic e in D airyland," at the exhibit sponsored jointly by the W is ­ consin State Dental Society, the M arqu ette University dental school, and the X -R ay Division of General Electric C om p any, at the W isconsin State Fair A u g u s t 18-26 in Milwaukee. Looking on are (I. to r.) H. J. W atson, chairman o f the State Society's Public H ealth and Instruction Com m ittee; T. R. A bb ott, dental clinic director at M arquette; Kenneth F. Crane, executive secretary of the State Society; and D. C . Potter, president o f the Milwaukee C o u n ty Dental Society. "A lic e " was the first of thousands to take advantage of the dental health service, in which 9,200 bitewing films were taken free of charge and mailed to fam ily dentists designated by the registrants. W h e n not reigning as queen o f the state fair, " A lic e " is M arjean Czerwinski of Milwaukee.

York, full denture construction; Stanley D. Tylman of Chicago, fixed bridge work; G. R. Lundquist of Chicago, periodon­ tics; A. L. Roberts of Aurora, 111., full denture impressions; V . H. Dietz of St. Louis, endodontics; J. B. Bucholtz of Milwaukee, practice management. Lim­ ited attendance clinics by most of the essayists also are planned, in addition to one by Roy M . W olff of St. Louis, on pedodontics, and another by Woodrow O ’Brien of St. Louis on cleft palate.

Details may be obtained by writing to the St. Louis Dental Society, 915 Olive Street, St. Louis 1, M o.

G IES T O R E C E IV E SE CO N D A N N U A L SP E N A D E L A W A R D

William J. Gies of New York will receive the second annual Henry Spenadel Award at the meeting of the First Dis­ trict Dental Society of New York on

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M e m be rs o f the H onolulu C o u n ty Dental Socie ty and dentists in the Federal Dental Services stationed in the Territory of Hawaii, ph o to gra phe d with m em bers of the A sso ciatio n's dental mission to Jap an after greeting them on their arrival, A u g u s t 3, at Hickam Airport, Honolulu, for a tw o-day stopover on their return journey. Back row (I. to r.): A d ria n Brash, John Y. Ing, John H. Dawe, secretary of the H aw aii Territorial Dental Society, A lb e rt Lemes, Paul T. Nishi, treasurer o f the Honolulu C o u n ty Dental Society, M . Hirata, H arry I. Kurisaki, C o l. C has. W . G . C ra ig, and Cm dr. W . C . W ohlfarth, Jr. Front row: H aro ld W . O p p ice , president of the A sso ciatio n : LeRoy M . Ennis, president-elect: M rs. Chas. F. Hoyt, Stanley D. Tylman, M rs. A d ria n Brash, R. C . Dalgleish, C m dr. Chas. F. Hoyt, G e o rg e C . Paffenbarger, Li. C o l. Edwin H . Smith, Jack W erner, and C ap t. Kenneth Turner.

October 3, it is reported by Isidore Teieh, chairman o f the award committee. The award is to be presented to Dr. Gies in “ grateful acknowledgement” of his contributions to dental education, the establishment of dentistry as a health service profession, and the promotion of dental research, the award committee

stated, referring to him as “ one of den­ tistry’s best friends.” The annual award was established last year by the Eastern Dental Society, a branch o f the First Dental Society. The first year’s recipient was Arthur H. Merritt, 1939-40 president of the Asso­ ciation.

Dental Education SEEK APPLICANTS FOR DENTAL SCHOOL FACULTY POSITIONS Every dental school in the United States has approximately seven unfilled faculty positions for which it is seeking applicants, according to Shailer Peterson, secretary of the Council on Dental Education of the Association. Urging dentists interested in teaching to get in touch with the dean of a dental school, Dr. Peterson reported that at least 150 part-time positions are open, the majority of them on a less than

half-time basis, and in addition more than 150 full-time faculity positions need to be filled. According to a recent study made by the Council, the shortage of teachers which existed at the start of the 1950-51 academic year was aggravated during the year by calls to military duty. O f the 293 vacancies that existed on April 17, 113 were caused by loss of teachers to military service during the school year, and only 64 by death, retirement or other reason. Creighton University, Omaha, and

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Baylor University, Dallas, Texas, are among the latest to announce vacancies on their dental school faculties. Baylor University, for instance, announced im­ mediate openings in the departments of oral surgery, crown and bridge, operative dentistry, prosthetic dentistry and oral pathology; and George L. Powers, dental school dean, requested that interested dentists get in touch with him as soon as possible.

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Tw o new dental hygienist training pro­ grams, one of them in Canada, are being established with the aid of grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Mich., announced in August. The University of Alabama is to re­ ceive $18,000, over a two-year period, toward the establishment of a program which will be the second of its kind in the South. The University o f Toronto is to receive $34,800 over a three-year period to establish the first training program of its kind in Canada. In addition, the University of Alabama is to receive a maximum of $25,000 over a four-year period toward the develop­ ment of short postgraduate courses for practicing dentists in the area.

O C T O B E R 19 IS D E A D L IN E F O R A P T IT U D E T E S T A P P L IC A T IO N S

October 19 is the deadline for receipt by the Council on Dental Education of the Association of applications to take the October 26-27 dental aptitude test for admission to dental school in 1952, ac­ cording to Shailer A. Peterson, secretary of the Council. The test results are used by all of the 42 dental schools in consid­ ering the eligibility of their applicants. Application blanks, and copies of the brochure, The 1952 Dental Aptitude Testing Program, published by the Asso­

ciation, may be obtained on request from any of the dental schools. Applications received after the dead­ line will be included in the test scheduled for March 7-8, 1952, Dr. Peterson an­ nounced. W ESTERN D E N TA L E D U CATO RS D IS C U S S A U D IO V IS U A L A ID S

The application of audiovisual aids to dental education was discussed by west­ ern dental educators at a Conference on Dental Teaching in San Francisco Sep­ tember 5-7. Sponsored by the University of California dental school with the assistance of the W. K. Kellogg Founda­ tion, the program was comprised of dis­ cussions and demonstrations of various technics already in use, including televi­ sion, as well as consideration of new technics to meet new needs. The conference was the second of its kind, the first having been sponsored by the University of Oregon and the W . K. Kellogg Foundation last year.

Legislation D E N T IS T S J O IN L O C A L H E A L T H U N IT S IN W E L F A R E P R O G R A M

Recent legislation in Washington State makes local dental societies and local health departments jointly responsible for formulation and administration of pro­ grams of dental health care for welfare recipients. The responsibility was for­ merly in the hands o f the State Welfare Department, administered by lay per­ sonnel.' Medical health care programs also are to be administered at the local level, in consultation with local medical societies. One example of plans already in oper­ ation is the joint program of the Seattle District Dental Society and the Seattle-

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King County Health Department which went into effect on August 1. Under this plan, a dentist appointed by the Welfare Committee of the Seattle District Dental Society examines welfare recipients and authorizes dental services which have been jointly approved by the Society and the Seattle-King County Health Depart­ ment. The relief client chooses his dentist

front a list of participating dentists, each of whom must have signed a “ Health Service Agreement” with the State De­ partment of Headth. Dentists are reim­ bursed according to a schedule o f stand­ ardized dental fees, set up in consultation with dental society representatives, and reported to be about the same as those of the Veterans Administration.

Armed Forces M IL IT A R Y SU RGEON S’ P R O G R A M G IV E S T W O D A Y S T O D E N T IS T R Y

The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States will hold its annual meeting October 8-10, with the last two days devoted to dental subjects. The meetings will be held in Chicago at the Palmer House. The program includes presentations on manpower problems, dental experiences of the Armed Forces in Korea, maxillo­ facial and other combat injuries, as well as oral cancer, radioactive isotopes in dentistry, masticatory efficiency studies, misusage o f antibiotics in the control of oral infection, the role of the dentist in civilian defense, and other subjects. Headquarters of the A.M.S. is at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington 25, D. C. Its secretary is Col. James M . Phalen (R et.), who also edits the Military Surgeon, official journal. Brig. Gen. L. C. Fairbank (Ret.) is presi­ dent of the dental section. S O M E D E N T A L O F F IC E R S M A Y BE RE L E A SE D A F T E R O N E Y E A R

Some o f the dental and medical per­ sonnel serving in the Armed Forces will be eligible to apply for release after only 12 months’ service, according to policies announced in September by the National Advisory Committee to Selective Service. Although Army and Navy policies con­

form in most respects to the Selective Service law, special registrants and re­ serve dental and medical officers who served at least a year during hostilities of World War II may, in most instances, apply for release after from 12 to 17 months’ service. The Army requires a full 24 months from dental and medical per­ sonnel in the Organized Reserves. The Air Force policy is to accept re­ quests for release after 21 months’ service from dentists and physicians. If they were in Priority I or II, the 21 months must be during the present term of service, the announcement stated. 2,434 O F 3,872 P R I O R I T Y I D E N T IS T S N O W C O M M IS S IO N E D

Latest Defense Department figures on the commissioning o f registered dentists and physicians, released in September, showed 2,434 commissions granted to dentists (Army, 1,363; Navy, 211; Air Force, 860), and 5,200 to physicians (Army, 2,735; Navy, 354; Air Force, 2,111). Priority I dentists and physicians registered with Selective Service as of July 31 totaled 3,872 and 10,654 re­ spectively. No induction quotas for dentists were issued, and the Defense Department post­ poned induction of the 152 Priority I physicians it had requested for Septem­ ber, on the basis of “ a sustained volunteer

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rate [of physicians] applying for Reserve commissions. . . N A V Y C O M M IS S IO N IN G R E SE R V E D E N T IS T S IN R E G U L A R C O R P S

The Navy has announced it is accepting applications from Reserve dental officers for appointment in the Regular Navy Dental Corps. Applicants under 37 years of age who are now serving on active or inactive duty in the grade o f lieutenant or lieutenant (j.g.) are eligible, but those on inactive duty must have had previous military experience other than training duty. Applicants on active duty should apply by letter to the Chief of Navy Personnel via their commanding officer, for receipt

by the personnel chief before October 15. Applicants on inactive duty should apply at their nearest Navy recruiting station and Office of Naval Officer Procurement. A D M I R A L C H A N D L E R M A K IN G O V E R S E A S IN S P E C T IO N T R IP

Rear Admiral Alfred W. Chandler of Washington, D. C., dental inspector gen­ eral at the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and second vice-president of the Association, left on August 27 for a tour of inspection of dental facilities in the Pacific and Far East, it is reported by the Navy Department. Accompanying him were Capt. Clay A. Boland of Phila­ delphia, dental head of the Naval R e­ serve, and an executive assistant.

International C A N A D IA N F E D E R A L G R A N T A ID S D E N T A L H Y G IE N IS T T R A IN IN G

A health training grant of $6,537 from the Canadian Government is enabling the Saskatchewan Department of Public Health to train six dental hygienists at approved schools in the United States, it was announced recently by the Canadian Dental Association. The Saskatchewan hygienists, each with a $1,900 scholarship from the D e­ partment of Public Health of the prov­ ince, are to receive their training at Northwestern University, the University of Michigan, the University of Minne­ sota, Columbia University, the Forsyth Dental Infirmary, the Eastman Dental Dispensary, or the University of Toronto, according to Don W. Gullett, secretary of the Canadian Dental Association. Dr. Gullett explained that the health training grants are part of a $34,000,000 annual expenditure by the Canadian Government in grants to the provinces for “ health promotion and conservation”

purposes, under the national health plan launched in 1948. The Canadian Dental Association was consulted when the grants were established, and Saskatchewan is the only province to date which has utilized the grants for dental hygienist training, he said. The dental hygiene training program at the University of Toronto, the first in Canada, is being established with the aid of a $34,800 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, which announced the program was to start this fall.

IN T E R N A T IO N A L C O N G R E SS W IL L S IF T W O R L D D E N T A L PR O B L E M S

Dentists from all over the world next year will take steps toward solution of the world’s dental problems when they exchange- views, in both formal and in­ formal discussions, at the Eleventh Inter­ national Dental Congress in London July 19-26. Sponsored by the Fédération Den-

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Officers of the Fédération Dentaire Internationale at the banquet held during the 1951 annual meeting o f the F.DJ. in Brussels, Belgium, in June. Left to right are W . Stew art-Ross of Lon­ don, England, honorary treasurer; Rene Jaccard of G eneva, Switzerland, m em ber o f the consultative com m ittee to the W o rld Health O rganization, and honored during the meeting for his fifty years o f dental practice; A . L. J. C. van H asselt o f the H ague , Holland, honorary vice-president; H a ro ld Hillenbrand, president o f the comm ission on publications, chairman of the finance committee, and chairman of the U.S.A. delegation; A . E. Rowlett of Leicester, England, honorary president; M . F. W a try of Brussels, secretary general; A lfre d de Taeye, Belgian minister o f pub lic health; and C h. F. L. N o rd o f A m sterdam , Holland, president.

taire Internationale, the Congress will be held in the Royal Festival Hall on the South bank of the Thames where, accord­ ing to E. Wilfred Fish, president desig­ nate, in addition to “ symposia where the world’s best dental brains will debate urgent problems, with dentists from all over the world participating, there will be many opportunities for informal conver­ sations.” In order to obtain maximum benefit from the Congress, both dentists attend­ ing it and those unable to do so have been advised by F.D.I. officials to obtain copies of the International Dental Jour­ nal beginning with the September 1951 issue, first of the four consecutive issues in which the reports to be discussed at the Congress are being published in full. Officials explained that summaries only will be presented during the meetings, in order to stimulate and allow time for more fruitful discussion, each dentist hav­ ing acquainted himself beforehand with the full report. Transcripts of the discus­ sions will be published in the four issues of the journal subsequent to the Congress. Subscriptions can be obtained for $8.50 per year from British Publications, Inc., 150 East 35th Street, New York. Sub­ scription for members of the Fédération is $7.65.

FRENCH INTERNATIONAL DENTAL PROGRAM The program for the twenty-fifth inter­ national congress o f the Journées Den­ taires de Paris, November 21-25, was near completion in mid-September, and den­ tists wishing to take part in it were urged to submit details o f their presentations without delay. Robert Rolland, the secretary general, reported that among the participants would be S. Palazzi and F. Strini (Italy), S. Dreyfus, E. Schaer, and Dr. Roos (Switzerland), J. R. Riblat (England), and W. N. Burford (U .S .A .), as well as an outstanding dentist from Algiers, Dr. Djian, and many from France. All correspondence should be directed to Dr. Rolland at 15 Boulevard Malesherbes, Paris 8, France.

FRENCH STOMATOLOGISTS PLAN OCTOBER CONGRESS IN PARIS The twelfth French Congress of Stoma­ tology will be held October 8-13 in Paris at the Eastman Institute. Presentations on chronic swelling of the parotid gland, the treatment of perio­ dontal disease, hemostasis in dentistry,

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and surgical treatment of the maxillary sinuses are included in the program, as well as clinics and demonstrations at the Stomatology Institute of the College of Medicine of Paris. Registration fee of 5,000 francs (ap­ proximately $14.30) should be mailed to the treasurer, Dr. Ginestet, 79 Rue des Plantes, Paris 14. Visitors registered for the Congress may obtain special rates on the French railroads, and at hotels and theaters, by writing to the Organisation Française d’Accueil ■du Corps Medical Mondial, 60 Blvd. de la Tour Maubourg, Paris 7.

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The International Academy of Oral Dy­ namics will meet on Sunday, October 14 at 2:00 p . m . at its headquarters, 5510-

16th Street, N. W ., Washington, D. C., for a program which will include clinics and refresher courses on bite correction. The Academy was formed a year ago in Atlantic City. Further information may be obtained by writing to Ralph L. Morrison, secretary-treasurer, 1028 Connecticut Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.

A N T I O Q U IA , C O L O M B IA , D E N T A L S O C IE T Y E L E C T S N E W O F F IC E R S

The Sociedad Odontológica Antioguena (Dental Society of Antioquia), constit­ uent of the dental society of Colombia, South America, has announced its newly elected officers for 1951-52. They are: Leonel Estrada J., president; Mariana Arango T., vice-president; Arturo Gon­ zalez Ch., secretary; Jorge Arango V., treasurer.

Public Health P R E D IC T F L U O R ID A T IO N O F C A P I T A L ’S W A T E R B Y S P R IN G

Washington, D. C., should have water fluoridation equipment installed and in operation by early spring, 1952, if the prediction o f Edwin A. Schmitt, chief of the Army Engineer Corps responsible for the installation is correct. After Congress, on August 2, approved a $130,000 budget item for this purpose, Mr. Schmitt said that five or six months would be required for obtaining and in­ stalling the equipment and procuring the fluoride compound. An official of the dental bureau of the District Health De­ partment was quoted as saying that U. S. Public Health Service has promised de­ livery of sodium fluosilicate within 60 days after placing of bids.

The District of Columbia Dental So­ ciety, the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society, the District of Columbia Unit of the American Society of Dentistry for Children, and the Washington Post par­ ticipated actively in the campaign to fluoridate the District’s water, according to Israel Shulman, chairman of the Com­ mittee on Dental Health of the District of Columbia Dental Society. Meanwhile, Washington suburban com­ munities not supplied by District water are planning their own fluoridation in­ stallations. Tw o Maryland counties in the area will have equipment installed and operating within four months, ac­ cording to Harry B. Shaw, deputy chief engineer of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. In Virginia, the Alexandria Water Co., which is privately

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owned, has offered to institute fluorida­ tion at its own expense if the areas it supplies approve it. Other Communities • Washington is one of approximately 100 communities in which approval of fluoridation has been obtained and installation is in the plan­ ning process. T w o hundred other com ­ munities have the caries-preventive measure under consideration. More than 100 communities already are fluoridating their water supplies. Canal Zone • Fluoridation by January 1952 is expected in Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, where the year-long cam­ paign of Canal Zone dentists resulted recently in allocation of funds for this purpose, it is reported by U. S. Public Health Service.

U SPH S A N D P A T H E N EW S P R O D U C E F L U O R ID A T IO N M O V IE

A documentary film on fluoridation is being produced in Newark, Del., by Warner Pathe News, Inc., in cooperation with U. S. Public Health Service, accord­ ing to Bruce D. Forsyth, chief USPHS dental officer. Entitled “ A Drop in the Bucket,” the film will tell the story of two years of community study and planning which led to installation o f fluoridation equipment in Newark a year ago. The film will be distributed to health departments and other organizations to encourage adop­ tion of the health measure, Dr. Forsyth said.

W IS C O N S IN M E D IC A L S O C IE T Y U R G E S W A T E R F L U O R ID A T IO N

The State Medical Society of Wisconsin is believed to be the first medical society to endorse officially the fluoridation o f community water supplies as a caries preventive measure.

In a resolution adopted unanimously on August 8, the Society urged all phy­ sicians “ to seek the adoption of a pro­ gram of fluoridation in every Wisconsin community having a public water supply that is deficient in fluoride,” and in­ structed the Wisconsin delegation to the American Medical Association to seek A.M .A. endorsement of fluoridation of public water supplies. A copy of the resolution was to be sent to every county medical society, the state health officer, and every district and local health officer in Wisconsin.

S T O P SALE O F C A N D Y T O SC H O O L S , A P H A G R O U P U R G E S

Not only should the sale of candy, car­ bonated beverages and other confections to schools be discontinued, but “ educa­ tion in this area of our public health en­ deavor [should] be increased and ex­ panded,” according to the Southern Branch of the American Public Health Association. The recommendation was quoted in a news letter to all USPHS dental officers and auxiliary dental personnel by the Chief USPHS Dental Officer in August. The National Congress of Parents and Teachers released a similar recommenda­ tion in August. (See editorial in Septem­ ber j o u r n a l , page 307.)

D E N T A L H E A L T H IN M O N T A N A IS A BA SIC H E A L T H S E R V IC E

Dental health is now recognized in M on­ tana as one of the seven basic public health services, according to Francis I. Livingston, director of the division of dental health of the Montana State Board of Health. Traditionally the basic health services have heretofore included only six maj'or areas. The step was taken when the Montana Board set up eligibility standards govern­ ing financial aid for local public health

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services, in order to encourage establish­ ment and maintenance of local fulltime public health departments and to develop the maximum local responsibility for health services consistent with Montana law, Dr. Livingston reported. The seven basic health services now are comprised of dental health, health education, vital statistics, communicable disease control, environmental sanitation, public health laboratory services, and maternal and child health including school health services.

U. S. M A R IN E H O S P IT A L S A R E R E N A M E D U SP H S H O S P IT A L S

U. S. Marine Hospitals, which have been part of the American scene since 1798, were redesignated U. S. Public Health Service Hospitals on July 1 in order to provide a uniform name for the 21 hos­ pitals operated by USPHS. In announcing the change, Leonard A. Scheele, Surgeon General, pointed out that the older designation, which dated from legislation approved 153 years ago when the hospitals were part of a medi­ cal care program for merchant seamen, was no longer descriptive of the func­ tions performed in USPHS hospitals.

IL L IN O IS P U B L IC H E A L T H D E N T IS T S A T T E N D W O R K S H O P

Approximately 25 full-time public health dentists and consultants to local health departments attended a three-day workshop-type conference on public health dentistry in Springfield, 111., September 4-6. The conference was conducted by the Division of Public Health Dentistry of the Illinois State Department of Public Health. At the close of the conference, partici­ pants aided in ceremonies in which newly installed fluoridation equipment at As­ sumption was started into operation, and the town became the first Illinois com­

munity to begin fluoridating its water on a nonexperimental basis, according to W. Philip Phair, assistant secretary of the Council on Dental Health, who officiated.

Research U N IV E R S IT Y O F IL L IN O IS G E T S $3,500 R E S E A R C H G R A N T

A grant of $3,500 to the University of Illinois dental school from Amurol Prod­ ucts Company, Chicago, in support of a study on the dental plaque, has been announced. The study is being conducted by Robert G. Kesel, head of the depart­ ment of applied materia medica and therapeutics, and Edward C. Wach of the same department.

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Attendance of nearly 200 dentists, includ­ ing educators, dentists in general prac­ tice, public health dentists, dentists in the Federal services, and graduate dental students, was reported at a Periodontal Disease Workshop held in Ann Arbor September 10-15. Aim of the conference, sponsored jointly by the School of Dentistry and the School of Public Health of the Univer­ sity of Michigan in cooperation with the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Institute, was to reach conclusions regarding the eti­ ology of periodontal disease and the scientific value of the available control measures. Utilizing the technic of consultant and group participation, the workshop was comprised of morning lectures to all par­ ticipants, followed by afternoon discus­ sions by special committees appointed to evaluate the information presented. The last day of the conference was devoted to

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reports of their conclusions by evaluation committee chairmen, with discussion and amendment by all participants before final acceptance. Subjects of the evaluation committees, and their chairmen, were as follows : behavior of the gingival and supporting tissues, Joseph L. Bernier o f the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washing­ ton, D. C .; local factors in periodontal disease, Thomas J. Hill of Cleveland, professor of clinical oral pathology and therapeutics at Western Reserve, and chairman of the Council on Dental Therapeutics of the Association; systemic factors in periodontal disease, H. B, G.

Robinson, professor of dentistry at Ohio State University; the treatment o f perio­ dontal disease, Henry M . Goldman, chief of the dental department and director o f dental research, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston; and the prevention of perio­ dontal disease, Paul E. Boyle of Phila­ delphia, professor of histology and path­ ology at the dental school, and professor o f pathology at the graduate medical school, University o f Pennsylvania. The conference is the third o f its kind in Ann Arbor, sponsored jointly by the two schools. The first was concerned with dental health economics, and the second with the control of dental caries.

General 125,000 P H Y S IC IA N S T O G E T F O C I O F IN F E C T IO N R E P R IN T

Each of the more than 125,000 members o f the American Medical Association last month received a reprint of the 87page review, “ An Evaluation of the Ef­ fect of Dental Foci of Infection on Health,” which comprised the special June issue of t h e j o u r n a l . The reprints are being distributed by Church and Dwight Co., Inc., of New York. In announcing circulation of the re­ prints, E. R. Hays, physician head of the health education department of the company, stated the organization had pursued a policy of health educational service since 1846, and that its officers “ now welcome th e' opportunity to per­ form a service to dentistry and medicine toward better understanding of the prob­ lem o f dental foci of infection, provided by T H E JOU RN AL OF T H E AMERICAN D EN ­ TAL ASSOCIATION .”

The article was prepared at the U ni­ versity of Michigan by Kenneth A. Easlick and 12 consultants in the dental and medical sciences, and is a project of the

Council on Dental Health of the Asso­ ciation. Reprints are available on request from the Central Office. 48-P A G E A T O M I C E N E R G Y IN D E N T IS T R Y R E P R IN T A V A IL A B L E

A 48-page reprint entitled “ Dental A p­ plications of Atomic Energy,” from the August-September 1951 issue of the New York Journal of Dentistry, is available from the First District Dental Society of New York, which published it. The price is 50 cents a copy. Requests should be addressed to the Secretary, First District Dental Society, Hotel Statler, New York.

N A T IO N A L D E N T A L L A B O R A T O R Y A S S O C IA T IO N IS O R G A N IZ E D

The National Dental Laboratory Asso­ ciation held its charter meeting Septem­ ber 15-17 in Chicago. The organization was formed after a Committee for National Dental Labora­ tory Unity, comprised of representatives

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from the American Dental Laboratories Association and the Dental Laboratories Institute of America, had spent many months planning unification of their ac­ tivities. The A.D.L.A. and the D.L.I.A. are now dissolved, it is reported. Officers elected under the new N.D.L.A. charter are: president, Robert Rothstein, of the Rothstein Dental Labo­ ratories, Washington, D. C .; vice-presi­ dent, Paul Stough, of the Stough Dental Laboratories, Cleveland; secretary, John Thompson of the Thompson Dental Laboratory, Kalamazoo, M ich.; and treasurer, Tom A. Stevens, Stevens Den­ tal Laboratory, Seattle, Wash. The new organization will have its headquarters in Washington, D. C. At the time o f going to press the group had adopted a code of ethics, and was electing an executive council. The house of dele­ gates is to be comprised of representatives from each state, it was reported.

M IN N E S O T A P E D O D O N T IS T S O F F E R S E M IN A R IN O C T O B E R

The Minnesota Unit of the American Society of Dentistry for Children will hold its second annual all-day seminar October 27 at the University of Minne­ sota, Minneapolis, and has invited at­ tendance by interested dentists. Guest lecturers include William Humphreys of Denver and C. A. Frey of Appleton, Wis. Details may be obtained by writing to Charles D. Simpson, secretary, 4005 V er­ non Avenue, Minneapolis 16, Minn.

M O N T E F IO R E IN V IT E S D E N T IS T S T O C L IN IC -O P E N IN G L E C T U R E

Dentists are invited to attend the opening ceremonies of the new dental clinic at Montefiore Hospital for Chronic Diseases, New York, on October 31 at 8 :3 0 p . m . when E. B. Manley of Birmingham, Eng­ land, professor of dental pathology at the University of Birmingham dental

school, will be guest speaker. Dr. M an­ ley’s presentation, entitled “ Caries: A Physicochemical and Histologic A p­ proach,” will be discussed by Charles F. Bodecker, dental department consultant. The invitation was issued by David Tanchester, chief of dental service at Monte­ fiore Hospital. O R T H O D O N T IS T S O F F E R $500 P R IZ E IN E SSA Y C O N T E S T

A $500 cash prize is offered by the American Association of Orthodontists, for the best essay “ representing an origi­ nal investigation and containing some new significant material of value to the art or-science of orthodontics,” accord­ ing to a recent announcement from the organization’ s research committee. The contest is open to any teacher, researcher, undergraduate or graduate student affiliated with a recognized den­ tal institution, as well as to members of the A.A.O. Deadline for receipt of entries is March 1, 1952. The winning author will be invited to present his essay at the A.A.O. meeting in St. Louis, April 22-24. Details concerning the form in which the essay must be presented may be ob­ tained by writing to J. A. Salzmann, chairman o f the research committee, American Association of Orthodontists, 654 Madison Avenue, New York 21. N O V E M B E R “ C A R E ” C A M P A IG N SEEKS $1,500,000 F O R K O R E A

A “ CARE for Korea” campaign, with a goal of $1,500,000 by Thanksgiving Day, will begin on November 12, according to Paul Comly French of New York, execu­ tive director of the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, Inc. Aim of the campaign, conducted by the General Federation of Women’ s Clubs, is to provide CA RE relief packages for 150,000 of the estimated 3,000,000 per­ sons left homeless by hostilities in South Korea.

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Brig. G en. John M. H argreaves, air surgeon, and Lt. C o l. S. G . G ord on, dental surgeon, at the A ir Defense C om m and headquarters at C o lo ra d o Springs, Colo., with the mobile dental unit which they are credited with developin g to provide dental care fo r airmen stationed at isolated radar posts. Inset, C olo n e l G o rd o n examines the mouth of W A F Sergeant Virginia Jam es in one o f the dental chairs in the unit. The unit, first of a fleet of I I to be com pleted, is e q u ip p e d with two dental chairs and operating units, roentgenographic unit, electric sterilizer, two dental cabinets with instru­ ments, a darkroom, com pletely equip pe d dental laboratory, 80-gallon water tank, 3,000 volt electric generator, two air-conditioning units, 100-ft. cable reel for connection to outside power sources, electric water pump, and telephone facilities.

BUY DEFENSE BONDS REGULARLY GENERAL MARSHALL URGES

people published in the nation’s news­ papers, he said:

General George C. Marshall, Secretary of Defense, on September 3 urged the American people to purchase Defense Bonds regularly. Launching the Treasury Department’ s Defense Bond Campaign with an open letter to the American

Probably never before has there been so much at stake in the preservation of the free­ dom which we have enjoyed since the birth of our republic. All of us that possibly can do so should participate in its defense and this we can do by regularly purchasing Defense Bonds, thereby maintaining a strong economy essential to our free way of life.