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require to produce evidence ot attend. not less than five lectures on the Surgery of the Mouth; special courses. All other candidates must Dental Mechanics, one course ; a course of Practical Dental have attended, after qualifying, six months’ practical in- Mechanics, including the manufacture and adjustment of struction in a recognised laboratory or laboratories, and six dentures and six crowns ; Dental Metallurgy, one course; must have studied for six months the duties of outdoor a course of Practical Dental Metallurgy ; Practice of Dental sanitary work under the medical officer of health of a county Surgery at a recognised school, two years, and a certificate or large urban district or a medical officer of health who of having been engaged during a period of not less than is also a teacher of Sanitary Science in a Medical School, two years in acquiring a knowledge of Dental Mechanics or a sanitary staff officer of the Royal Army Medical Corps (this may be obtained by apprenticeship to a duly qualihaving charge of an Army Corps District or command. fied dental practitioner or in the mechanicalldepartment There are two examinations, and candidates may enter of a recognised dental hospital). The Denta Schools in for both at one period or for either separately. The First London are the Royal Dental Hospital of London, the Examination includes (a) Laboratory Work (Chemistry and National Dental Hospital and College, and Guy’s Hospital Bacteriology), (b) Physics, and (c) Meteorology ; and the Dental School. Most of the large provincial towns have Second Examination embraces (a) Report on Premises now dental hospitals. A convenient arrangement by which visited, (b) Examination at Fever Hospital, (c) Examina- the M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., and L.D.S. can be taken is as tion at Public Abattoir, (d) Written and Oral Examinations follows :-The Preliminary Examination in General Education having been passed the student should commence his on Epidemiology and Endemiology, (e) Vital Statistics and Sanitary Law, and (f) Practical Sanitation. The fee is 12 mechanical training at a dental school or with a qualified guineas for both examinations, or 6 guineas for either dentist and register as a dental and medical student. of them. A fee of 3 guineas is payable by rejected (This instruction, however, may be taken prior to the candidates for either examination. The examination is date of registration as a dental student.) During his The pub- mechanical training the student should receive instruction in held twice yearly, in May and October. lished regulations provide detailed synopses of the Chemistry and Physics, Pharmacy and Elementary Biology, subjects of examination. The Registrar for Edinburgh and pass in these subjects before entering the hospital. is Mr. James Robertson, solicitor, 54, George-square, and (The foregoing constitute the First Examination.) Having for Glasgow Mr. Alexander Duncan, LL.D., 242, St. Vincent- entered the hospital the student should attend the dental and general courses contemporaneously, and pass at the end street. Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Surgeons of the second winter the Second Examination-namely, in Ireland.-Stated examinations for the Diploma in Public Anatomy and Physiology. At the completion of his second Health are held in the months of February, May, July, year of study the Dental Examination should be passed. and November. A special examination for the diploma The student should then devote his time to general studies may, at the discretion of the Committee of Management and pass the Third Examination. When time permits it is (except during the months of August and September), be advisable to attend the general hospital only until after the obtained on payment of £15 158., in addition to the ordinary First and Second Examinations have been passed. At this fees mentioned below, and on giving notice at least one point a break may be made to admit of the completion of the fortnight before the date of the proposed examination. dental curriculum and the passing of the examinations for Every candidate for the Diploma in Public Health must be the L.D.S. diploma. The best course, however, is entirely to a registered medical practitioner. (Candidates registered finish the curriculum for the M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. and then take the special Dental work. The regulations for the or entitled to be registered prior to January, 1890, are exempt from the rules as to study.) He must subsequently Dental Licence of the Royal Colleges of Ireland and Edinto qualification (1) receive six months’ laboratory instruction burgh and of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of in Chemistry, Bacteriology, and the Diseases of Animals Glasgow are very similar to those of the English College. transmissible to man; and (2) during six months prae- The L.D.S. can also be obtained alone. tically study outdoor sanitary work under a medical The Registration of Dental Students is carried on at the officer of health and shall as an additional require- Medical Council Office in London in the same manner as ment attend a hospital for infectious diseases. Can- the existing registration of medical students, and subject to didates are examined on four days, commencing on the same regulations as regards Preliminary Examinations. the first Monday of February, May, and November. Candidates for a diploma in Dental Surgery must produce Each candidate must return his name to the secretary of certificates of been engaged during four years in having the Committee of Management under the Conjoint Scheme studies and of having received two years’ professional two weeks before the examination, and lodge with him instruction in mechanical dentistry. The two years of a testimonial of character from a Fellow of either of instruction in mechanical dentistry, or any part of them, the Colleges, or of the Royal Colleges of Physicians or may be taken by the dental student either before or after Surgeons of London or Edinburgh. The fee for the examina- his registration as a student, but no portion of such tion is £10 10s. The examination for the Diploma in State mechanical instruction will be counted as one of the four Medicine comprises the following subjects :-Hygiene, years of professional study unless taken after registration. Chemistry, Meteorology and Climatology, Engineering, It is now necessary for anyone practising Dental Surgery Vital Statistics, Sanitary Law, and Bacteriology. For in this country to be on the Register and no foreign qualifi’further particulars apply to the Secretary, Committee cations are admitted. of Management;a Office, Royal College of Physicians, The Royal College of Surgeons of England grants a Dublin. diploma in Dental Surgery under the following regulations, which apply to all candidates who have registered as dental students after Jan. lst, 1897. Candidates are required to DENTAL SURGERY. pass three examinations: the Preliminary Science Exami1890 do not

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the First Professional Examination, and the Second Professional Examination. I. Preliminary Science Exami. nation.-Before admission to this examination the candidate must produce a certificate of having received instruction (which may be taken prior to the date of registration as a dental student) at a recognised institution in Chemistry, Physics, and Practical Chemistry. The examination consists of these subjects and is identical with Part 1. of the First Examination of the Examining Board in England. II. The First Professional Examination.-The candidate must produce the following certificates : 1. Of having been engaged during a period of not less than two years in acquiring a practical familiarity with the details of mechanical dentistry, under the instruction (which may be taken prior to registration as a dental student) of a competent practitioner or under the direction of the superintendent of the mechanical department of a recognised dental hospital. 2. Of registration as a dental student by the General Medical Council. 3. Of having attended at a

nation, the Medical Register is entitled to practise as a dentist, although he cannot register as such without the special licence ; but it is of eminent advantage to take the L.D.S., otherwise few dental appointments at

ANYONE who is

on

general or special hospitals or dispensaries are available, and, what is still more important, the manual dexterity and knowledge of mechanics requisite for the successful practice of dentistry can only be gained by long and careful training at the dental operating chair and in the dental laboratory ; and, this having been attained, it is but little trouble to pass the special examinations. The subjects beyond those included in the general qualification are-Dental Anatomy and Physiology (Human and Comparative), one course; a separate course of Dental Histology, including the preparation of microscopical sections ; Dental Surgery, one course ; a separate course of Practical Dental Surgery ; a course of

659 Dental Hospital and School (a) a course of November in each year. Candidates must give 21 clear lectures on Dental Metallurgy; (b) a course of Practical days’ notice of their intention to present themselves for Dental Metallurgy ; (o) a course of Lectures on Dental examination. Mechanics ; and (d) a course of Practical Dental Mechanics, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.-For the Licenc including the manufacture and adjustment of six dentures in Dental Surgery all candidates must pass a Preand six crowns. Candidates may. present themselves for the liminary Examination in General Knowledge and have their First Professional Examination on production of the re- names inscribed in the Register of Dental Students of the quired certificates. The Examination consists of Mechanical General Medical Council. A copy of regulations giving Dentistry and Dental Metallurgy, the examination in Dental a list of Preliminary Examinations recognised for obtainMetallurgy being by written paper. III. The Second ing this Licence, as well as of the subjects of the ProProfessional Examination.-The candidate must produce fessional Examinations, may be obtained from Mr. James the following certificates : 1. Of having been engaged during Robertson, Clerk to the Royal College of Surgeons, at four years in the acquirement of professional knowledge 54, George-square, Edinburgh. Students who commenced subsequently to the date of registration as a dental student. their professional education by apprenticeship or attendance 2. Of having attended at a recognised dental hospital and on lectures before July 22nd, 1878, are exempt from the Preschool (a) a course of Dental Anatomy and Physiology ; liminary Examinations. Candidates must produce certificates (b) a separate course of Dental Histology, including the pre. of having, subsequently to the date of registration, been paration of microscopical sections ; (c) a course of Dental engaged for four years in professional studies and of three Surgery ; (d) a separate course of Practical Dental Surgery ; years’ instruction in Mechanical Dentistry from a regis(e) a course of not less than five lectures on the Surgery tered dental practitioner, except in the case of previously of the Mouth, which lectures may be given at a dental registered medical practitioners, when two years will be hospital or at a recognised medical school ; in the latter considered sufficient. Candidates who have commenced case they may form part of the course of lectures on their studies after Oct. 31st, 1898, must have attended the Surgery; (f) a course of Dental Materia Medica; and following curriculum : Anatomy, one course of six months ; (g) a course of Dental Bacteriology. 3. Of having attended Practical Anatomy. twelve months ; Chemistry, with Laboraat a recognised dental hospital or in the dental department tory Instruction, one course of six months; Physics, with of a recognised general hospital the practice of Dental Laboratory Instruction, three months; Physiology, with Surgery during two years. 4. Of having attended at ’, Laboratory Instruction, one course of six months; Surgery, a recognised medical school (a) a course of lectures on including Surgical Pathology, one course of six months ; Anatomy, (b) a course of lectures on Physiology, (e) a Medicine, including Medical Pathology, one course of six separate Practical Course of Physiology, (d) a course of months ; and attendance on the practice of a recognised lectures on Surgery, and (e) a course of lectures on Medicine. general hospital, with Clinical Instruction on Surgery and 5. Of having performed Dissections at a recognised medical Medicine, twelve months. These courses must have been school during not less than 12 months. 6. Of having attended at a University or in an established school of attended at a recognised hospital the practice of Surgery and medicine or in a provincial school specially recognised by the Clinical Lectures on Surgery during two winter sessions. College as qualifying for the diploma in Surgery. In addi7. Of being 21 years of age. The certificates of pro- tion to these courses candidates will be required to have fessional study will be required to show that students attended in a recognised dental hospital, or with teachers have attended the courses of professional study to the satis- recognised by the College, the following special courses of faction of their teachers. Candidates may present themselves lectures and instruction : Dental Anatomy and Physiology for the Second Professional Examination after the completion (Human and Comparative) (not less than 24 lectures), of four years’ professional study from the date of registra- with Practical Dental Histology, three months ; Dental tion as a dental student and after the lapse of not less than Surgery and Pathology (not less than 20 lectures), with six months from the date of passing the First Professional the Materia Medica and Therapeutics applicable to Dental Examination. The Second Professional Examination con- Surgery, three months ; Dental Mechanics (not less than sists of: Part I., General Anatomy and Physiology, 12 lectures), Theoretical and Practical, with Dental General Surgery and Pathology ; Part II., Dental Metallurgy, three months-one course each ; two years’ Anatomy and Physiology, Dental Pathology and Surgery, attendance at a dental hospital or the dental departand Practical Dental Surgery. The written examination ment of a general hospital recognised by the College. in Part I. comprises General Anatomy and Physiology, Practical instruction in Mechanical Dentistry from a General Pathology and Surgery, and in Part II., Dental registered Dentist, or in the Mechanical DepartAnatomy and Physiology, and Dental Pathology and ment of a recognised dental hospital and school, as Surgery. At the Practical Examination candidates may be apprentices or otherwise, either before or after registraexamined (a) on the treatment of Dental Caries and may tion, for three years. Certificates of attendance on be required to prepare and fill cavities or to do any such of these courses as may be respectively required other operation in Dental Surgery (candidates must pro- will entitle candidates to appear either for the First vide their own instruments) ; (b) on the Treatment of Dental Examination or for the First and Second There is Examinations for the Triple Qualification, as they may the various irregularities of Children’s Teeth. also an Oral Examination. Candidates may take the two select, and subject to the existing regulations for each parts of the examination together or separately. Candidates qualification. Candidates who have passed the First and must pass Part I. before proceeding to Part II. If they fail Second Examinations for the Triple Qualification will be in Part I. they are not allowed to proceed with Part II. exempt from the First Dental Examination and will have Exemption from the Preliminary Science Examination is the advantage of being admissible either to the Final Dental granted to candidates who have passed an Examination in Examination or to the subsequent Examination for the Triple Chemistry and Physics for a degree in Medicine at a Univer- Qualification, or to both. But the First Dental Examination sity in the United Kingdom, in India, or in a British will not be held as equivalent to the First and Second Triple colony. Exemption from Examination in Anatomy and Examinations and will admit to the Final Dental ExaminaPhysiology is granted to candidates who have passed the tion only. Candidates who are Licentiates of this College or Second Examination of the Examining Board in England or who may be registered medical practitioners will be required the corresponding Examination for any degree or qualifica- to produce certificates of attendance on the special subjects tion in medicine or surgery registrable under the Medical only and will be examined in these only for the dental Act of 1886. Exemption from Examination in General Sur- diploma. First Professional Examination : The candidate gery and Pathology is granted to candidates who have passed must have attended the courses on Anatomy, Chemistry, and the Examination in Surgery of the Examining Board in Physiology. The examination embraces Anatomy, Physiology, England or the corresponding Examinations of the Col- Chemistry, and Physics. The fee for those candidates who leges and Universities above mentioned. The fee for began study after Oct. lst. 1896, is 5 5s. Second Examinathe diploma is 20 guineas and is payable as follows :- tion : The candidate must have attended the remaining Preliminary Science Examination, 3 guineas; First Pro- courses of the curriculum, must produce certificates fessional Examination, 2 guineas; Second Professional showing that he is 21 years of age, and must pay a Examination, 5 guineas; the balance to be paid on fee of £10 10s. The examination embraces Surgery, the completion of the Examinations. The Preliminary Medicine, Therapeutics, and the special subjects of Science Examination is held in January, March, or Dental Anatomy and Physiology, Dental Surgery and April, July, and October in each year. The First and Pathology, and Dental Mechanics with Dental Metallurgy. Second Professional Examinations are held in May and Candidates who claim exemption from the First Dental

recognised

660 Examination on the ground of having passed the First and Second Triple Qualification Examinations will, before being admitted to the Second Dental Examination, be required to pay the total fee of 15 15s. payable for the dental diploma. The fee payable by candidates who began study before Oct. lst, 1896, shall be Z10 10s., J::.44s. of which are payable on entering for the First Examination and .&bgr;66s. on entering for the Second Examination. Faculty of P7tysicians and Surgeons of Glasgoit,.-The regulations as to certificates, curriculum, number, and subjects of examinations, fees, &c., are in effect similar to those of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Special provision is made for candidates who intend to qualify both in Medicine and in Dentistry. Candidates can enter for the First Examination in three divisions, the first embracing Physics and Chemistry, the second Dental Metallurgy and Dental Mechanics and the third Anatomy and Physiology. There is also an examination in Practical Dentistry conducted in a dental hospital. Royal College of Surgeons in Ir81and.-All information concerning the licence in Dental Surgery may be obtained from the Registrar of the College, who will receive the applications of candidates for permission to be examined. The bank receipt for fees, together with all certificates, &c., are to be lodged with him at least seven days prior to the day fixed for the commencement of the examination. The Primary Dental Examinations commence on the second Monday in the months of February, May, and November. The Final Dental ’Examinations commence on the Thursdays immediately following the Primary Dental Examinations. Candidates are required to pass three examinations-viz., Preliminary (in General Education), Primary Dental, and Final Dental. Preliminary Examination.-All examinations in general educa-

Final Dental Examination on producing certificates of having’ attended : (1) one course of Lectures on Dental Surgery and Pathology ; (2) one course of Lectures on Dental Mechanics ; (3) for one year the practice of a dental hospital recognised by the College, or of the dental department of a general hospital so recognised, where such attendance has been subsequent to the date of diploma (this remission (3) has been made on the understanding that the surgeon devotes his whole time to dental work) ; and (4) of having been engaged during a period of not less than two years in acquiring a practical familiarity with the details of Mechanical Dentistry under the instruction of The following are the subjects of a registered dentist. examination. Dental Surgery, Theoretical (including Dental Pathology), Clinical, and Operative ; Dental Mechanics, Theoretical, Clinical, and Practical (including the Metal. lurgy of the Workshop). Examinations for the Licence in. Dentistry sine (]1lrrÍfmlo:The Council has power to admit to examination, sine (]1(rrioulo, candidates whose names are’ on the Dental Register published under the direction of the General Medical Council, and who are unable to furnish the certificates required by the foregoing regulations, on. presentation of a special schedule of application. University of Birminghana.-The teaching of Dentistry is undertaken by the University acting in association with theBirmingham Dental Hospital and the Birmingham Clinical Board, so that the students may fully qualify themselves for the Dental diploma of this and other universities and licensing bodies. There is a special and well-equipped Dental Museum and Laboratory. An Entrance Exhibition, value E37 10s., is awarded annually at the commencement of the winter session. The following are the regulations forDegrees in Dentistry :-1. The degrees conferred by the Unition recognised by the General Medical Council are accepted versity are those of Bachelor and Master of Dental Surgery by the College. Preliminary Examinations are held conjointly (B.D.S. and M.D.S.). 2. All candidates for these degrees by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons on the must pass the same Matriculation Examination as that third Wednesdays in March and September. Primary Dental required from candidates for Medical Degrees. 3. The Examination.-Fee .610 10s.; for re-examination, if rejected, degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery is not conferred’ Z55s. Every candidateis required, before admission upon any candidate who has not obtained a Licence in to the Primary Dental Examination, to produce evidence- Dental Surgery. The candidate is not eligible for the (1) of having passed a recognised preliminary examination degree until a period of 12 months has elapsed from th& and of having been registered as a medical or dental student passing of his examination for the Licence in Dental Surgery. by the General Medical Council; (2) of having, subsequently Of this period at least six months must be spent in the dental to registration as a dental or medical student, attended at a department of a general hospital approved by the University. recognised medical school the following courses: Lectureb 4. A. In addition to the Licence in Dental Surgery the on Practical Anatomy, including Dental Anatomy, six candidate must produce evidence that he has attended the .months ; Demonstrations and Dissections, two courses of six courses required by medical students cf the University in months each ; Lectures on Chemistry, six months ; Lectures the following subjects anpassed the Examinations held in on Physiology, including Dental Physiology, six months; the same for Medical and Surgical Degrees: (a) Chemistry ’Practical Histology and Practical Chemistry, including and Practical Chemistry, (b) Physics and Practical Physics, (0) Metallurgy, three months ; (3) of having attended Clinical Elementary Biology, (d) Anatomy and Practical Anatomy, Instruction at a recognised general hospital for one and (e) Physiology and Practical Physiology. B. That he has 2 ’year. The subjects of this examination are : (1) Physics ; attended the following courses and passed the class examina(2) Chemistry, including Metallurgy ; (3) Anatomy ; tions in each of these subjects : (f) One Special Course of (4) Physiology and Histology; and (5) Surgery. Final Lectures on Medicine, (g) One Special Course of Lectures Examination.-Candidates holding L.R.C.S.I. or students on Surgery, and (h) Pathology and Bacteriology. C. That. who have passed Primary Dental or Third Professional he has attended courses and passed the class examinaExamination of the College, .610 10s.; re-examination, tions in : (k) Dental Histology and Patho-Histology, (l} Fees for Final Examination of all other candi- Comparative Dental Anatomy, and (1n) Dental Surgery and .655s. dates, Z26 5s. ;re-examination,
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period of pupilage or hospital attendance, or both, as prescribed by the regulations of the University.

be

may

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.6105. Further information may be had from the Warden, Mr. W. H. Gilmour. The various medical and dental lectures

candidate will be admitted to the degree who has not are given at the University of Liverpool. The Anatomical .attained the age of 21 years on the day of graduation. All Department has been removed to a new building, comprising candidates

are

required

to have

passed

the

following

exa-

minations : the first examination, the second examination, and the final examination. Each examination will include practical work in the subjects offered. All candidates shall be required, before presenting themselves for examination, to furnish to the registrar certificates testifying that they have attended the prescribed courses of instruction in accordance with the regulations of the University in each of the subjects which they offer, and that they have fulfilled the other requirements of the ordinance and regulations in respect of such examination. Candidates for the diploma in Dental .Surgery (L.D.S.) are required to present certificates showing that they have attained the age of 21 years, that they have attended courses of instruction approved by the University, extending over not less than four years, and that they have completed a pupilage of three years, two of such years at least having been taken before the First Professional examination. Candidates are required to satisfy the examiners in the several subjects of the following examinations : A preliminary examination in Arts; a preliminary examination in Science ; the First Professional examination ; and the Final examination. The classes in the Department of Dentistry will begin on Oct. lst. The instruction in the Preliminary subjects of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology will be given at the University in College-road. The classes in the other subjects and the systematic courses in Dental subjects will be held in the School of Medicine of the University in Thoresbyplace. The systematic instruction in the School of Dentistry will be given by the following :-Anatomy : Professor T. W.
ansesthedc room, specially reserved, with every convenience ; The first floor has a and large waiting-room for patients. large board-room and a very comfortable students’ room set apart exclusively for the use of students. The whole top floor of the building has been thrown into one fine, airy, and well-ventilated operating room. This room will accommo- date upwards of 30 operating chairs, which are of the "Morrison pattern," and each of which has a special In the basement electric light suspended before it. a very convenient workroom has been fitted up containing the necessary requirements, and there are commodious lavatories for students. A new Laboratory for practical mechanical work has also been constructed so as to meet the requirements of the curriculum. It is adequately furnished with all the modern appliances of a dental workshop. A skilled dental mechanic has been engaged and students are able to undertake at the hospital the whole of their training in Mechanical Dentistry. The times of the lecture at the University are arranged to meet the convenience of students, thus allowing the maximum time for attendance upon Dental Hospital practice. The staff of the hospital includes 12

honorary Dental Surgeons, a Demonstrator, two Anaesthetists., Surgeons, and a Curator. Fees for two years’ hospital practice, .621. Apprenticeship.-A limited number of apprentices are admitted annually. Fees for three years,

two House

spacious dissecting room and a museum which contains an excellent collection of skulls illustrative of human and comparative dental anatomy. Fees: The composition fees are as follows : Diploma course (L.D.S.) : Chemistry and Physics, £ 11 lls.all other lectures, ,650 in two instalments. Degree course (B.D.S.): E67 10s. for all lectures (including Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology) in three instalments. Two years’ dental hospital, .621; general hospital practice, .610 10s.; three years’ mechanical instruction (pupilage), .6105. University of Manehester.-In the University of Manchester the Dental Department forms an integral part of the Faculty of Medicine. This contains a series of laboratories, lecture rooms, and museums which will bear comparison with those of any other school in the kingdom, and the fullest opportunities for study are offered to students preparing for any of the professional examinations. Instruction adapted to the requirements of students preparing for the B.D.S. Degree and the Dental Diplomas of the University, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and of other licensing bodies is given during the Winter and Summer sessions both at the University and at the Victoria Dental Hospital in Devonshire-street. The required general hospital practice is taken at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Women students are admitted to the classes in the Dental Department and for them a separate laboratory for Practical Anatomy and The composition fee for common rooms are provided. candidates for the University degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery is 60 guineas, payable in two equal instalments at the beginning of the first and third years of studentship. The composition fee for candidates for the University Diploma in Dentistry is 55 guineas, payable in two equal instalments at the beginning of the first and third years of studentship. The composition fee for candidates for the L.D.S. of England is 60 guineas, payable in two equal instalments at the beginning of the first and third years of studentship. Students who have already served their apprenticeship with a private practitioner, and who propose to complete the final portion of their attendance at the University and at an approved dental

a

hospital, will be required to pay the composition fee in two equal instalments at the commencement of the- first and second years of studentship. The payment of any of the

above composition fees will entitle the student to attend all the classes in the following list which are required for their respective examinations. The composition fee does not include the hospital fees, the examination fees, the fee for the conferment of the degree or the diploma, the registration fee, nor the fees for chemicals and chemical apparatus

(Rl15s.). TEACHING INSTITUTIONS IN DENTISTRY. See also under Universities of and Manchester above.

Birmingham, Leeds,

Liver-

pool,

LONDON.

-Hoyal Hospital r f London and School of Dental SM1’gery, Leieester-sq16are.-The school provides the special Dental

dental education required by the Royal College of Surgeons for the Licence in Dental Surgery. The general part

of the curriculum may be taken at any general hospital. The hospital is open from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., there being one staff for the morning and another for the afternoon of each day. Pupils are received for the mechanical training recognised by the curriculum. The demonstrators at the commencement of each session give a course of lectures on Operative Dental Surgery. The five house surgeoncies are held for six months each and are open to all qualified students. The lecturers, in addition to their lectures, give special demonstrations on the Microscopy of Dental Anatomy and Dental Surgery. The lecturer on Dental Mechanics also gives practical demonstrations in the mechanical laboratory. One Entrance Scholarship of the value of ;E20. The Saunders Scholarship awarded to second year students. The Storer Bennett Research Scholarship for Scientific Research in any branch of Dental Surgery, value .650, is awarded triennially. The Alfred Woodhouse Scholarship of R35 and the Robert Woodhouse Prize of 10 for Practical Dental Surgery. Prizes

662 Demonstration of Dental Mechanics, Z55s. each. HosI pital Practice registered practitioners by special The Committee mission 12

and certificates are awarded by the lecturers for the best examinations in the subjects of their respective courses, at the end of the summer and winter sessions. A prize of the value of 5 guineas is given by Messrs. Ash and Sons for the best essay on some surgical subject connected with Dental Surgery. Consulting Physician : Sir Richard Douglas Powell, Bart. Consulting Dental Surgeons: Mr. T. Arnold Rogers, Mr. Morton Smale, and Mr. C. S. Tomes, F.R.S. Dental Surgeons : Mr. J. F. Colyer, Mr. C. F. Rilot, Mr. H. Lloyd Williams, Mr. W. H. Dolamore, Mr. G. Hern, and Mr. J. G. Turner. Assistant Dental Surgeons: Mr. N. G. Bennett, Mr. D. P. Gabell, Mr. A. Hopewell Smith, Mr. H. Austen, and Mr. R. McKay. Anvesthetists : Dr. Dudley Buxton, Dr. R. J. Probyn-Williams, and Mr. H. Hilliard. Demonstrators : Mr. A. L. Whitehouse, Mr. L C. Ball, Mr. J. G. Atkinson Fairbank, Mr. F. Butler, and Mr. G. H. Curtis. Lecturers :-Dental Anatomy and Physiology (Human and Comparative): Mr. A. Hopewell Smith. Dental Surgery and Pathology : Mr. J. G. Turner. Mechanical Dentistry : Mr. W. J. May. Metallurgy in its application to Dental Purposes : Mr. P. Ellis Ricnards. Dental Bacteriology : Mr. Howard Mummery. Dental Materia Medica : Mr. H. A. Austen. During the sessions the surgeons of the day will give demonstrations at stated hours. The house surgeons attend daily while the hospital is open. Fee for two years’ hospital practice required by the curriculum, including lectures, E53 3s. in one payment, or E55 13s. in two yearly instalments. The curriculum requires two years to be passed at a General Hospital ; the fee for this is Both hospitals can be attended simultaneously. about
to

of

Committee,

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also consider applications from medical men who may desire to attend the Ansesthetic Room for a course of instruction in Nitrous Oxide administration. Information respecting the Hospital Practice and the College may be obtained from the Dean, Mr. Sidney Spokes, who attends at the Hospital, Great Portland-street, on Tuesday mornings. Guy’s Hospital.-The work of the Dental Department begins daily at 9 A.M. both in the extraction rooms and in The Extrcctinn RoomsPatients the conservation room. are admitted between 8.45 and 9.30 A.M., and are seen by the dental surgeon for the day, the dental house surgeon, the assistant dental house surgeon, and the dressers. Such cases as are suitable for conservative treatment are transferred to the conservation room, taking with them a The dental chart to indicate the treatment required. (,’on.qe,r?iation Room:: This room is open from 9 A.n2. till 5 P.M. There are 55 Morrison chairs, each fitted with a saliva ejector, for the use of the Dressers, who, under the supervision of the Staff, perform the various operations of Dental Surgery. The members of the staff attend every morning and afternoon in the week to give demonstrations and otherwise assist students in their work in the Conservation Room and Mechanical Laboratory. Dental students have the opportunity of attending concurrently at this hospital the two courses of instruction required by the examining board for the L.D.S. Eng., viz., the special lectures and practice of the Dental Department and the general lectures and practice of the Medical School. The fees for these courses may be paid separately or together, or they be combined with the fees required to be paid for the course for a medical diploma. Students who enter’for a medical as well as a dental diploma are allowed to pursue their study of Dentistry during any period of their medical course most convenient to themselves without further charge. Two Entrance Scholarships in Dental Mechanics of the value of .620 each are offered for competition annually, one in September and one in April, and prizes of the aggregate value of E35 are awarded for general proficiency and skill in Practical Dentistry. Dental students are eligible for admission to the Residential College and enjoy the other social privileges of students in the Medical School. Dental Surgeons : Mr. W. A. Maggs, Mr. Staff. Wynne Rouw, Mr. H. L. Pillin, and Mr. M. F. Hopson. Mr. J. B. Parfitt and Mr. Assistant Dental Succors: J. L. Payne. Demonstrators of Practical Dentistry: Mr. E. B. Dowsett, Mr. F. J. Pearce, Mr. J. E. Spiller, Mr. H. P. Aubrey, and Mr. H. Chapman. Anoesthetists Dr. H. F. Lancaster, Mr. C. J. Ogle, Mr. P. Turner, Mr. A. R. Thompson, Mr. W. M. Mollison, and Mr. R. Davies-Colley. Lecturers.-Dental Surgery and Pathology: Mr. Wynne Rouw. Dental Anatomy and Physiology: Mr. Maggs. Operative Dental Surgery: Mr. Parfitt. Dental Mechanics : Mr. Payne. Practical Dental Mechanics: Mr. Pillin. Dental Materia Medica : Dr. A. P. Beddard. Dental Bacteriology : Dr. Eyre. Dental Microscopy: Mr. Ryffel and Mr. Laidlaw. Metallurgy : Dr. J. Wade. Practical Curator of Dental Dental Metallurgy: Mr. Hopson. Museum : Mr. Dowsett. Dean : Dr. Eason. London Hnspital.-Mr. Dolamore and Mr. Farmer give practical instruction during the winter and summer sessions In selecting from on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 A.M. candidates for the office of Dental Assistant priority will be given to those who have attended the greatest number of lectures on Dental Pathology and Surgery, and have also been the most punctual in attendance in the dental department. A class for special instruction in filling teeth will be formed each term. Dental patients in 1906, 9298.

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PROVINCIAL. College, Bristol.-Laboratories for instruction in Mechanical Dentistry and in Dental Metallurgy have been established in the College and dental students can enter for the full curriculum at Bristol. The Lectures are delivered at the College. Practical instruction is given at the Royal Infirmary by Mr. Ackland and at the General Hospital by Mr. Genge, both institutions being recognised by the Dental Board of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Full information may be obtained of the Dean of the Medical

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663 Professor Edward Fawcett, University College, Bristol. Devon and Exeter Dental Hospital, 24, Soiithernhay, West, Exeter.-Established 1880.—The hospital is open daily (Sundays excepted) and patients are admitted between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. Students attending the practice of the hospital must consider themselves strictly under the control of the medical officers and must not undertake any operation without the consent of the dental surgeon for the day. Hon. treasurer, Mr. J. M. Ackland; hon. secretary, Mr. Henry Yeo.

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Surgery, six months, and attendance for two years on the dental department of the hospital. The attendance on the Dental Clinic is free to students of the hospital. The winter session opens Thursday, Oct. 17th.

ANCILLARY SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, London (with which is incorporated the ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES).-Mechanics and Mathematics: Professor J. Perry, F.R.S., and Dr. A. R. Willis. Biology: Vacant (Zoology), and Professor J. B. Farmer, M.A., F.R.S. (Botany). Chemistry : Professor SCOTLAND. W. A. Tilden, F.R.S., and Dr. M. 0. Forster, F.R.S. The Incorporated Einb2crgh Dental Hospital and School.- Physics : Professor H. L. Callendar, F.R.S., Dr. W. Watson, and School is located in F.R.S., and Mr. A. Fowler. Geology: Professor W. W. The Edinburgh Dental a spacious and well-equipped building at 31, ChambersWatts, F.R.S., and Dr. Cullis. Metallurgy: Professor W. street and offers special advantages to dental students. Gowland. Mining: Professor S. H. Cox (temporarv). The The General Courses required for the Dental Diploma College reopens on Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, 1907. Commay be taken in the Medical School of the Royal munications should be addressed to the Registrar, Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons or in the University College of Science, South Kensington, S.W. schools. The hospital attendance and clinical instruction ELECTRICAL STANDARDIZING, TESTING, AND TRAINING The University, Medical INSTITUTION, Faraday House, 62-70, Southampton-row, W.C. are taken at the Royal Infirmary. Schools, and Royal Infirmary are within three minutes’ principal, Hugh Erat Harrison, B.Sc. Lond. Instructor in walk of the Dental Hospital. The special courses are taken Mathematics: Alexander Russell, M.A. Glasgow and Camin the hospital. The Dental Hospital practice, extending bridge. Instructor in Chemistry: Mr. J. Thomas, B.Sc. Lond. over two years, affords a student ample opportunity for Instructor in Mechanical Engineering : Mr. Walter H. Bell, a full acquaintance with every branch of dentistry. The A.M.Inst.C.E. This institution, in addition to its ordinary hospital admits a limited number of indentured pupils. They course of training in electrical engineering, which occupies receive their instruction in Mechanical Dentistry concurrent I v four years, also arranges for special instruction in all with the general and special courses. A premium of 60 branches of electricity either by private tuition or by a guineas is payable with each such pupil. The practice and specially arranged course at the College or at the works lectures of the hospital are recognised by, and qualify for, of the companies with which it is associated. There are all the Licensing Boards. For the special classes, both Entrance Scholarships of the value of 150 and 100 guineas. theoretical and practical, required by dental students the Particulars may be obtained on application to the Secretary, directors have secured the services of an efficient staff of Mr. Howard Foulds, Faraday House, Southampton-row, dental officers and lecturers. There will also be a course of W.C. Session begins Sept. 23rd. Students will ’ demonstrations in Mechanical Dentistry. SCHOOL OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT receive instruction in Practical Dental Mechanics under the BRITAIN.-Chemistry and Physics : Professor Arthur W. mechanician. The cost of the hospital outfit of instruments Crossley (Dean of the school). Botany : (Vacant). PharmaThe ceutics : Professor Greenish. is included in the Dental Hospital fee of ;E31 10s. The session commences on minimum cost of classes and Diploma for the whole course Monday, Sept. 30th. Medical students, or pupils intending of dental instruction amounts to E90 7s. Those students to enter the medical profession, are admitted to the lectures who desire to take a Medical and Surgical Diploma and laboratory work in any or all the courses. Certificates in addition to the L.D.S. have in this school admirable of instruction in this school are received by the Conjoint facilities for so doing. The triple qualification of the Board of the Royal Colleges. Application for admission to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburgh the school, or for further information, may be made to the and the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Registrar, 17, Bloomsbury-square, London, W.C. is recommended. The minimum cost of the Professional ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE (WITH WHICH IS INEducation Triple Qualification and Licence in Dental CORPORATED THE PARKES MUSEUM), PARKES MUSEUM, Surgery amounts to 169 7s. The mechanical depart- MARGARET-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W.-The objects of the ment is large and airy and furnished with all modern Royal Sanitary Institute are to promote the advancement of tools and appliances. The winter session commences sanitary science in all or any of its branches and to diffuse Oct. lst. The Museum is open to students for study. knowledge relating thereto. It was founded in 1876 and Further particulars can be obtained from the Dean, Mr. incorporated in 1888. Sessional meetings are held in London and in various. provincial centres from time to time for the W. Guy. Incorporated Glasgow Dental Hospital and school, reading of papers and for discussions upon subjects con15, Dalhonsie-street, Garnetltill, Glasgo?v.-The winter nected with sanitary science, and lectures and demonstrasession will begin in October and the lectures will be tions are arranged for sanitary officers in sanitary science delivered as follows. In Dental Mechanics on Monday as applied to buildings and public works. The lectures and and Wednesday at 7 P.M., by Mr. Hugh McKay, demonstrations are suitable for foremen of works, builders, and in Dental Metallurgy on Tuesday and Thursday at and those engaged in the allied trades; for army officers 7, by Mr. W. Bruce Hepburn, L.D.S. Fee for each of and professional men on food and meat inspection ; for the above courses of lectures, .S33s. The lectures and meat inspectors; and for school teachers. Examinations instruction at the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School are held in London, provincial, and colonial centres and are recognised by all the licensing bodies in the United certificates of competency in sanitary knowledge are granted. are The Parkes Museum, which is maintained by the institute, The fees for two hospital practice years’ Kingdom.
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