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First Issue of A.D.A. Oral Surgery Journal in January
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JOURNAL OF ORAL SURGERY F i r s t I s s u e o f A.D.A. O r a l S u r g e r y J o u r n a l in J a n u a r y T h e n ew quarterly Journal of O ral Surgery, w h ich is the latest addition to the A m erican D en ta l Association’s list of publications, w ill ap p ear fo r th e first tim e in Jan uary. L . Pierce A n th o n y w ill be editor in ch ief and C a r l W . W aldron , ed itor o f the n ew jou rnal. T h e new journal is the result o f several years o f p lan n in g by various groups and com m ittees. F in al action w as taken on recom m endation of the B oard of Trustees by the H ouse o f D elegates at th e St. L ouis m eeting. In 1940, H o w ard E. M iller, o f C h ica g o , was appointed by the B oard o f Trustees as ch airm an o f a spe cial com m ittee to consider the establish m ent o f a jou rn a l o f oral surgery. D r. M ille r has w ritten a b rief sketch of the m any activities th at w ill lead to the a p pearance o f the new pu b lication in J an uary. D r. M iller’s accou n t follow s : The need for a special journal devoted exclusively to oral surgery and allied subjects has long been recognized. Articles pertaining to the subject can be found in all types of journals, but, in many cases, the dental profession has been denied the privilege of reading outstanding contributions because they were published in journals not usually read by dentists. Oral surgery was the first specialty to be developed in dentistry. One of the great needs of that specialty was met in the action taken by the House of Delegates at St. Louis in approving the recommendation of the Board of Trustees for the publication of a journal of oral surgery. The recommenda tion of the Board of Trustees was made only after careful consideration of a study that had been made by a special committee ap pointed to determine the desirability of and need for such a journal. A committee of the American Society of Oral Surgeons and Exodontists, which had
been studying this problem for eight years, cooperated in its survey with the Chalmers J. Lyons Club of Michigah and with repre sentatives of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. In 1937, a special committee of the Amer ican Dental Association, under the chair manship of J. Orton Goodsell, of Saginaw, Mich., submitted a report to the Board of Trustees showing the need for and the pos sibilities inherent in the publication of such a journal by the Association. This report also contained a survey of the membership in two states, which revealed that many dentists were interested in the project and would be come subscribers to a journal of oral surgery if one were issued by the American Dental Association. In 1942, questionnaires were sent to the ■ entire membership of the American Dental Association. Subscription pledge cards were attached and the response was more than sufficient to assure the publication of a jour nal devoted exclusively to oral surgery that would be self supporting. The New York Institute of Clinical Oral Pathology was at that time publishing the Archives of Clinical Oral Pathology. Upon learning of the contemplated journal to be published by the American Dental Associa tion, the institute offered to supply material to the new publication and discontinue the Archives. Theodor Blum, editor of the Ar chives, is now a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Oral Surgery. T he Journal of Oral Surgery will be pub lished quarterly, but will be developed into a monthly publication as soon as there is the expected increase in subscriptions. No advertising will be included in the first is sues and, if possible, that policy will be con tinued. The first issue will have ninety-six pages, with format and style in keeping with T he
J ournal
of
the
A m e r ic a n
D ental
A s s o c ia t io n .
T he new publication will present orig inal papers, many with illustrations, on oral surgery, pathology, oral diagnosis, radiog raphy, anesthesia, operative procedures and selected surgical, medical and therapeutic subjects. Special departments will be de voted to case reports, abstracts, book reviews and notices of society meetings and pro grams. It is the policy of the editorial board to publish practical articles that will be
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beneficial to the general practitioner of den tistry as well as to those specializing in oral surgery. The annual subscription price is five dollars. L. Pierce Anthony will head the staff of the new journal as editor in chief. Carl W. Waldron, of Minneapolis, will be editor. Members of the editorial board are: Theo dor Blum, New York; James R. Cameron, Philadelphia; J. Orton Goodsell, Saginaw, Mich.; V . H. Kazanjian, Boston; Howard C. Miller, Chicago, and Douglas B. Parker, New York. A formal announcement, regarding the new journal, with complete details, will be published in the January i issue of T h e Journal
of
th e
A m e r ic a n
D en tal
A sso
c ia t i o n .
BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS D e n t a l H e a l t h C olum n W in s W id e s p r e a d S u c c e ss M o re than 125 new spapers through ou t the nation, am o n g them some o f A m erica ’s lead in g dailies, are n ow fea tu r in g the B ureau o f P ublic R elation s’ illus trated w eekly colum n on dental health, “ Y o u r D en ta l I. Q .” T h is straight-from the-shoulder m essage on d ental health has w on the praise o f la y editors and den tists as an aid to w artim e physical fitness. “ Y o u r D en tal I. Q .” is a prim e e x am ple o f w h a t can be ach ieved through the cooperation o f forw ard -looking com ponent dental societies w ith the B ureau o f Public R elation s of the A m e rican D e n tal Association. T h e n ew featu re was d eveloped as the result o f requests from com ponen t dental societies fo r m aterial th a t cou ld be fu r nished to w eekly new spapers in m atrix form , thus elim in atin g several costly m echanical steps in the p rin tin g process. Since to supply this need fo r a fe w editors w ou ld h a y e been too expensive, the B u reau d eveloped a colu m n o f den
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tal health in fo rm ation th a t w ould be w orth y o f p u b lication a lo n g w ith other, standard editorial features. T h e editorial conten t o f “ Y o u r D e n tal I. Q .” has alread y proved to be high ly attractive. T h e title o f the colum n is provocative an d has th e new spaper requirem ents o f b revity and directness. T h e a verage colu m n is abou t 200 words in length an d is w ritten in question-andansw er fashion. A n attractive illustra tion carries w ith it an interesting fa c t about some phase o f d ental h ealth as it relates to d a ily life. Requests fo r pu b lication o f the articles are addressed to th e editors by repre sentatives o f th e com ponent den tal soci eties, to w h ich the B u reau has m ade the series o f tw en ty-fo u r articles available. O rders are accep ted only throu gh com ponent dental societies a t a cost o f $7.50 (p late form ) o r $5.00 (m a trix form ) fo r the series o f tw en ty-fou r articles. T h e B u reau has n o t yet com puted the total circulation o f th e featu re, b u t it is alread y evid en t th a t it is b eing read by m illions o f n ew spaper readers every week. A m o n g the new spapers publishing it reg u larly are the St. L o u is G lobe-D em ocrat, Buffalo E ven in g N ew s, Baltim ore NewsPost, M a nchester U nion-L eader and the Shreveport Journal. N ew papers are b eing ad ded every w eek to the list, w hich n ow totals m ore than 125. Som e o f the questions th at h ave b een asked and answ ered in “ Y o u r D en ta l I. Q .” a r e : “ W h y can n o t an abscess be cleared u p w ith o u t p u llin g a to o th ?” “ C a n arthritis be caused b y decayed teeth ?” “ W h a t is pyorrh ea and w h a t causes it? ” “ H o w do they k eep teeth that are u n d er straightenin g bands from d e caying?” “ W h a t causes teeth to d e c a y ? ” “ C a n too m u ch brushing injure the teeth?” “ W h a t kind o f bridge w ould you advise— rem ovable or p erm an en t?” T hese questions are actu al queries received a t the B u reau or taken from th e questionb ox th a t w as set u p in the den tal exhibit a t the G old en G a te Exposition. A ll
T h e J o u r n a l o f t h e A m e r ic a n D e n t a l A ss o c ia t io n
JOURNAL OF ORAL SURGERY F i r s t I s s u e o f A.D.A. O r a l S u r g e r y J o u r n a l in J a n u a r y T h e n ew quarterly Journal of O ral Surgery, w h ich is the latest addition to the A m erican D en ta l Association’s list of publications, w ill ap p ear fo r th e first tim e in Jan uary. L . Pierce A n th o n y w ill be editor in ch ief and C a r l W . W aldron , ed itor o f the n ew jou rnal. T h e new journal is the result o f several years o f p lan n in g by various groups and com m ittees. F in al action w as taken on recom m endation of the B oard of Trustees by the H ouse o f D elegates at th e St. L ouis m eeting. In 1940, H o w ard E. M iller, o f C h ica g o , was appointed by the B oard o f Trustees as ch airm an o f a spe cial com m ittee to consider the establish m ent o f a jou rn a l o f oral surgery. D r. M ille r has w ritten a b rief sketch of the m any activities th at w ill lead to the a p pearance o f the new pu b lication in J an uary. D r. M iller’s accou n t follow s : The need for a special journal devoted exclusively to oral surgery and allied subjects has long been recognized. Articles pertaining to the subject can be found in all types of journals, but, in many cases, the dental profession has been denied the privilege of reading outstanding contributions because they were published in journals not usually read by dentists. Oral surgery was the first specialty to be developed in dentistry. One of the great needs of that specialty was met in the action taken by the House of Delegates at St. Louis in approving the recommendation of the Board of Trustees for the publication of a journal of oral surgery. The recommenda tion of the Board of Trustees was made only after careful consideration of a study that had been made by a special committee ap pointed to determine the desirability of and need for such a journal. A committee of the American Society of Oral Surgeons and Exodontists, which had
been studying this problem for eight years, cooperated in its survey with the Chalmers J. Lyons Club of Michigah and with repre sentatives of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. In 1937, a special committee of the Amer ican Dental Association, under the chair manship of J. Orton Goodsell, of Saginaw, Mich., submitted a report to the Board of Trustees showing the need for and the pos sibilities inherent in the publication of such a journal by the Association. This report also contained a survey of the membership in two states, which revealed that many dentists were interested in the project and would be come subscribers to a journal of oral surgery if one were issued by the American Dental Association. In 1942, questionnaires were sent to the ■ entire membership of the American Dental Association. Subscription pledge cards were attached and the response was more than sufficient to assure the publication of a jour nal devoted exclusively to oral surgery that would be self supporting. The New York Institute of Clinical Oral Pathology was at that time publishing the Archives of Clinical Oral Pathology. Upon learning of the contemplated journal to be published by the American Dental Associa tion, the institute offered to supply material to the new publication and discontinue the Archives. Theodor Blum, editor of the Ar chives, is now a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Oral Surgery. T he Journal of Oral Surgery will be pub lished quarterly, but will be developed into a monthly publication as soon as there is the expected increase in subscriptions. No advertising will be included in the first is sues and, if possible, that policy will be con tinued. The first issue will have ninety-six pages, with format and style in keeping with T he
J ournal
of
the
A m e r ic a n
D ental
A s s o c ia t io n .
T he new publication will present orig inal papers, many with illustrations, on oral surgery, pathology, oral diagnosis, radiog raphy, anesthesia, operative procedures and selected surgical, medical and therapeutic subjects. Special departments will be de voted to case reports, abstracts, book reviews and notices of society meetings and pro grams. It is the policy of the editorial board to publish practical articles that will be
M id - M o n t h l y I s s u e
beneficial to the general practitioner of den tistry as well as to those specializing in oral surgery. The annual subscription price is five dollars. L. Pierce Anthony will head the staff of the new journal as editor in chief. Carl W. Waldron, of Minneapolis, will be editor. Members of the editorial board are: Theo dor Blum, New York; James R. Cameron, Philadelphia; J. Orton Goodsell, Saginaw, Mich.; V . H. Kazanjian, Boston; Howard C. Miller, Chicago, and Douglas B. Parker, New York. A formal announcement, regarding the new journal, with complete details, will be published in the January i issue of T h e Journal
of
th e
A m e r ic a n
D en tal
A sso
c ia t i o n .
BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS D e n t a l H e a l t h C olum n W in s W id e s p r e a d S u c c e ss M o re than 125 new spapers through ou t the nation, am o n g them some o f A m erica ’s lead in g dailies, are n ow fea tu r in g the B ureau o f P ublic R elation s’ illus trated w eekly colum n on dental health, “ Y o u r D en ta l I. Q .” T h is straight-from the-shoulder m essage on d ental health has w on the praise o f la y editors and den tists as an aid to w artim e physical fitness. “ Y o u r D en tal I. Q .” is a prim e e x am ple o f w h a t can be ach ieved through the cooperation o f forw ard -looking com ponent dental societies w ith the B ureau o f Public R elation s of the A m e rican D e n tal Association. T h e n ew featu re was d eveloped as the result o f requests from com ponen t dental societies fo r m aterial th a t cou ld be fu r nished to w eekly new spapers in m atrix form , thus elim in atin g several costly m echanical steps in the p rin tin g process. Since to supply this need fo r a fe w editors w ou ld h a y e been too expensive, the B u reau d eveloped a colu m n o f den
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tal health in fo rm ation th a t w ould be w orth y o f p u b lication a lo n g w ith other, standard editorial features. T h e editorial conten t o f “ Y o u r D e n tal I. Q .” has alread y proved to be high ly attractive. T h e title o f the colum n is provocative an d has th e new spaper requirem ents o f b revity and directness. T h e a verage colu m n is abou t 200 words in length an d is w ritten in question-andansw er fashion. A n attractive illustra tion carries w ith it an interesting fa c t about some phase o f d ental h ealth as it relates to d a ily life. Requests fo r pu b lication o f the articles are addressed to th e editors by repre sentatives o f th e com ponent den tal soci eties, to w h ich the B u reau has m ade the series o f tw en ty-fo u r articles available. O rders are accep ted only throu gh com ponent dental societies a t a cost o f $7.50 (p late form ) o r $5.00 (m a trix form ) fo r the series o f tw en ty-fou r articles. T h e B u reau has n o t yet com puted the total circulation o f th e featu re, b u t it is alread y evid en t th a t it is b eing read by m illions o f n ew spaper readers every week. A m o n g the new spapers publishing it reg u larly are the St. L o u is G lobe-D em ocrat, Buffalo E ven in g N ew s, Baltim ore NewsPost, M a nchester U nion-L eader and the Shreveport Journal. N ew papers are b eing ad ded every w eek to the list, w hich n ow totals m ore than 125. Som e o f the questions th at h ave b een asked and answ ered in “ Y o u r D en ta l I. Q .” a r e : “ W h y can n o t an abscess be cleared u p w ith o u t p u llin g a to o th ?” “ C a n arthritis be caused b y decayed teeth ?” “ W h a t is pyorrh ea and w h a t causes it? ” “ H o w do they k eep teeth that are u n d er straightenin g bands from d e caying?” “ W h a t causes teeth to d e c a y ? ” “ C a n too m u ch brushing injure the teeth?” “ W h a t kind o f bridge w ould you advise— rem ovable or p erm an en t?” T hese questions are actu al queries received a t the B u reau or taken from th e questionb ox th a t w as set u p in the den tal exhibit a t the G old en G a te Exposition. A ll