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. . . Clifford C. Gregory, of Oneonta, N.Y., trustee of the Second District, dies.
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House o f Delegates House of Delegates meeting in Las Vegas adopt resolution directing “all constituent and component societies . . . to take all necessary steps to eliminate all practices and proce dures, both written and unwritten, which are discriminatory in fact or in concept.” . . . Install Maynard K. Hine as president and choose Wil liam A. Garrett, Atlanta, Ga., as president-elect. . . . Select Howard F. Lyboldt, Frank W. Jordan and Rob ert L. Morrison as first, second and, third vice-presidents, respectively. F. Dari Ostrander elected for his fifth consecutive term as Speaker of the House. . . . New trustees are Louis A. Saporito, Fourth District (Air Force Dental Corps, Army Dental Corps, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Navy Dental Corps, New Jersey, Panama Canal Zone Dental Society, Public Health Service, Puerto Rico Dental Associa tion, Veterans Administration); Ar thur W. Kellner, Fifth District (Ala bama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir ginia); and Edward A. Cheney, Ninth District (Michigan and Wis consin).
Board o f Trustees Board of Trustees authorizes publi cation of Oral Research Abstracts a comprehensive abstract journal for dental researchers, to be partly sup ported by a 7-year grant from the U.S. Public Health Service, Division of Dental Health and the National Institute of Dental Research. Much of the foreign-language abstracting will be obtained through the Na tional Library of Medicine from the Hadassah School of Dentistry, Israel. 50 •
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Topping-out ceremonies for new, 23story headquarters held January 25. . . . Association departments move into building November 26. . . . Dedi cation of new building set by Board of Trustees for February 27, 1966. . . . New A D A research facilities oc cupied are chemistry, spectroscopy and microbiology.
Fluoridation Advances New York City begins fluoridation September 30. . . . Connecticut leads way by being first state to require statewide fluoridation. President Pier son congratulates Governor Dempsey on the “epochal action.” . . . A D A House of Delegates at 106th annual session recommends that all constit uent societies urge similar state legislation. . . . Attorney General of New York rules that fluoridation could not be put on the ballot, there by . . . safeguarding council decisions to fluoridate in several major cities in that state. . . . U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review Illinois Su preme Court ruling affirming deci sion of Cook County Superior Court which upheld right of Chicago offi cials to fluoridate city’s water supply. U.S. population drinking fluoridated water at the end of 1965 estimated as 58,369,355. . . . Detroit is second largest city to adopt fluoridation by referendum. Measure approved No vember 2. . . . THE JO U RN A L OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION devotes November 1965 issue to fluori dation and reviews 20 year history of progress of controlled fluoridation in U.S.
Legislation Congress passes historic Social Secur ity (Medicare) Amendments; Presi
dent Johnson signs bill in August. The final bill contains an amendment to include the dentist within the defi nition of physician so that “surgical services which alternately may be performed by a qualified physician or dentist would be covered. . . .” In connection with the Senate bill to authorize establishment of regional medical centers to fight heart disease, cancer and stroke, the Association filed a statement with the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare explaining dentistry’s interest in oral cancer and recommending that every facility designed for re search, training or treatment in con nection with cancer have adequate resources to deal with the problem of oral cancer. . . . Selective Service System announced that 350 dentists who will be called to serve will be drawn from a pool of registrants who are 27 years old or younger. . . . President Johnson appoints Dr. John W. Gardner as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to succeed Dr. Luther Terry, who resigned to become vicepresident for medical affairs of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. W il liam H. Stewart is appointed Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service.
Dental H ealth President Johnson salutes National Children’s Dental Health Week . . . National Association of Dental Serv ice Plans incorporated. . . Proposed bylaws for NADSP adopted by House of Delegates at 1965 annual session. . . . U.S. Public Health Service al locates $520,000 in grants to states to combat dental health problems.. . Four regional forums of the National Confernece on Community Health Services were held in September in San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadel phia and Chicago. Harold Hillenbrand is Chicago regional commit tee chairman. . . Name of Division of Dental Public Health and Re sources of the PHS is changed to D i vision of Dental Health. . . Donald
J. Galagan, chief of the Division of Dental Health, named dean of the University of Iowa College of Den tistry, effective July 1, 1966. . . President Pierson tells Opening Meet ing of the A D A House of Dele gates that he is “convinced that the people of this country will support a practical and effective dental pro gram for children if the Association and the dental profession provide the necessary leadership.” The House of Delegates directed the Council on Dental Health and other agencies of the Association to “develop a na tional program for children, par ticularly the needy and underprivi leged in order to make the bene fits of modern dental health service available to all children of the na tion.”
D ental Lo bora tories Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories announces that up to December 1, 1965, 136 laboratories in 37 states plus JDis-trict of Columbia have been ac credited.
nology and oral hygiene to determine their safety and effectiveness, and to promote research programs aimed at development and improvement of devices for use in dentistry.” . . . More than 100 dental educators and researchers meet in Washington, Oc tober 4-6, for first National Con ference on Research and Education. Future directions of research and its relation to dental education and the role of the federal government in research and education are dis cussed. . . Program of Participation in Dental Research for College Stu dents sponsored by A D A Council on Dental Research, provides op portunity for students to spend the summer in the laboratories of dental scientists. Program is supported by a grant from the National Institute of Dental Research. . . N ID R ap propriation for 1966 is $23,677,000 as compared with $20,355,000 for 1965. . . Congressman John E. Fo garty (D-RI) elected first honorary member of the International Asso ciation for Dental Research at its 43rd general meeting in Toronto.
D ental Education
Therapeutics Council on Dental Therapeutics co operates with Food and Drug Ad ministration in its program of re porting adverse drug reactions. Pro fession alerted to its responsibility for reporting these data. . . Council classifies dentifrice, Fact (BristolMyers) in Class B, which brings to three the number of dentifrices con sidered as “effective decay-preven tive.” . . .
D en tal Research Board of Trustees authorizes estab lishment of Inter-Council Committee to “investigate and evaluate devices used in dental practice, dental tech
American Fund for Dental Educa tion contributions near $2 million mark. . . New York University Col' lege of Dentistry receives $1,500,000 • gift from K. Bernard Weissman, climaxing the College’s 100th an niversary celebration. Also, the school received $1,000,000 from Charles C. Bassini for a new Basic Science Building at the Dental Cen ter. . . Baltimore College of Dental Surgery celebrates 125th anniversary of its founding on March 4-6. . . U.S. Public Health Service Division of Dental Health approves $22,670,241 for dental schools for teaching, Applications in preparation or un der consideration would amount to $63,533,687. . . Final allotment for fiscal year 1966 under the Health Professions Student Loan Program brings aggregate awarded to dental schools to $4,564,643. . . The Uni versity of Connecticut Health Cen
ter will admit first students in 1968. Enrollment anticipated includes 48 dental and 48 medical students per class. . . Seymour H. Yale appointed dean of University of Illinois Col lège of Dentistry, succeeding Isaac Schour who died June 5, 1964. . , Benjamin W. Pavone succeeds W il lard C. Fleming as dean, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco. Doctor Fleming serv ed as dean for 27 years. . . John C. Brauer, first and only dean of the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, will retire July 1, 1966. . . . John E. Buhler appointed dean of the new School of Dentistry, Med ical College of South Carolina, Charleston.
Fédération D entaire In ternationale Knut Gard of Norway installed as president of F.D.I. at 53rd annual session held in Vienna, Austria; J. Stewart Ross, England, selected as president-elect, L. J. Baume, Switz erland, and R. Braun, Germany, as vice-presidents, and W. Brenner, Aus tria, as councillor. Harold Hillenbrand and P. O. Pedersen re-elected as vice-presidents, and Hans Freihofer as speaker. This was the largest an nual session in F.D.I. history, with 2,204 registered participants in the General Assembly, representing 47, countries. Fifty-iourth annual ses sion to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 10-17, 1966. H. H. Stones, first and only editor of the Interna tional Dental Journal, dies Septem ber 28 at age of 73.
Centennials, Constituent Societies Connecticut celebrates its centen nial May 27-29 and Missouri has centennial celebration October 18, 1965. Chicago Dental Society cele brates the centennial of the Midwin ter Meeting, February 21-24, 1965. REVIEW OF 1965 NEWS •
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Public Health Use of X-rays in dental studies and investigations o f caries preventive agents
Two statements relating to the use of X-rays in dental studies recently were issued by the Public Health Service. One, by the Surgeon General, lists general guidelines. The other, issued jointly by the Division of Radiological Health and the Division of Dental Health, concerns the use of X-rays in field investigations of caries preventive agents. The statements were developed in response to requests for policy guidance on this matter.
Use o f X -rays for dental studies The use of X-rays in the detection, measurement, and management of dental diseases is recognized as being both effective and valuable. X-rays are used not only for diagnostic purposes in individual patients, but also for data useful in clinical and field dental studies in which etiological and de velopment factors and therapeutic or preventive agents or techniques are being evaluated in pop ulation groups. Current concepts of radiation protection indicate that X-rays should be used with maximum efficiency in terms of the benefit to be derived for the amount of exposure given. This is particularly relevant in dental studies, since these frequently involve younger age groups in which the biological effects of radiation are of greatest concern. The following guidelines have been developed for dental studies in which decisions to use X-rays are made on the basis of criteria applied to population groups. Three elements should be considered: (a) whether Xrays are necessary to the study, (b) the design of the study in terms of the size of the study group, and the frequency and numbers of X-rays taken, and (c) the equipment and techniques used. In the planning of a dental study careful thought should be given to whether or not the use of X-rays is necessary and will add materi ally to the findings of the study. Evaluation of radiation risk is especially important when large numbers of people are involved, particu larly where decisions to take X-rays are made according to group category rather than indi vidual patient bases. The benefit to the public to be derived from the study must clearly out weigh the risk in the use of X-rays. In group studies, benefits generally accrue to the public at large and not necessarily to indi viduals participating in the study. However, it is desirable that whenever possible, individ uals participating should receive a direct bene fit from the X-ray information obtained such 54 •
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as through referral for dental care where indi cated or through making, a duplicate film avail able to the individual’s dentist. Careful considerations should be given to the size of the study group and the frequency and number of X-ray examinations necessary to the study. Population samples should not exceed the minimum number of subjects required for reasonable statistical significance. The frequency of X-ray examinations and the number of films per examination should be kept to the absolute minimum necessary to provide the needed in formation. The equipment and techniques used in the study should be such as to insure that the small est amount of radiation is used to provide the optimum amount of necessary diagnostic infor mation. Guidance on equipment and techniques may be obtained from recommendations of the Radiation Protective Committee of the Ameri can Academy of Oral Roentgenology, the Na tional Council on Radiation Protection and Meas urements, and the Public Health Service.— State ment by the Surgeon General, Public Health Service.
X -rays in field investigations of Caries preventive agents The Public Health Service statement on the use of X-rays in dental studies indicates there are three elements which should be considered: (a) whether X-rays are necessary to the study, (b) the study design in terms of the size of the study group and the frequency and number of X-rays taken, and (c) the equipment and technique used. Those responsible for field investigations of caries preventive agents must give careful thought as to whether the use of X-rays will ma terially aid the analysis and, interpretation of the data. In a field investigation, routinely augment ing clinical examinations with radiographic find ings is unwarranted. In many studies the magni tude of difference to be anticipated between the
experimental and controlled groups is sufficiently large to be demonstrated satisfactorily by clin ical examination alone. Furthermore, while X-ray examinations may be expected to yield a higher total score, they do not necessarily reduce ex aminer error or improve the reliability of the find ings. It is possible to detect interproximal dental caries with a thorough clinical examination em ploying a mirror and explorer, a good source of light, and compressed air. In longitudinal studies of cariostatic agents the detection of a difference of interproximal decay experience be tween groups may be enhanced by selecting an age group with a high susceptibility for develop
D ental public health board Announces new diplomates Ann Arbor, Mich.: Thirteen new diplomats have been certified by the American Board of Dental Public Health after completing its 1965 ex amination in Las Vegas November 3-5. The names of the new diplomates are: Hugh M. Averill, Rochester, N.Y.; Edward M. Campbell, Atlanta; Herschel S. Horowitz, Bethesda, Md.; John T. Hughes, Raleigh, N.C.; Ernest C. Leatherwood Jr., San Fran cisco; Stanley Lotzkar, Bethesda; Thomas L. Louden, Bethesda; George E. Mitchell, Bethesda; Dale W. Podshadley, San Francisco; Selvin Sonken, Bethesda; David A. Soricelli, Philadelphia; Col. Russell W. Sumnicht, Washington, D.C., and Samuel J. Wycoff, Chicago. The 1966 meeting of the Board will be held in Dallas November 10-11, for which applications should be submitted not later than July 10, 1966.
ing interproximal caries and by conducting the studies for a minimum of 2 years. If the use of X-ray examinations is consid ered essential in a study of caries preventive agents, careful consideration should be given to the other elements in the study design re ferred to above. Every effort should be made to ensure that individuals participating in the study receive a direct benefit from the X-ray examination by referral for dental care where indicated or making a duplicate film available to the individual’s dentist.— Joint statement of the Division of Radiological Health and the D i vision of Dental Health, Public Health Service.
high, and the interior has 4,500 cubic feet containing 26 exhibits which are worth about $100,000. One of the exhibits concerns den
tistry and the cleft palate and cleft lip deformities. A front section of the Healthmo bile, 8 by 12 feet, is a communica
H ealthm obile serves as Traveling health museum East Lansing, Mich.: The Healthmo bile is a new idea in health educa tion. And its sponsor, the Michigan State Medical Society, feels it is the forerunner of similar things to come. The Healthmobile serves as a health-education museum. It is 50 feet long, 12 feet wide and 10 feet
One o f th e e xh ib its in the M ic h ig a n State M ed ica l Society's H e a lth m o b ile con cerns d e n tistry— c le ft palate and c le ft lip d e form itie s and tre a tm e n t (ab o ve ). T he 2 6 e xh ib its in th e 5 0 -fo o t long tra ile r are w orth a p p ro xim a te ly $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . I t is the o n ly tra ve lin g e x h ib it o f its kin d in the w orld NEWS OF D E N TIS TR Y •
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tions studio containing microphones, amplifiers, turn-tables and tape re corders. It can broadcast directly over a local radio station and carries television slides and films for use by local TV stations. The outside of the traveling mu seum has posters and a screen on which a motion picture, projected from inside of the trailer, can be seen and heard. Present plans call for the Healthmobile to make about 55 week-long stops in various communities of the state of Michigan.
D r. Hine participates In health conference Washington, D.C.: Maynard K. Hine, president of the ADA, was among those invited by President Johnson to participate in the White House Conference on Health November 3, in Washington, D.C. The two-day meeting attracted 800 persons from the health field. Featured speakers included John W. Gardner, secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; Philip R. Lee, assistant secretary designate for health and scientific affairs, and William H. Stewart, US Surgeon General. Viewpoints of the participants in 18 specific areas of health were to be reported to the President, al though no recommendations were adopted by conference participants.
A M D O C asks support Santa Barbara, Calif.: An organiza tion called AM D O C (short for American Doctor) seeks to interest physicians, dentists and other health personnel to help carry out its work in needy areas throughout the world. AM DOC, supported through do nations of $15 or more by both med ical and nonmedical people was or ganized for the purpose of placing physicians, dentists and others who wish to give of their time and ex perience to poverty-stricken locales in contact with those areas in need of their services. Those wishing to contribute or desiring more information should contact AMDOC, Inc., 27 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, Calif.
A w ard $ 2 9 3 ,0 5 4 in grants Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Public Health Service has awarded six grants totaling $293,054. The grants will support areawide planning of hospitals and related health facilities under provisions of the Hospital and Medical Facilities (Hill-Burton) legislation. Receiving grants were state Hill-
Burton agencies in California, Flor ida, New York, Ohio and West Vir ginia. With these grants, a total of $2,218,642 has been awarded for areawide health facility planning in 19 states under the 1964 amend ments to the Hill-Burton legislation.
Dental Societies C linical program to feature Chicago M id w in ter M eeting Chicago: A varied clinical program will feature the 101st Midwinter Meeting of the Chicago Dental So ciety February 27-28 and March 1-2. The A D A ’s new headquarters building will be dedicated February 27 and dentists attending the Mid winter Meeting are invited to tour the structure during that week. Highlights of the Midwinter scien tific program include: • Discussion of new anterior fill ing materials; • Discussion on management of the apprehensive patient, featuring an oral surgeon; • Three lectures by physicians on how a dentist can protect his health;
Two dentists serve on Wisconsin health board Milwaukee: Two dentists, Byron D. Ising, Oshkosh, and L. C. Scribner, Stevens Point, have been appointed to five-year terms on the Wisconsin State Board of Health. A committee of five dentists, rec ommended by the state dental so ciety, serves in an advisory capacity to the dental director of the Board of Health. Another committee of dentists is used for consultation pur poses by the State Department of Welfare. 56 •
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D entists concerned w ith professional education p a rticip a te d in a recent regional Professions T ra in in g Seminar, sponsored by the Public H ealth Service in C h a rlo tte s ville , V a ., to prom ote disaster preparedness tra in in g fo r dentists, nurses, p h a r m acists and ve te rin a ria n s. A m ong those ta k in g p a rt were (fro m le ft) Thom as L. Louden, regional d e ntal co n su ltan t, PHS, who spoke on "T h e Role o f th e D entist in th e N a tio n a l D isa ste r;" C hristopher E. Kennem er, assistant ch ie f, D ivision o f H e a lth M o b iliz a tio n , PHS; James T. Sm ith, dental o ffic e r, D ep a rtm e n t o f H ealth, W ash in g ton , D.C.; Burton R. Pollack, chairm an, d e p artm en t o f pedodontics, U n i ve rsity o f M a ry la n d ; E. A . Pearson Jr., director, D ivision o f Dental H e a lth , Raleigh, N .C .; H a rry S pillm an, N o rth C arolina Dental Society, W inston-S alem , and Richard J. Bunch, assistant dean, College o f D entistry, U n ive rsity o f K e n tu cky
• An all-day program on invest ments for the professional, and • Panel discussions on crown and bridge, care for the senior citizen and the handicapped child, and op erative dentistry. Dentists interested in attending the Midwinter Meeting should contact Robert L. Kreiner, Chicago Dental Society, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Chi cago 60602, for program information and reservations.
Plan overseas tours Jamaica, N .Y.: A D A members and their guests can participate in two tours being planned by the Long Island Dental Study Group in con nection with the 54th annual meet ing of the Fédération Dentaire In ternationale to be held in Tel Aviv from July 10-17, 1966. A 30-day tour will visit Israel, Rome, Florence, Lucerne, Paris and London, while a second tour of 24 days will follow the visit to Israel with four days in Athens and a seven day cruise of the Greek Islands and Turkey. For complete details, contact Mrs. Sylvia Amsterdam, 164-20 Highland Ave., Jamaica, or Mrs. Kate Rosen berg, 100-36 67th Dr., Forest Hills, N .Y .
Florida booklet Welcomes new dentist Miami, Fla.: The public information committee of the Orange County (Fla.) Dental Society has produced a 19-page Information Manual as a guide for a new dentist moving into the area. The booklet is divided into three parts— local policy, office policy, and personal policy. Among topics dealt with are ethics, office location, of fice hours, purchasing and financing of equipment, practice management, fees, taxes, licenses, society mem berships, insurance, public relations in the community and continuing education. An introductory note welcomes the
new dentist into the area and speci fies that the Society is available to assist at all times.
Dental Research
Research award contest Announced by ASOS Chicago: The annual research award competition for original essays deal ing with any phase of research re lated to oral surgery has been an nounced by the American Society of Oral Surgeons. The essays must not have been previously presented or published. Awards consist of $300 and $200 prizes, plus appropriate certificates and a trip to Chicago to present the papers at the ASOS 48th annual meeting September 19-23, 1966. The papers should be prepared in the format of the Journal of Oral Surgery. The two winning manu scripts become the property of the Society and will be published in the JOS. All other papers submitted will be returned to the authors. Entries will be judged on origi nality and significance of the work, design of project, pertinence of the literature review and quality, and clarity of charts, tables and illustra tions. All papers must be received by ' May 1, 1966, at the American So ciety of Oral Surgeons, 211 E. Chi cago Ave., Chicago 60611.
N I DR supports study O f periodontal disease Washington, D.C.: The National In stitute of Dental Research has award ed a grant of $302,093 to the Uni versity of Texas Dental Branch for research on periodontal disease. Barnet M. Levy, professor of pathology and director of the Insti tute for Dental Science at the Uni versity, will direct the project. A marmoset monkey will be used
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for the study because it has a physi ology similar to man. The animals will be raised under both germfree and conventional laboratory condi tions.
35 attend adhesive M aterials workshop Charlottesville, Va.: Approximately 35 scientists participated in the sec ond workshop on Adhesive Restora tive Dental Materials December 8-9 at the University of Virginia. The program included the pres entation of progress reports and an analysis of research which has been in progress since the first workshop was held in 1961 at Indiana Uni versity. Co-chairmen of the confer ence were H . G. F. Wilsdorf, Uni versity of Virginia, and Ralph W. Phillips, Indiana University.
Fluoridation
Doctors Spock, W h ite Speak of fluoridation Chicago: Dr. Benjamin J. Spock, internationally famous pediatrician, NEWS OF D E N TIS TR Y •
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T he sem iannual m eeting o f th e Veterans A d m in is tra tio n A d visory C ouncil on D e n tistry was held October 2 2 in W a sh in g ton, D.C. The Council/« whose m em bers are leaders in the fie ld s o f d e ntal education, research and clin ic a l practice, a d vises the ch ie f m edical o ffic e r and the assistant c h ie f m edical o ffic e r fo r d e n tistry on m atters concerning d e n tistry in th e V A m edical care program . Seated (fro m le ft) are Daniel F. Lynch, im m ediate past president o f the A m e rican Society o f O ral Sur geons; Russell A . Dixon, dean, H oward U n ive rsity College o f D e n tistry; M ayn a rd K. H ine, A D A president; Jerome H in ike r,
V A assistant c h ie f m edical directo r fo r d e n tistry; Lester W . Burket, dean, U n ive rsity o f Pennsylvania School o f Dental M edicine, and H e rb e rt Cooper, director, Lancaster C le ft Palate C linic. Standing (fro m le ft) are H a rry Lyons, dean, M ed ica l College o f V irg in ia School o f D e n tistry; Joseph M ona, V A deputy fo r d e n tis try ; H oward Chauncey, ch ie f, V A research in oral diseases; W illia m Goodwin, director, V A dental professional service; John W . Knutson, pre sid e n t-elect o f the N a tio n a l H e alth C ouncil; Raymond J. Nagle, dean, New Y o rk U nive rsity College o f D entistry, and Robert Pearce, assistant d irecto r, V A
and Dr. Paul Dudley White, re nowned heart specialist, are featured in interviews on a new, ten-minute radio transcription titled “Why I Support Fluoridation.” The transcription was produced by the A D A Bureaus of Audiovisual Service, Dental Health Education and Public Information. Individual copies may be obtained on request by societies which are in volved in fluoridation campaigns by writing the A D A Bureau of Public Information. 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60611.
National Defense N avy sets 2 courses Great Lakes, III.: Two courses of the Naval Dental Corps’ Casualty Treat58
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M a j. Joseph L. C heatham receives the Legion o f M e rit m edal from Col. Glenn J. C ollins fo r his m anagerial achievem ents w ith the A rm y Dental Corps in A fric a . Colonel C ollins is com m andant o f the M ed ica l Field Service School a t Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where M a jo r C heatham is a student
ment Training Program have been scheduled at the Naval Training Cen ter, Great Lakes. Dates for the 1966 courses are September 26-30 and October 3-7.
of the group’s history, program or policies, write to Blinded Veterans Association, 2430 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D C 20037.
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Character of practice Designation postponed Chicago: The revised policy for de signing character of practice in the American Dental Directory has been postponed to permit constituent and component societies to complete their portions of the listing program. At its September, 1965, meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a resolution delaying implementation of the revised plan until the 1967 edition of the Directory.
Raise for dental aides Chicago: A new two-year contract will give 418 dental technicians in Chicago area dental laboratories raises of $7.50 a week. In addition, the pact includes a guaranteed 40hour week as well as health and welfare benefits.
Lack of funds curtails program of blinded veterans group Washington, DC: Lack of funds has curtailed the program of the Blinded Veterans Association, a nonprofit or ganization formed by the war-blinded in 1945. The BVA is specifically concerned with ensuring that the blinded exserviceman is given the opportunity of overcoming his handicap and of making his way in life according to his aptitudes, abilities and interests as an integrated member of society. For information about any phase
Daytona Beach, Fla.: Residents of Daytona Beach recently voted over whelmingly for fluoridation to end a 13-year battle at the polls. The measure had been turned down twice previously, by a 2-1 margin in 1952 and by a meager 576 votes in 1956.
N am ed for dentist Conway, S.C.: The 350-acre, $1.5 million cooling lake for the new steam electric generating plant at Conway will be named for Carl L. Busbee, a Conway dentist. Doctor Busbee served as mayor of Conway from 1935 to 1948 and is former director of the South Caro lina Public Service Authority.
The Francis H erz R ecreation Center, nam ed fo r a San Francisco d e n tist, was dedicated Novem ber 27 in his hom e tow n. Doctor H erz (a b o v e ), who serv ed as A D A fir s t vice -pre sid e n t d u ring 1 9 5 5 -1 9 5 6 and is a past ch a irm a n o f the A D A C ouncil on Legislation, is a life m em ber o f the Association
Plan fete for Dr. Burns New York City: A dinner March 16 will honor William McGill Burns in recognition of his outstanding serv ice to the dental profession. Doctor Burns is a former trustee of the A D A Second District. Sponsored by his many friends, the affair will be held at the TavernOn-The-Green, Central Park, New York City. Further details may be obtained from James McGuinn, Chairman, 400 Madison Ave., New York City 10017.
Honored With a citation for services rendered as chief of dental service, Hamilton Air Force Base, and dental surgeon, 28th Air Division, Lt. Col. Arthur B. Harris, DC, USAF.
With the Alpha Omega Achievement Award for 1965, Dr. Albert B. Sabin, professor of research pediatrics, Uni versity of Cincinnati College of Med icine. Doctor Sabin is developer of oral vaccines for the prevention and elimination of poliomyelitis.
For 50 years of service as editor of the American Journal of Orthodon tics, H. Carlyle Pollock.
With the Distinguished Service Award of the American Society of Dentistry for Children, Robert F. Vason, Mount Dora, Fla.
For distinguished service to his pro fession and to Loyola University (Chicago), Harry M. Klenda, a den tist from Wichita. NEWS OF D EN TISTR Y •
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Gene D o n nelly (a b o ve ), a Bingham ton, N .Y ., d e n tist, to o k up h u n tin g a t 35 when he was to ld shooting was a good w ay to relax. Four years ago, a frie n d suggested th a t D octor D onnelly enter a skeet shoot. Now, a t 4 1 , Doctor D onnelly is the eleventh shooter in history to post a p e rfe c t 1 0 0 x 1 0 0 w ith the .4 1 0 gauge gun. He shares th e record o f 9 9 8 x 1 ,0 0 0 fo r 12 gauge and last year broke his firs t 33 birds in the .4 1 0 event to gain a w orld record long run o f 193 w ith the .4 1 0. Despite an un o rth o d o x style which makes professionals shudder, he was named to th e a ll-s ta te skeet team by the New Y o rk State Skeet Shooting Association last fa ll
Shown is th e V e n tu ra (C a lif.) C ounty Dental Society booth a t the 1 965 V e n tu ra C o u n ty Fair. M ore th a n 9 ,0 0 0 visito rs signed up a t the booth fo r draw ings fo r 14 e le ctric toothbrushes and a free g ift, w h ile thousands m ore watched movies and film strips a t the e x h ib it and viewed A D A pam phlets and the A D A C h ild re n's Dental H e a lth W e e k poster
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M ore th a n 1 ,0 00 dental personnel from H a w a ii and the U.S. m ainland attended th e P a cific In te rn a tio n a l Dental C o n fe r ence a t th e H ilto n H aw aiian V illa g e in H o n o lu lu N ovem ber 1 4 -1 8 , fo llo w in g th e A D A 's annual session in Las Vegas. H a ro ld H ille n b ra n d , A D A secretary and guest speaker a t the Conference, is shown w ith Edwin N. Fujim oto, presi d e n t o f the H aw aii State Dental Asso cia tio n
Brig. Gen. P hilip W . M a llo ry, M C, USA, has assumed com m and o f W a lte r Reed General Hospital in W a shington, D.C. He comes fro m a tw o -ye a r assignment as com m ander o f the 9 7 th General H o sp ita l, F ra n kfu rt, Germ any. Founded in 1909, W a lte r Reed General Hospital m a in ta in s a d a ily roster o f from 1,300 to 1 ,5 0 0 patients. A d a ily average o f 1 ,0 00 m ilita ry personnel and th e ir de pendents a va il themselves o f the o u t p a tie n t services
2 4 more d en tal laboratories accredited Chicago: The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories has added 24 additional dental laboratories to its accredited list, according to J. Eugene Ziegler, Commission chairman. This brings the total to 136 accredited dental laboratories in 37 states, plus the District of Columbia. The accreditation program was created for the purpose of providing a means by which dentists may identify and select dental laboratories whose standards of service meet the requirements established for the program. Following is the list of the 19 newly accredited dental laboratories. Additional Dental Laboratories Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories Since September 1, 1965 (Classification designation for the laboratories signifies the following: (a) Complete Dentures; (b) Removable Partial Dentures; (c) Fixed Prosthodontics; (d) Cera mics; and (e) Orthodontics.) ARIZONA Dental Service, 803rd Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (a,b,c,d) CALIFORNIA Harada Dental Laboratory, Harry, San Francisco (c,d) 856th Medical Group (Dental Pros thetic Laboratory), Beale Air Force Base (a,c) Area Dental Laboratory, March Air Force Base (a,b,c,d) Dental Laboratory, U. S. Army Dental Clinic, APO San Francisco 96557 (a,b,c) HAWAII Prosthetic Dental Laboratory, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu (a,b, c,d) ILLINOIS Town & Country Dental Ceramic and Gold Laboratory, Chicago (d) Dental Laboratory, Chanute, USAF Hospital, Chanute Air Force Base (a, c,d)
Honored W ith the USPHS Commendation Medal in recognition of his sustained high quality work performance, par ticularly in forensic dentistry, A. Fogle Godby, chief of dental service, USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas. As “Alumnus of the Year” of the Indiana University School of Den
KENTUCKY McGuire Dental Laboratory, Coving ton (a) LOUISIANA Area Dental Laboratory, 885th Medi cal Group (SUD-3), Barksdale Air Force Base (a,b,c,d) MASSACHUSETTS Aegerter Dental Laboratory, Brookline (c,d) MICHIGAN Dental Laboratory, 1st USAF Hospital (ADC), Selfridge Air Force Base (a, c,d) MISSISSIPPI USAF Dental Clinic, 858th Medical Group, Columbus Air Force Base (a, b,c)
NEW JERSEY Quali-Dent Laboratory, Teaneck (c,d) NEW YORK Public Health Service Central Dental Laboratory, U. S. Public Health Serv ice Hospital, Staten Island (a,b,c,d) NORTH CAROLINA Pope Air Force Base Dental Labora tory, 464th Tactical Hospital, Pope Air Force Base (a,c,d,e) Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Den tal Laboratory, 4th Tactical Hospital, Seymour Johnson AFB (a) OHIO United Dental Laboratories, Inc., The, Akron (a,b,c,d) Dental Laboratory, USAF Hospital, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (a,c, d,e) OREGON Don’s Dental (c,d)
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SOUTH DAKOTA Ellsworth Air Force Base Dental Lab oratory, Ellsworth Air Force Base (a,b,c) TEXAS Lillard Crown & Bridge Laboratory, Friona (c,d) VIRGINIA Northern Virginia Dental Laboratory, Annandale (a,b,c) WISCONSIN D. O. Dental Laboratory, Inc., La Crosse (a,b,c,d,e)
The dental laboratories listed have voluntarily applied for, and received accredita tion of their operations and facilities by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories. The omission of any dental laboratory from the list does not necessarily indicate that such a laboratory has failed to meet accreditation standards.
tistry, John E. Buhler, dean at the soon-to-open School of Dentistry, Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston.
phia, who will be installed April 29, 1966. To the Blue Cross of Oregon board of trustees, Paul W. Kunkel Jr., a past president of the Oregon Dental Health Foundation.
Elected President for 1966-1967 of the American Pharmaceutical Associa tion, Linwood F. Tice of Philadel
Honorary member of the South Caro lina Dental Association, Dr. William M. McCord, acting president of the Medical College of South Carolina. NEWS OF D EN TISTR Y •
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As assistant professor of community medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, David A. Soricelli, di rector, division of dental health, Philadelphia Department of Health. As director of dental activities at Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, Brig. Gen. Charles M . Farber. As president of the medical staff at Doctors’ Hospital in Shreveport, Joseph W. Cush, a dentist from Shreveport.
Died R. Bernard Houston ( le f t ) , directo r o f the M ic h ig a n D epartm ent o f Social Services, and Joseph Cabot ( r ig h t) , president o f the M ic h ig a n Dental Service Corporation, sign a c o n tra ct In Lansing to provide d e ntal services under M ich ig a n 's M edical Assistance to the A ged (M A A ) program . Looking on Is H arold V olkem a, state senator from H olland, who sponsored the legislation w hich added dental care to the M A A program last year
As president of The Endocrine So ciety, Roy O. Greep, dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
As regional dental consultant for the Public Health Service, Samuel J. WycofiE.
Appointed As chairman of the new department of pedodontics at the School of Den tistry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of the Pacific, Richard M. Adams. To professor of nutrition in the Har vard School of Dental Medicine, James H. Shaw, an investigator of heredity and environment in relation to tooth decay and periodontal dis ease. As the first professor of oral surgery at the new UCLA School of Dentist ry, Norman Trieger, oral surgeon from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. As assistant chief of the preventive dentistry branch at the Army Sur geon General’s Office, Maj. Ronald F. Barton. 62
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Mrs. Anne Hyatt Mills, widow of Maj. Gen. Robert H. Mills, onetime chief of the Army Dental Corps, in Washington, D.C., November 16. Marion Fuller, professor of prosthet ics at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, November 18 in Memphis at the age of 62. Henry L. Rice, past president of the Dallas County Dental Society and an A D A member for 40 years, October 18 in Dallas.
Check th a t invoice! It could be a swindle Washington, D.C.: Invoice-like solicitations for listings in questionable or nonexisting classified directories again are being received at various offices. Executives, accountants or bookkeepers too busy to read them carefully are costing their firms millions of dollars. The National Better Business Bureau warns that these solicitation forms look like genuine invoices used in connection with listings in telephone or other directories. However, careful reading will disclose that they are merely solicitations for listings in unknown directories that may or may not be published. These forms state that they are solicitations and not bills, invoices or renewals, but careless businessmen continue to make remittances in the mistaken belief that they are paying for listings in local tele phone directories or that the solicitation is a genuine invoice for a previous expenditure. Swindlers operating largely in the Middle Atlantic, Midwestern and Pacific Coast states have used such invoices to obtain millions of dollars from their victims, including dentists. The scheme can be curbed, however, if the recipients take time to read any invoice-like form they receive for a directory listing.
. . . Clifford C. Gregory, of Oneonta, N.Y., trustee of the Second District, dies.
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House o f Delegates House of Delegates meeting in Las Vegas adopt resolution directing “all constituent and component societies . . . to take all necessary steps to eliminate all practices and proce dures, both written and unwritten, which are discriminatory in fact or in concept.” . . . Install Maynard K. Hine as president and choose Wil liam A. Garrett, Atlanta, Ga., as president-elect. . . . Select Howard F. Lyboldt, Frank W. Jordan and Rob ert L. Morrison as first, second and, third vice-presidents, respectively. F. Dari Ostrander elected for his fifth consecutive term as Speaker of the House. . . . New trustees are Louis A. Saporito, Fourth District (Air Force Dental Corps, Army Dental Corps, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Navy Dental Corps, New Jersey, Panama Canal Zone Dental Society, Public Health Service, Puerto Rico Dental Associa tion, Veterans Administration); Ar thur W. Kellner, Fifth District (Ala bama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir ginia); and Edward A. Cheney, Ninth District (Michigan and Wis consin).
Board o f Trustees Board of Trustees authorizes publi cation of Oral Research Abstracts a comprehensive abstract journal for dental researchers, to be partly sup ported by a 7-year grant from the U.S. Public Health Service, Division of Dental Health and the National Institute of Dental Research. Much of the foreign-language abstracting will be obtained through the Na tional Library of Medicine from the Hadassah School of Dentistry, Israel. 50 •
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Topping-out ceremonies for new, 23story headquarters held January 25. . . . Association departments move into building November 26. . . . Dedi cation of new building set by Board of Trustees for February 27, 1966. . . . New A D A research facilities oc cupied are chemistry, spectroscopy and microbiology.
Fluoridation Advances New York City begins fluoridation September 30. . . . Connecticut leads way by being first state to require statewide fluoridation. President Pier son congratulates Governor Dempsey on the “epochal action.” . . . A D A House of Delegates at 106th annual session recommends that all constit uent societies urge similar state legislation. . . . Attorney General of New York rules that fluoridation could not be put on the ballot, there by . . . safeguarding council decisions to fluoridate in several major cities in that state. . . . U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review Illinois Su preme Court ruling affirming deci sion of Cook County Superior Court which upheld right of Chicago offi cials to fluoridate city’s water supply. U.S. population drinking fluoridated water at the end of 1965 estimated as 58,369,355. . . . Detroit is second largest city to adopt fluoridation by referendum. Measure approved No vember 2. . . . THE JO U RN A L OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION devotes November 1965 issue to fluori dation and reviews 20 year history of progress of controlled fluoridation in U.S.
Legislation Congress passes historic Social Secur ity (Medicare) Amendments; Presi
dent Johnson signs bill in August. The final bill contains an amendment to include the dentist within the defi nition of physician so that “surgical services which alternately may be performed by a qualified physician or dentist would be covered. . . .” In connection with the Senate bill to authorize establishment of regional medical centers to fight heart disease, cancer and stroke, the Association filed a statement with the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare explaining dentistry’s interest in oral cancer and recommending that every facility designed for re search, training or treatment in con nection with cancer have adequate resources to deal with the problem of oral cancer. . . . Selective Service System announced that 350 dentists who will be called to serve will be drawn from a pool of registrants who are 27 years old or younger. . . . President Johnson appoints Dr. John W. Gardner as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to succeed Dr. Luther Terry, who resigned to become vicepresident for medical affairs of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. W il liam H. Stewart is appointed Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service.
Dental H ealth President Johnson salutes National Children’s Dental Health Week . . . National Association of Dental Serv ice Plans incorporated. . . Proposed bylaws for NADSP adopted by House of Delegates at 1965 annual session. . . . U.S. Public Health Service al locates $520,000 in grants to states to combat dental health problems.. . Four regional forums of the National Confernece on Community Health Services were held in September in San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadel phia and Chicago. Harold Hillenbrand is Chicago regional commit tee chairman. . . Name of Division of Dental Public Health and Re sources of the PHS is changed to D i vision of Dental Health. . . Donald
J. Galagan, chief of the Division of Dental Health, named dean of the University of Iowa College of Den tistry, effective July 1, 1966. . . President Pierson tells Opening Meet ing of the A D A House of Dele gates that he is “convinced that the people of this country will support a practical and effective dental pro gram for children if the Association and the dental profession provide the necessary leadership.” The House of Delegates directed the Council on Dental Health and other agencies of the Association to “develop a na tional program for children, par ticularly the needy and underprivi leged in order to make the bene fits of modern dental health service available to all children of the na tion.”
D ental Lo bora tories Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories announces that up to December 1, 1965, 136 laboratories in 37 states plus JDis-trict of Columbia have been ac credited.
nology and oral hygiene to determine their safety and effectiveness, and to promote research programs aimed at development and improvement of devices for use in dentistry.” . . . More than 100 dental educators and researchers meet in Washington, Oc tober 4-6, for first National Con ference on Research and Education. Future directions of research and its relation to dental education and the role of the federal government in research and education are dis cussed. . . Program of Participation in Dental Research for College Stu dents sponsored by A D A Council on Dental Research, provides op portunity for students to spend the summer in the laboratories of dental scientists. Program is supported by a grant from the National Institute of Dental Research. . . N ID R ap propriation for 1966 is $23,677,000 as compared with $20,355,000 for 1965. . . Congressman John E. Fo garty (D-RI) elected first honorary member of the International Asso ciation for Dental Research at its 43rd general meeting in Toronto.
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Therapeutics Council on Dental Therapeutics co operates with Food and Drug Ad ministration in its program of re porting adverse drug reactions. Pro fession alerted to its responsibility for reporting these data. . . Council classifies dentifrice, Fact (BristolMyers) in Class B, which brings to three the number of dentifrices con sidered as “effective decay-preven tive.” . . .
D en tal Research Board of Trustees authorizes estab lishment of Inter-Council Committee to “investigate and evaluate devices used in dental practice, dental tech
American Fund for Dental Educa tion contributions near $2 million mark. . . New York University Col' lege of Dentistry receives $1,500,000 • gift from K. Bernard Weissman, climaxing the College’s 100th an niversary celebration. Also, the school received $1,000,000 from Charles C. Bassini for a new Basic Science Building at the Dental Cen ter. . . Baltimore College of Dental Surgery celebrates 125th anniversary of its founding on March 4-6. . . U.S. Public Health Service Division of Dental Health approves $22,670,241 for dental schools for teaching, Applications in preparation or un der consideration would amount to $63,533,687. . . Final allotment for fiscal year 1966 under the Health Professions Student Loan Program brings aggregate awarded to dental schools to $4,564,643. . . The Uni versity of Connecticut Health Cen
ter will admit first students in 1968. Enrollment anticipated includes 48 dental and 48 medical students per class. . . Seymour H. Yale appointed dean of University of Illinois Col lège of Dentistry, succeeding Isaac Schour who died June 5, 1964. . , Benjamin W. Pavone succeeds W il lard C. Fleming as dean, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco. Doctor Fleming serv ed as dean for 27 years. . . John C. Brauer, first and only dean of the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, will retire July 1, 1966. . . . John E. Buhler appointed dean of the new School of Dentistry, Med ical College of South Carolina, Charleston.
Fédération D entaire In ternationale Knut Gard of Norway installed as president of F.D.I. at 53rd annual session held in Vienna, Austria; J. Stewart Ross, England, selected as president-elect, L. J. Baume, Switz erland, and R. Braun, Germany, as vice-presidents, and W. Brenner, Aus tria, as councillor. Harold Hillenbrand and P. O. Pedersen re-elected as vice-presidents, and Hans Freihofer as speaker. This was the largest an nual session in F.D.I. history, with 2,204 registered participants in the General Assembly, representing 47, countries. Fifty-iourth annual ses sion to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 10-17, 1966. H. H. Stones, first and only editor of the Interna tional Dental Journal, dies Septem ber 28 at age of 73.
Centennials, Constituent Societies Connecticut celebrates its centen nial May 27-29 and Missouri has centennial celebration October 18, 1965. Chicago Dental Society cele brates the centennial of the Midwin ter Meeting, February 21-24, 1965. REVIEW OF 1965 NEWS •
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Two statements relating to the use of X-rays in dental studies recently were issued by the Public Health Service. One, by the Surgeon General, lists general guidelines. The other, issued jointly by the Division of Radiological Health and the Division of Dental Health, concerns the use of X-rays in field investigations of caries preventive agents. The statements were developed in response to requests for policy guidance on this matter.
Use o f X -rays for dental studies The use of X-rays in the detection, measurement, and management of dental diseases is recognized as being both effective and valuable. X-rays are used not only for diagnostic purposes in individual patients, but also for data useful in clinical and field dental studies in which etiological and de velopment factors and therapeutic or preventive agents or techniques are being evaluated in pop ulation groups. Current concepts of radiation protection indicate that X-rays should be used with maximum efficiency in terms of the benefit to be derived for the amount of exposure given. This is particularly relevant in dental studies, since these frequently involve younger age groups in which the biological effects of radiation are of greatest concern. The following guidelines have been developed for dental studies in which decisions to use X-rays are made on the basis of criteria applied to population groups. Three elements should be considered: (a) whether Xrays are necessary to the study, (b) the design of the study in terms of the size of the study group, and the frequency and numbers of X-rays taken, and (c) the equipment and techniques used. In the planning of a dental study careful thought should be given to whether or not the use of X-rays is necessary and will add materi ally to the findings of the study. Evaluation of radiation risk is especially important when large numbers of people are involved, particu larly where decisions to take X-rays are made according to group category rather than indi vidual patient bases. The benefit to the public to be derived from the study must clearly out weigh the risk in the use of X-rays. In group studies, benefits generally accrue to the public at large and not necessarily to indi viduals participating in the study. However, it is desirable that whenever possible, individ uals participating should receive a direct bene fit from the X-ray information obtained such 54 •
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as through referral for dental care where indi cated or through making, a duplicate film avail able to the individual’s dentist. Careful considerations should be given to the size of the study group and the frequency and number of X-ray examinations necessary to the study. Population samples should not exceed the minimum number of subjects required for reasonable statistical significance. The frequency of X-ray examinations and the number of films per examination should be kept to the absolute minimum necessary to provide the needed in formation. The equipment and techniques used in the study should be such as to insure that the small est amount of radiation is used to provide the optimum amount of necessary diagnostic infor mation. Guidance on equipment and techniques may be obtained from recommendations of the Radiation Protective Committee of the Ameri can Academy of Oral Roentgenology, the Na tional Council on Radiation Protection and Meas urements, and the Public Health Service.— State ment by the Surgeon General, Public Health Service.
X -rays in field investigations of Caries preventive agents The Public Health Service statement on the use of X-rays in dental studies indicates there are three elements which should be considered: (a) whether X-rays are necessary to the study, (b) the study design in terms of the size of the study group and the frequency and number of X-rays taken, and (c) the equipment and technique used. Those responsible for field investigations of caries preventive agents must give careful thought as to whether the use of X-rays will ma terially aid the analysis and, interpretation of the data. In a field investigation, routinely augment ing clinical examinations with radiographic find ings is unwarranted. In many studies the magni tude of difference to be anticipated between the
experimental and controlled groups is sufficiently large to be demonstrated satisfactorily by clin ical examination alone. Furthermore, while X-ray examinations may be expected to yield a higher total score, they do not necessarily reduce ex aminer error or improve the reliability of the find ings. It is possible to detect interproximal dental caries with a thorough clinical examination em ploying a mirror and explorer, a good source of light, and compressed air. In longitudinal studies of cariostatic agents the detection of a difference of interproximal decay experience be tween groups may be enhanced by selecting an age group with a high susceptibility for develop
D ental public health board Announces new diplomates Ann Arbor, Mich.: Thirteen new diplomats have been certified by the American Board of Dental Public Health after completing its 1965 ex amination in Las Vegas November 3-5. The names of the new diplomates are: Hugh M. Averill, Rochester, N.Y.; Edward M. Campbell, Atlanta; Herschel S. Horowitz, Bethesda, Md.; John T. Hughes, Raleigh, N.C.; Ernest C. Leatherwood Jr., San Fran cisco; Stanley Lotzkar, Bethesda; Thomas L. Louden, Bethesda; George E. Mitchell, Bethesda; Dale W. Podshadley, San Francisco; Selvin Sonken, Bethesda; David A. Soricelli, Philadelphia; Col. Russell W. Sumnicht, Washington, D.C., and Samuel J. Wycoff, Chicago. The 1966 meeting of the Board will be held in Dallas November 10-11, for which applications should be submitted not later than July 10, 1966.
ing interproximal caries and by conducting the studies for a minimum of 2 years. If the use of X-ray examinations is consid ered essential in a study of caries preventive agents, careful consideration should be given to the other elements in the study design re ferred to above. Every effort should be made to ensure that individuals participating in the study receive a direct benefit from the X-ray examination by referral for dental care where indicated or making a duplicate film available to the individual’s dentist.— Joint statement of the Division of Radiological Health and the D i vision of Dental Health, Public Health Service.
high, and the interior has 4,500 cubic feet containing 26 exhibits which are worth about $100,000. One of the exhibits concerns den
tistry and the cleft palate and cleft lip deformities. A front section of the Healthmo bile, 8 by 12 feet, is a communica
H ealthm obile serves as Traveling health museum East Lansing, Mich.: The Healthmo bile is a new idea in health educa tion. And its sponsor, the Michigan State Medical Society, feels it is the forerunner of similar things to come. The Healthmobile serves as a health-education museum. It is 50 feet long, 12 feet wide and 10 feet
One o f th e e xh ib its in the M ic h ig a n State M ed ica l Society's H e a lth m o b ile con cerns d e n tistry— c le ft palate and c le ft lip d e form itie s and tre a tm e n t (ab o ve ). T he 2 6 e xh ib its in th e 5 0 -fo o t long tra ile r are w orth a p p ro xim a te ly $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . I t is the o n ly tra ve lin g e x h ib it o f its kin d in the w orld NEWS OF D E N TIS TR Y •
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tions studio containing microphones, amplifiers, turn-tables and tape re corders. It can broadcast directly over a local radio station and carries television slides and films for use by local TV stations. The outside of the traveling mu seum has posters and a screen on which a motion picture, projected from inside of the trailer, can be seen and heard. Present plans call for the Healthmobile to make about 55 week-long stops in various communities of the state of Michigan.
D r. Hine participates In health conference Washington, D.C.: Maynard K. Hine, president of the ADA, was among those invited by President Johnson to participate in the White House Conference on Health November 3, in Washington, D.C. The two-day meeting attracted 800 persons from the health field. Featured speakers included John W. Gardner, secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; Philip R. Lee, assistant secretary designate for health and scientific affairs, and William H. Stewart, US Surgeon General. Viewpoints of the participants in 18 specific areas of health were to be reported to the President, al though no recommendations were adopted by conference participants.
A M D O C asks support Santa Barbara, Calif.: An organiza tion called AM D O C (short for American Doctor) seeks to interest physicians, dentists and other health personnel to help carry out its work in needy areas throughout the world. AM DOC, supported through do nations of $15 or more by both med ical and nonmedical people was or ganized for the purpose of placing physicians, dentists and others who wish to give of their time and ex perience to poverty-stricken locales in contact with those areas in need of their services. Those wishing to contribute or desiring more information should contact AMDOC, Inc., 27 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, Calif.
A w ard $ 2 9 3 ,0 5 4 in grants Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Public Health Service has awarded six grants totaling $293,054. The grants will support areawide planning of hospitals and related health facilities under provisions of the Hospital and Medical Facilities (Hill-Burton) legislation. Receiving grants were state Hill-
Burton agencies in California, Flor ida, New York, Ohio and West Vir ginia. With these grants, a total of $2,218,642 has been awarded for areawide health facility planning in 19 states under the 1964 amend ments to the Hill-Burton legislation.
Dental Societies C linical program to feature Chicago M id w in ter M eeting Chicago: A varied clinical program will feature the 101st Midwinter Meeting of the Chicago Dental So ciety February 27-28 and March 1-2. The A D A ’s new headquarters building will be dedicated February 27 and dentists attending the Mid winter Meeting are invited to tour the structure during that week. Highlights of the Midwinter scien tific program include: • Discussion of new anterior fill ing materials; • Discussion on management of the apprehensive patient, featuring an oral surgeon; • Three lectures by physicians on how a dentist can protect his health;
Two dentists serve on Wisconsin health board Milwaukee: Two dentists, Byron D. Ising, Oshkosh, and L. C. Scribner, Stevens Point, have been appointed to five-year terms on the Wisconsin State Board of Health. A committee of five dentists, rec ommended by the state dental so ciety, serves in an advisory capacity to the dental director of the Board of Health. Another committee of dentists is used for consultation pur poses by the State Department of Welfare. 56 •
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D entists concerned w ith professional education p a rticip a te d in a recent regional Professions T ra in in g Seminar, sponsored by the Public H ealth Service in C h a rlo tte s ville , V a ., to prom ote disaster preparedness tra in in g fo r dentists, nurses, p h a r m acists and ve te rin a ria n s. A m ong those ta k in g p a rt were (fro m le ft) Thom as L. Louden, regional d e ntal co n su ltan t, PHS, who spoke on "T h e Role o f th e D entist in th e N a tio n a l D isa ste r;" C hristopher E. Kennem er, assistant ch ie f, D ivision o f H e a lth M o b iliz a tio n , PHS; James T. Sm ith, dental o ffic e r, D ep a rtm e n t o f H ealth, W ash in g ton , D.C.; Burton R. Pollack, chairm an, d e p artm en t o f pedodontics, U n i ve rsity o f M a ry la n d ; E. A . Pearson Jr., director, D ivision o f Dental H e a lth , Raleigh, N .C .; H a rry S pillm an, N o rth C arolina Dental Society, W inston-S alem , and Richard J. Bunch, assistant dean, College o f D entistry, U n ive rsity o f K e n tu cky
• An all-day program on invest ments for the professional, and • Panel discussions on crown and bridge, care for the senior citizen and the handicapped child, and op erative dentistry. Dentists interested in attending the Midwinter Meeting should contact Robert L. Kreiner, Chicago Dental Society, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Chi cago 60602, for program information and reservations.
Plan overseas tours Jamaica, N .Y.: A D A members and their guests can participate in two tours being planned by the Long Island Dental Study Group in con nection with the 54th annual meet ing of the Fédération Dentaire In ternationale to be held in Tel Aviv from July 10-17, 1966. A 30-day tour will visit Israel, Rome, Florence, Lucerne, Paris and London, while a second tour of 24 days will follow the visit to Israel with four days in Athens and a seven day cruise of the Greek Islands and Turkey. For complete details, contact Mrs. Sylvia Amsterdam, 164-20 Highland Ave., Jamaica, or Mrs. Kate Rosen berg, 100-36 67th Dr., Forest Hills, N .Y .
Florida booklet Welcomes new dentist Miami, Fla.: The public information committee of the Orange County (Fla.) Dental Society has produced a 19-page Information Manual as a guide for a new dentist moving into the area. The booklet is divided into three parts— local policy, office policy, and personal policy. Among topics dealt with are ethics, office location, of fice hours, purchasing and financing of equipment, practice management, fees, taxes, licenses, society mem berships, insurance, public relations in the community and continuing education. An introductory note welcomes the
new dentist into the area and speci fies that the Society is available to assist at all times.
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Research award contest Announced by ASOS Chicago: The annual research award competition for original essays deal ing with any phase of research re lated to oral surgery has been an nounced by the American Society of Oral Surgeons. The essays must not have been previously presented or published. Awards consist of $300 and $200 prizes, plus appropriate certificates and a trip to Chicago to present the papers at the ASOS 48th annual meeting September 19-23, 1966. The papers should be prepared in the format of the Journal of Oral Surgery. The two winning manu scripts become the property of the Society and will be published in the JOS. All other papers submitted will be returned to the authors. Entries will be judged on origi nality and significance of the work, design of project, pertinence of the literature review and quality, and clarity of charts, tables and illustra tions. All papers must be received by ' May 1, 1966, at the American So ciety of Oral Surgeons, 211 E. Chi cago Ave., Chicago 60611.
N I DR supports study O f periodontal disease Washington, D.C.: The National In stitute of Dental Research has award ed a grant of $302,093 to the Uni versity of Texas Dental Branch for research on periodontal disease. Barnet M. Levy, professor of pathology and director of the Insti tute for Dental Science at the Uni versity, will direct the project. A marmoset monkey will be used
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for the study because it has a physi ology similar to man. The animals will be raised under both germfree and conventional laboratory condi tions.
35 attend adhesive M aterials workshop Charlottesville, Va.: Approximately 35 scientists participated in the sec ond workshop on Adhesive Restora tive Dental Materials December 8-9 at the University of Virginia. The program included the pres entation of progress reports and an analysis of research which has been in progress since the first workshop was held in 1961 at Indiana Uni versity. Co-chairmen of the confer ence were H . G. F. Wilsdorf, Uni versity of Virginia, and Ralph W. Phillips, Indiana University.
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Doctors Spock, W h ite Speak of fluoridation Chicago: Dr. Benjamin J. Spock, internationally famous pediatrician, NEWS OF D E N TIS TR Y •
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T he sem iannual m eeting o f th e Veterans A d m in is tra tio n A d visory C ouncil on D e n tistry was held October 2 2 in W a sh in g ton, D.C. The Council/« whose m em bers are leaders in the fie ld s o f d e ntal education, research and clin ic a l practice, a d vises the ch ie f m edical o ffic e r and the assistant c h ie f m edical o ffic e r fo r d e n tistry on m atters concerning d e n tistry in th e V A m edical care program . Seated (fro m le ft) are Daniel F. Lynch, im m ediate past president o f the A m e rican Society o f O ral Sur geons; Russell A . Dixon, dean, H oward U n ive rsity College o f D e n tistry; M ayn a rd K. H ine, A D A president; Jerome H in ike r,
V A assistant c h ie f m edical directo r fo r d e n tistry; Lester W . Burket, dean, U n ive rsity o f Pennsylvania School o f Dental M edicine, and H e rb e rt Cooper, director, Lancaster C le ft Palate C linic. Standing (fro m le ft) are H a rry Lyons, dean, M ed ica l College o f V irg in ia School o f D e n tistry; Joseph M ona, V A deputy fo r d e n tis try ; H oward Chauncey, ch ie f, V A research in oral diseases; W illia m Goodwin, director, V A dental professional service; John W . Knutson, pre sid e n t-elect o f the N a tio n a l H e alth C ouncil; Raymond J. Nagle, dean, New Y o rk U nive rsity College o f D entistry, and Robert Pearce, assistant d irecto r, V A
and Dr. Paul Dudley White, re nowned heart specialist, are featured in interviews on a new, ten-minute radio transcription titled “Why I Support Fluoridation.” The transcription was produced by the A D A Bureaus of Audiovisual Service, Dental Health Education and Public Information. Individual copies may be obtained on request by societies which are in volved in fluoridation campaigns by writing the A D A Bureau of Public Information. 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60611.
National Defense N avy sets 2 courses Great Lakes, III.: Two courses of the Naval Dental Corps’ Casualty Treat58
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M a j. Joseph L. C heatham receives the Legion o f M e rit m edal from Col. Glenn J. C ollins fo r his m anagerial achievem ents w ith the A rm y Dental Corps in A fric a . Colonel C ollins is com m andant o f the M ed ica l Field Service School a t Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where M a jo r C heatham is a student
ment Training Program have been scheduled at the Naval Training Cen ter, Great Lakes. Dates for the 1966 courses are September 26-30 and October 3-7.
of the group’s history, program or policies, write to Blinded Veterans Association, 2430 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D C 20037.
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Character of practice Designation postponed Chicago: The revised policy for de signing character of practice in the American Dental Directory has been postponed to permit constituent and component societies to complete their portions of the listing program. At its September, 1965, meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a resolution delaying implementation of the revised plan until the 1967 edition of the Directory.
Raise for dental aides Chicago: A new two-year contract will give 418 dental technicians in Chicago area dental laboratories raises of $7.50 a week. In addition, the pact includes a guaranteed 40hour week as well as health and welfare benefits.
Lack of funds curtails program of blinded veterans group Washington, DC: Lack of funds has curtailed the program of the Blinded Veterans Association, a nonprofit or ganization formed by the war-blinded in 1945. The BVA is specifically concerned with ensuring that the blinded exserviceman is given the opportunity of overcoming his handicap and of making his way in life according to his aptitudes, abilities and interests as an integrated member of society. For information about any phase
Daytona Beach, Fla.: Residents of Daytona Beach recently voted over whelmingly for fluoridation to end a 13-year battle at the polls. The measure had been turned down twice previously, by a 2-1 margin in 1952 and by a meager 576 votes in 1956.
N am ed for dentist Conway, S.C.: The 350-acre, $1.5 million cooling lake for the new steam electric generating plant at Conway will be named for Carl L. Busbee, a Conway dentist. Doctor Busbee served as mayor of Conway from 1935 to 1948 and is former director of the South Caro lina Public Service Authority.
The Francis H erz R ecreation Center, nam ed fo r a San Francisco d e n tist, was dedicated Novem ber 27 in his hom e tow n. Doctor H erz (a b o v e ), who serv ed as A D A fir s t vice -pre sid e n t d u ring 1 9 5 5 -1 9 5 6 and is a past ch a irm a n o f the A D A C ouncil on Legislation, is a life m em ber o f the Association
Plan fete for Dr. Burns New York City: A dinner March 16 will honor William McGill Burns in recognition of his outstanding serv ice to the dental profession. Doctor Burns is a former trustee of the A D A Second District. Sponsored by his many friends, the affair will be held at the TavernOn-The-Green, Central Park, New York City. Further details may be obtained from James McGuinn, Chairman, 400 Madison Ave., New York City 10017.
Honored With a citation for services rendered as chief of dental service, Hamilton Air Force Base, and dental surgeon, 28th Air Division, Lt. Col. Arthur B. Harris, DC, USAF.
With the Alpha Omega Achievement Award for 1965, Dr. Albert B. Sabin, professor of research pediatrics, Uni versity of Cincinnati College of Med icine. Doctor Sabin is developer of oral vaccines for the prevention and elimination of poliomyelitis.
For 50 years of service as editor of the American Journal of Orthodon tics, H. Carlyle Pollock.
With the Distinguished Service Award of the American Society of Dentistry for Children, Robert F. Vason, Mount Dora, Fla.
For distinguished service to his pro fession and to Loyola University (Chicago), Harry M. Klenda, a den tist from Wichita. NEWS OF D EN TISTR Y •
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Gene D o n nelly (a b o ve ), a Bingham ton, N .Y ., d e n tist, to o k up h u n tin g a t 35 when he was to ld shooting was a good w ay to relax. Four years ago, a frie n d suggested th a t D octor D onnelly enter a skeet shoot. Now, a t 4 1 , Doctor D onnelly is the eleventh shooter in history to post a p e rfe c t 1 0 0 x 1 0 0 w ith the .4 1 0 gauge gun. He shares th e record o f 9 9 8 x 1 ,0 0 0 fo r 12 gauge and last year broke his firs t 33 birds in the .4 1 0 event to gain a w orld record long run o f 193 w ith the .4 1 0. Despite an un o rth o d o x style which makes professionals shudder, he was named to th e a ll-s ta te skeet team by the New Y o rk State Skeet Shooting Association last fa ll
Shown is th e V e n tu ra (C a lif.) C ounty Dental Society booth a t the 1 965 V e n tu ra C o u n ty Fair. M ore th a n 9 ,0 0 0 visito rs signed up a t the booth fo r draw ings fo r 14 e le ctric toothbrushes and a free g ift, w h ile thousands m ore watched movies and film strips a t the e x h ib it and viewed A D A pam phlets and the A D A C h ild re n's Dental H e a lth W e e k poster
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M ore th a n 1 ,0 00 dental personnel from H a w a ii and the U.S. m ainland attended th e P a cific In te rn a tio n a l Dental C o n fe r ence a t th e H ilto n H aw aiian V illa g e in H o n o lu lu N ovem ber 1 4 -1 8 , fo llo w in g th e A D A 's annual session in Las Vegas. H a ro ld H ille n b ra n d , A D A secretary and guest speaker a t the Conference, is shown w ith Edwin N. Fujim oto, presi d e n t o f the H aw aii State Dental Asso cia tio n
Brig. Gen. P hilip W . M a llo ry, M C, USA, has assumed com m and o f W a lte r Reed General Hospital in W a shington, D.C. He comes fro m a tw o -ye a r assignment as com m ander o f the 9 7 th General H o sp ita l, F ra n kfu rt, Germ any. Founded in 1909, W a lte r Reed General Hospital m a in ta in s a d a ily roster o f from 1,300 to 1 ,5 0 0 patients. A d a ily average o f 1 ,0 00 m ilita ry personnel and th e ir de pendents a va il themselves o f the o u t p a tie n t services
2 4 more d en tal laboratories accredited Chicago: The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories has added 24 additional dental laboratories to its accredited list, according to J. Eugene Ziegler, Commission chairman. This brings the total to 136 accredited dental laboratories in 37 states, plus the District of Columbia. The accreditation program was created for the purpose of providing a means by which dentists may identify and select dental laboratories whose standards of service meet the requirements established for the program. Following is the list of the 19 newly accredited dental laboratories. Additional Dental Laboratories Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories Since September 1, 1965 (Classification designation for the laboratories signifies the following: (a) Complete Dentures; (b) Removable Partial Dentures; (c) Fixed Prosthodontics; (d) Cera mics; and (e) Orthodontics.) ARIZONA Dental Service, 803rd Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (a,b,c,d) CALIFORNIA Harada Dental Laboratory, Harry, San Francisco (c,d) 856th Medical Group (Dental Pros thetic Laboratory), Beale Air Force Base (a,c) Area Dental Laboratory, March Air Force Base (a,b,c,d) Dental Laboratory, U. S. Army Dental Clinic, APO San Francisco 96557 (a,b,c) HAWAII Prosthetic Dental Laboratory, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu (a,b, c,d) ILLINOIS Town & Country Dental Ceramic and Gold Laboratory, Chicago (d) Dental Laboratory, Chanute, USAF Hospital, Chanute Air Force Base (a, c,d)
Honored W ith the USPHS Commendation Medal in recognition of his sustained high quality work performance, par ticularly in forensic dentistry, A. Fogle Godby, chief of dental service, USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas. As “Alumnus of the Year” of the Indiana University School of Den
KENTUCKY McGuire Dental Laboratory, Coving ton (a) LOUISIANA Area Dental Laboratory, 885th Medi cal Group (SUD-3), Barksdale Air Force Base (a,b,c,d) MASSACHUSETTS Aegerter Dental Laboratory, Brookline (c,d) MICHIGAN Dental Laboratory, 1st USAF Hospital (ADC), Selfridge Air Force Base (a, c,d) MISSISSIPPI USAF Dental Clinic, 858th Medical Group, Columbus Air Force Base (a, b,c)
NEW JERSEY Quali-Dent Laboratory, Teaneck (c,d) NEW YORK Public Health Service Central Dental Laboratory, U. S. Public Health Serv ice Hospital, Staten Island (a,b,c,d) NORTH CAROLINA Pope Air Force Base Dental Labora tory, 464th Tactical Hospital, Pope Air Force Base (a,c,d,e) Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Den tal Laboratory, 4th Tactical Hospital, Seymour Johnson AFB (a) OHIO United Dental Laboratories, Inc., The, Akron (a,b,c,d) Dental Laboratory, USAF Hospital, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (a,c, d,e) OREGON Don’s Dental (c,d)
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Portland
SOUTH DAKOTA Ellsworth Air Force Base Dental Lab oratory, Ellsworth Air Force Base (a,b,c) TEXAS Lillard Crown & Bridge Laboratory, Friona (c,d) VIRGINIA Northern Virginia Dental Laboratory, Annandale (a,b,c) WISCONSIN D. O. Dental Laboratory, Inc., La Crosse (a,b,c,d,e)
The dental laboratories listed have voluntarily applied for, and received accredita tion of their operations and facilities by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories. The omission of any dental laboratory from the list does not necessarily indicate that such a laboratory has failed to meet accreditation standards.
tistry, John E. Buhler, dean at the soon-to-open School of Dentistry, Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston.
phia, who will be installed April 29, 1966. To the Blue Cross of Oregon board of trustees, Paul W. Kunkel Jr., a past president of the Oregon Dental Health Foundation.
Elected President for 1966-1967 of the American Pharmaceutical Associa tion, Linwood F. Tice of Philadel
Honorary member of the South Caro lina Dental Association, Dr. William M. McCord, acting president of the Medical College of South Carolina. NEWS OF D EN TISTR Y •
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As assistant professor of community medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, David A. Soricelli, di rector, division of dental health, Philadelphia Department of Health. As director of dental activities at Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, Brig. Gen. Charles M . Farber. As president of the medical staff at Doctors’ Hospital in Shreveport, Joseph W. Cush, a dentist from Shreveport.
Died R. Bernard Houston ( le f t ) , directo r o f the M ic h ig a n D epartm ent o f Social Services, and Joseph Cabot ( r ig h t) , president o f the M ic h ig a n Dental Service Corporation, sign a c o n tra ct In Lansing to provide d e ntal services under M ich ig a n 's M edical Assistance to the A ged (M A A ) program . Looking on Is H arold V olkem a, state senator from H olland, who sponsored the legislation w hich added dental care to the M A A program last year
As president of The Endocrine So ciety, Roy O. Greep, dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
As regional dental consultant for the Public Health Service, Samuel J. WycofiE.
Appointed As chairman of the new department of pedodontics at the School of Den tistry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of the Pacific, Richard M. Adams. To professor of nutrition in the Har vard School of Dental Medicine, James H. Shaw, an investigator of heredity and environment in relation to tooth decay and periodontal dis ease. As the first professor of oral surgery at the new UCLA School of Dentist ry, Norman Trieger, oral surgeon from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. As assistant chief of the preventive dentistry branch at the Army Sur geon General’s Office, Maj. Ronald F. Barton. 62
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As assistant to the dean for student and extramural affairs, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Edwin M. Speed.
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Mrs. Anne Hyatt Mills, widow of Maj. Gen. Robert H. Mills, onetime chief of the Army Dental Corps, in Washington, D.C., November 16. Marion Fuller, professor of prosthet ics at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, November 18 in Memphis at the age of 62. Henry L. Rice, past president of the Dallas County Dental Society and an A D A member for 40 years, October 18 in Dallas.
Check th a t invoice! It could be a swindle Washington, D.C.: Invoice-like solicitations for listings in questionable or nonexisting classified directories again are being received at various offices. Executives, accountants or bookkeepers too busy to read them carefully are costing their firms millions of dollars. The National Better Business Bureau warns that these solicitation forms look like genuine invoices used in connection with listings in telephone or other directories. However, careful reading will disclose that they are merely solicitations for listings in unknown directories that may or may not be published. These forms state that they are solicitations and not bills, invoices or renewals, but careless businessmen continue to make remittances in the mistaken belief that they are paying for listings in local tele phone directories or that the solicitation is a genuine invoice for a previous expenditure. Swindlers operating largely in the Middle Atlantic, Midwestern and Pacific Coast states have used such invoices to obtain millions of dollars from their victims, including dentists. The scheme can be curbed, however, if the recipients take time to read any invoice-like form they receive for a directory listing.