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The 1922 Meeting at Los Angeles
THE JOURNAL N A T IO N A L DENTAL A S S O C IA T IO N Entered as second-class m atter, M arch 22, 1915, a t the Po st Office a t H untington, In d ian a, under the A ct o f August 24, 1912. Pu blished Monthly. E d itor and G eneral M anager, OTTO TJ. KIN G , D .D .S., F .A .C .D ., 5 N. W abash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. A ssociate Ed itors, THOMAS P . HINMAN, D .D .S., F .A .C .D ., A tlan ta, Ga. H A RV EY J . BU R K H A R T , D .D .S., L L .D ., P.A .C .D ., R ochester, N. Y. THOMAS B . H A RTZELL, D .M .D ., M.D., F .A .C .D ., M inneapolis, Minn. A ll expressions o f opinion and a ll statem ents o f supposed fa c ts are published on the authority of the w riter over whose signature they appear and a re not to be regarded a s expressing the views o f the N ational D ental A ssociation, unless such statem ents or opinions have been adopted by vote o f th e Ass d a tio n . M A N U S C R IP T S : M anuscripts should be typew ritten, double-spaced, and th e o rig in al, n ot the carbon copy, subm itted. W e can n ot promise to return unused m anuscript ant* used m anuscript is not returned. Requests fo r reprin ts should b e made a t the tim e o f forw arding a rtic le . W e reserve the rig h t to accep t or re je c t any m anuscript fo r publication. A rticles a re accepted fo r publication on condition th a t they a re contributed solely to th is jo u rn al. S U B SC R IP T IO N included in the annual membership dues. SU B SC R IP T IO N , $2.00 a y ear, in advance, to non-m em bers, living in a ll p a rts o f the United Sta tes or its possessions. Canada, $3.00. Foreign coun tries, $3.00. Single copies, 25 cents. A D V E R T ISE M E N T S accepted only from reliab le firm s. F rau d u len t and m isleading advertisem ents barred. IN CHANGES o f A D D R E SS both the old and new address m ust be given. JO U RN A LS a re not sen t beyond the subscription period.
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The coming meeting at Los Angeles promises to be one of the most profitable in the history of the society. The slogan of President Hartzell, “Dentistry can add ten years to human life” is to be the keynote of the meeting. If one thing more than another is to be emphasized it is the possibilities of prevention. This must more and more become the dom inant idea in dentistry, and the National Dental Association must be its chief sponsor. The program committees are working hard to provide the best 418
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possible talent in the profession, and the success of this feature of the meeting is already assured. The promise of attendance from the eastern and middle states is excellent, and of course the west will turn out en masse. The hospitality of California is proverbial, and the Los Angeles men have been working unceasingly ever since last August to provide entertainment for their guests. San Francisco, not to be outdone in generosity, has magnanimously tendered the hospitality of its dentists to escort by automobile all visiting delegates who choose to come that way, from San Francisco to Los Angeles. This is a trip well worth taking, and it speaks volumes for the fraternal spirit and big heartedness of the San Francisco men. With a professional program so attractive, and the entertainment so alluring, there remains nothing to be desired in the way of inducement to attend this meeting. And it is none too early to begin to make preparations now. Time goes so rapidly that the meeting will be upon us almost before we realize it, and if we are not to be caught napping we must lay our plans immediately. The Pacific Coast is entitled to the loyal support of every member of the profession, and the railroads have made rates which are within the reach of all. Mark off your appointment books now and prepare to go to California in July. T H E T R A D IT IO N S ’ O F D E N T IS T R Y
On another page of this issue will be found the announcement of a plan to erect, in the city of Baltimore, a monument to the memory of Chapin A. Harris, who was one of the founders of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery—the first of its kind in the world. This is an em inently appropriate thing to do. The date of the unveiling and the presentation of the monument to the city of Baltimore is to be made on June 1. This is an event of no small significance in the history of dentistry. Our profession is so young, compared with other professions, that we are too much inclined to pay little heed to the traditional values which cling around its early beginnings. And yet it has a history very rich in tradition if we but look into its development even since the days when it was first introduced into this continent. From Le Maire and Gardette, to Harris and Hayden, and to Miller and Black, it has grown in successive stages, leaving behind the record of noble deeds and self-sacrificing endeavor on the part of devoted men whose numbers are legion. To commemorate the names of all of these men in marble and bronze is of course impossible. Would that this might be done, because they
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A T LO S A N GELES
The coming meeting at Los Angeles promises to be one of the most profitable in the history of the society. The slogan of President Hartzell, “Dentistry can add ten years to human life” is to be the keynote of the meeting. If one thing more than another is to be emphasized it is the possibilities of prevention. This must more and more become the dom inant idea in dentistry, and the National Dental Association must be its chief sponsor. The program committees are working hard to provide the best 418
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possible talent in the profession, and the success of this feature of the meeting is already assured. The promise of attendance from the eastern and middle states is excellent, and of course the west will turn out en masse. The hospitality of California is proverbial, and the Los Angeles men have been working unceasingly ever since last August to provide entertainment for their guests. San Francisco, not to be outdone in generosity, has magnanimously tendered the hospitality of its dentists to escort by automobile all visiting delegates who choose to come that way, from San Francisco to Los Angeles. This is a trip well worth taking, and it speaks volumes for the fraternal spirit and big heartedness of the San Francisco men. With a professional program so attractive, and the entertainment so alluring, there remains nothing to be desired in the way of inducement to attend this meeting. And it is none too early to begin to make preparations now. Time goes so rapidly that the meeting will be upon us almost before we realize it, and if we are not to be caught napping we must lay our plans immediately. The Pacific Coast is entitled to the loyal support of every member of the profession, and the railroads have made rates which are within the reach of all. Mark off your appointment books now and prepare to go to California in July. T H E T R A D IT IO N S ’ O F D E N T IS T R Y
On another page of this issue will be found the announcement of a plan to erect, in the city of Baltimore, a monument to the memory of Chapin A. Harris, who was one of the founders of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery—the first of its kind in the world. This is an em inently appropriate thing to do. The date of the unveiling and the presentation of the monument to the city of Baltimore is to be made on June 1. This is an event of no small significance in the history of dentistry. Our profession is so young, compared with other professions, that we are too much inclined to pay little heed to the traditional values which cling around its early beginnings. And yet it has a history very rich in tradition if we but look into its development even since the days when it was first introduced into this continent. From Le Maire and Gardette, to Harris and Hayden, and to Miller and Black, it has grown in successive stages, leaving behind the record of noble deeds and self-sacrificing endeavor on the part of devoted men whose numbers are legion. To commemorate the names of all of these men in marble and bronze is of course impossible. Would that this might be done, because they