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The extension of oral pathology
VOLUME
ORAL
SURGERY
ORAT
MEDICINE and ORAL
14
NUMBER
3
MARCH,
19til
PATHOLOGY
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EDITORIAL
THE EXTENSION
T
OF ORAL PATHOLOGY
HE foundation of the American Academy of Oral Pathology by a s1d1 group of oral pathologists in 1946 and the considerable increase in its membership since then have had a significant impact on the development of the biologic aspect of dentistry in the United States. Departments of oral pathology have been established in all Bmerican dental schools, with part-time or full-time professors directing the teaching and research on an undergraduate and graduate basis. In addit.ion, in many institutions the department of oral pathology furnishes valuable diagnostic services. We understand that in the dental schools of many counbries t.he patholog! is restricted to diseases of the teeth and does not include diseases, deformities, The preparation and tumors of the oral cavity, jaws, and associated structures. for the practice of the various dental specialties, such as oral surgery, oral medicine, periodontics, and orthodontics, without doubt must include the pathology of the involved areas, but also the general practitioner should be given a broad background in oral pathology so that he will be able to recognize or diagnose the various diseases of both local and systemic. origin. It is this broadened concept of dentistry which, in thr United States, has greatly raised t,hr standard of the profession in the last decade. The problem may be solved by the newly founded International academy of Oral Pathology which met for the first time in New York in September, 1959. The Fellows of the Academy are Dr. Lester R. Cahn of Kew York, Major Ccneral Joseph I,. Bernier of Washington, D. Cr., l’rofcssor Robert Bradlow of London, Professor Martin Rushton of London, Dean Reidar Sognnaes of Lox Angeles, Dr. Jens Pindborg of Copenhagen, and Dr. Kurt H. Thoma. The first meeting was attended through special invitation by fort.y-one oral pat,hologists from ten countries, which is good evidence of the int.crcst in the broader field of’ oral pathology and the scientific aspect of dentistry. -4 letter just received fl*om Dr. T,estc?r R. Cahn, suggesting additional aims of the Society, is appended.
256
EDITORIAL
OS., O.M. 9( 0.1’. March. 194>1
Last summer it was my great privilege to be the first guest lecturer appointedto t,h(: newly instituted Poet-Graduate Courses of the Australian Dental Association. I lectured in Tasmania, Perth, Adelaide, &Iollwurn~~ , Brisbane, and Sydney. Wherever I went T fowl14 :t. groat interest in oral pathology. A11 over the world the dental untlergraduatc: receives instruction in dental pathology (rarely, however, in the broader domain of oral pathology). Upon graduation, continuing education in this subject cwscs. Nonoth~~l~~ss, tllcw are many who would wish to go on. The problem is, how can tliis be done? One “ay is the formation of study groups. l\‘ith the formation of such groups, where can material be obtained anal, onw obtained, who wn dcmonatrate it for proper study$ 21 partial answer to lht*e questions can bc swn in an excerpt from a letter recently reecived from Tasmanin : *’ 1 have gone into the suggestion that we form a study club in oral pathology and hart discussed tho proposition with I)r. Hamilton of the Pathology Department of the Royal Hobart Hospital. llc way very much in favor of the idea and offered to lend us a collection of normal slides? microscoycs, as well as the facilities of the department. lie also promised to give us assistance iu tutorship, should it be required” This is a wonderful ant1 gworous start, t~ncl swh cooperation with the pathology dt:partmcnts of hospitals, and possibly medical scl~ools, l:an generally be obtained. However, more is needed. Aft.cr the study of normal tissues wnws tho st.udy of abnormal tissues on a broad scale, and then tho study of alnlormal owl tissues. The first two st.udics c’au IN :~rl.:tngwI undc:l tlz tutelage of the general pathologist. The last must have the adclric!c> and instrwtion of nn oral pathologist. To acquire the service of a qualified oral pathologist may bc difficult, but it does not. present an insurmountable prchIem. It is in this realm that the 1rllc~r~l:~Lioll:l.l Ac:~dcwly of Oral Pathology (‘all hA of &WaL aid, nntl l should lik(b t.l~ nl;l.kt? the follo\ving suggwlions: I. Sets of study slitlcs of or:11 lesions shoul~1 bc prepared by t.lw :icadcmy. 01 the slides, photomierographs ot’ T1uw~ can bc nct*omp;ltlied by :I ~l(wription typical areas in each slide, tlw llistory, t.hc! 4inic:al picture, and a roentgcnogram of the lesions from wlliclk tljcn particular slide was mstlc, or it coniparablc one. Study sets so prepwwl art: :~ln~ost. self-teaching. 2. Home type of finawial ait1 shoultl ljtt pro\‘irh*tl. such as the payment, of :I tcncher from the nwtli~~al srlwol or hospital who n1a.y Iw cnlist.ed to give btlsic instruction in histolog+v, pathology, (‘1I:. 3. An intcrchangc! of sliclcs oC interesting mat,crial with other groups throughant the world ~110ultl 1~ promot ~1 through the est.ablishment of an intwnatiwal clearinghouse. h%eetings at certain intwvals should be arranged I-O discuss the progress of the groups, to prcscnt interesting cxses, ant1 to shaw t.hc results of any research being done in various parts of the world. The above is the new goal of the International Academy of Oral Pathology.
K. II.
2’.
ORAL
SURGERY
ORAT
MEDICINE and ORAL
14
NUMBER
3
MARCH,
19til
PATHOLOGY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDITORIAL
THE EXTENSION
T
OF ORAL PATHOLOGY
HE foundation of the American Academy of Oral Pathology by a s1d1 group of oral pathologists in 1946 and the considerable increase in its membership since then have had a significant impact on the development of the biologic aspect of dentistry in the United States. Departments of oral pathology have been established in all Bmerican dental schools, with part-time or full-time professors directing the teaching and research on an undergraduate and graduate basis. In addit.ion, in many institutions the department of oral pathology furnishes valuable diagnostic services. We understand that in the dental schools of many counbries t.he patholog! is restricted to diseases of the teeth and does not include diseases, deformities, The preparation and tumors of the oral cavity, jaws, and associated structures. for the practice of the various dental specialties, such as oral surgery, oral medicine, periodontics, and orthodontics, without doubt must include the pathology of the involved areas, but also the general practitioner should be given a broad background in oral pathology so that he will be able to recognize or diagnose the various diseases of both local and systemic. origin. It is this broadened concept of dentistry which, in thr United States, has greatly raised t,hr standard of the profession in the last decade. The problem may be solved by the newly founded International academy of Oral Pathology which met for the first time in New York in September, 1959. The Fellows of the Academy are Dr. Lester R. Cahn of Kew York, Major Ccneral Joseph I,. Bernier of Washington, D. Cr., l’rofcssor Robert Bradlow of London, Professor Martin Rushton of London, Dean Reidar Sognnaes of Lox Angeles, Dr. Jens Pindborg of Copenhagen, and Dr. Kurt H. Thoma. The first meeting was attended through special invitation by fort.y-one oral pat,hologists from ten countries, which is good evidence of the int.crcst in the broader field of’ oral pathology and the scientific aspect of dentistry. -4 letter just received fl*om Dr. T,estc?r R. Cahn, suggesting additional aims of the Society, is appended.
256
EDITORIAL
OS., O.M. 9( 0.1’. March. 194>1
Last summer it was my great privilege to be the first guest lecturer appointedto t,h(: newly instituted Poet-Graduate Courses of the Australian Dental Association. I lectured in Tasmania, Perth, Adelaide, &Iollwurn~~ , Brisbane, and Sydney. Wherever I went T fowl14 :t. groat interest in oral pathology. A11 over the world the dental untlergraduatc: receives instruction in dental pathology (rarely, however, in the broader domain of oral pathology). Upon graduation, continuing education in this subject cwscs. Nonoth~~l~~ss, tllcw are many who would wish to go on. The problem is, how can tliis be done? One “ay is the formation of study groups. l\‘ith the formation of such groups, where can material be obtained anal, onw obtained, who wn dcmonatrate it for proper study$ 21 partial answer to lht*e questions can bc swn in an excerpt from a letter recently reecived from Tasmanin : *’ 1 have gone into the suggestion that we form a study club in oral pathology and hart discussed tho proposition with I)r. Hamilton of the Pathology Department of the Royal Hobart Hospital. llc way very much in favor of the idea and offered to lend us a collection of normal slides? microscoycs, as well as the facilities of the department. lie also promised to give us assistance iu tutorship, should it be required” This is a wonderful ant1 gworous start, t~ncl swh cooperation with the pathology dt:partmcnts of hospitals, and possibly medical scl~ools, l:an generally be obtained. However, more is needed. Aft.cr the study of normal tissues wnws tho st.udy of abnormal tissues on a broad scale, and then tho study of alnlormal owl tissues. The first two st.udics c’au IN :~rl.:tngwI undc:l tlz tutelage of the general pathologist. The last must have the adclric!c> and instrwtion of nn oral pathologist. To acquire the service of a qualified oral pathologist may bc difficult, but it does not. present an insurmountable prchIem. It is in this realm that the 1rllc~r~l:~Lioll:l.l Ac:~dcwly of Oral Pathology (‘all hA of &WaL aid, nntl l should lik(b t.l~ nl;l.kt? the follo\ving suggwlions: I. Sets of study slitlcs of or:11 lesions shoul~1 bc prepared by t.lw :icadcmy. 01 the slides, photomierographs ot’ T1uw~ can bc nct*omp;ltlied by :I ~l(wription typical areas in each slide, tlw llistory, t.hc! 4inic:al picture, and a roentgcnogram of the lesions from wlliclk tljcn particular slide was mstlc, or it coniparablc one. Study sets so prepwwl art: :~ln~ost. self-teaching. 2. Home type of finawial ait1 shoultl ljtt pro\‘irh*tl. such as the payment, of :I tcncher from the nwtli~~al srlwol or hospital who n1a.y Iw cnlist.ed to give btlsic instruction in histolog+v, pathology, (‘1I:. 3. An intcrchangc! of sliclcs oC interesting mat,crial with other groups throughant the world ~110ultl 1~ promot ~1 through the est.ablishment of an intwnatiwal clearinghouse. h%eetings at certain intwvals should be arranged I-O discuss the progress of the groups, to prcscnt interesting cxses, ant1 to shaw t.hc results of any research being done in various parts of the world. The above is the new goal of the International Academy of Oral Pathology.
K. II.
2’.