, 1865-07-29
AMERICAN DENTAL Assocla7ios,
Filth Annual ConTeution-LaAa Day
OF xhs 8eeelon-DtscuAsf0nN,

0EiG&fk
In The morning Till near midnight. except Il !.
necessary tntt.m3stions for meals. The conv.9 :,
ttcp haa been largely attended, delegates h1y,r,p
be en present from every one Of the sssec,Aud,ns
belonging to The body. and these cover ncarlyj jthe
whole length md breadth Of our land. II has
been ! truly nitonAl gathering, and Is eucA hs.
brought together men possessing vide dlvk.sstv
of views. and following cut au tht leading tpotrs
Of prnctice.
Tho Couyention now dissolved h,s COMPRISED
On tta rolls vcrJ large amoun. 0, .ntci:i .1cs,
many Of the grea.eat lights In the dental Aro'e=.
sion On this continent have tzken 7art IN THE d.
Meeradont. e1lighieniog their nteshren In the
have developed few. II any, noo5 Is; no; thst
there were necessarily none present. tGt that they
~ any shrse were-hsd The good sehsc % keep
Seen ventsd IL eonTention, bat il 1 has ben Ise ng
men who etaId n the head Of their profession.
and Can afofd to epsruAtc. This T. ther ytndI-
msn hos fa,homed to cepsh;, has tnTesa. s
hi msclves in bis ptsctsce.. ald leaned
bt excused II he r2uhle II ttie in relaxation, 1t
IF probable that thts it the view taken hy tho
vension. and lie reason why thf raca1t's 0f one
ed; 1t VIE not that the cunss Ton 3ndorsed such
notions. bnt that the ro1.cntsA wore respected as
COED denttstf in spite 1c' In c'nsrqueuce Of their
The proceedings ~ese marked throuFht by the
greatest harmony. Oily oIce Was there 4 speck
Of wnr; ono OF the members 1as lucuhfaung
ss 1ss itapf ahoa re qaonss u ns nst ad *no, moi
kLow. Iheloratn! rep led exc1tcdfy that he could
not '.fld both wit and hraiEk fog the gentleman
1neeEncts, that he tDnught II wou,d bc difacnlt
task, :. the retort oTonght down the house,
The only iauls Q! the Convention have been
that It has permitted s~o OF three gentlemen TO
moncpolize i 1ns3or,ty ot its time, and Eas cot
liz " se replied that The Convention uniefstosd
the gathering hiss been the eonplesa recognition
Of the psct.sary connection of dental science
with = ner1 phJsloioEy; II Is this very recogui-
quaeke1y, where i, has becn 50 generally laid by
rhe public and the practitioner. This aim has
tect Iytt tnll countenanee feom the mem 3efs Of
colveDuon have been a'tendea By mtny Of our our
nuet pIornf. ent medical men, among whom wc
may mention Professors Btaluerlt Davis, An.
Mes ,sa pa xSs e''i r.
s,a3 ,protees,ars to s1y,, TOO, iss.
ecu,s CT y, sd tts: they VII p,ovs.y @ esrry II
tben through VII theft after yearf, N Abidi1s re-
mrn.tfxnet Of ch!c.go hesp tal1!Y- 1t wers
.earsl. ds.sesss to * no1s; eutaee Y 70 point
. s,v.sc anGc psted every want and 10 the
!: s,S' IN Chteaeo, IN untrersa1 rtaduess to nd
T. ce,e,es t. u ssrT5ytns 3 .as o9. ,s.r arnss
The prccee ettIre Of rhs Convention nsye sc,rce-
t5 b. en Of ucL nt.ute a. to admit Of inli "a
port the detail. Icing Of titt.e Interest 10 the
Of tie pros+riinrs. The fviloN1nr ara tho.e 81
tho closing d.T:
hoHS1Sa ssss'oH.
Tht delegates assembled at ~ o'clock In ths
Iaoin!ng-the PIesidtGt, Dr. CIV Sp,u,dtnz. in
r.rar nm Sor4st .,ht..r.. ..xat. v, a,
len.
Thr report of the nominating cam u,,.ee VI.
Dr.. j. y, Els wished to hear .onet,,nv
atout Thst very importsnt .ubfeet1 +: s1,,flrn
p1:ate, lie tear.d thst the 1optc 1u:,ndiur H..
fose adioprzrcns, o' W. 1eas1ea '''
The r port o! 1ao committee on operative den.
tie:ry Wa called fnr copm.ttce ii nrsssnt. Int
D.. Feebies had herd Q! soma NJ o oparstye, VII,
f1trscfed tnear 0i1y 70 sixty teeth pef day: hs
trouchtsu such practice wae tisrraresul. 1t w4e
bI1 they warted to heir Of failures So hat iii.
Dr.. Ea ~as glad to dna thi. there ~e.e .one
lIered thar there were some people whose testh
tkop q be extracted 81 once n theT Ar incsnshie
q spprtetattng the efort q eure q aIrsst Bas
tne1rrarI It: m o,ficn.ry ~. ~ ma .,h.. aa
Of e1Trs1nr ,ncces.. a. h. rerer u MA nst'nn1
eh.7 ~ 1,,Sht Tof xvV.rt frtn.. r.nrhi~
tt.oth ~ T. ~ ~, - ,.9t VIC tas
1Sot ,he urscno1s. r,,nI ~ ~ aos ~ ~
do Ill he conla in case oi futnre sroule Re r,dt-
euled ths :dea Of via, ate cs:lsd s'falcy opIa
work, but up rn.nent f'-'N'
Dr. II cb, Of New York. sud th3t dent,tic pp.
efarons wtre ret neeetea.'ly successes any moe
. - ~ a. .,n - s1sxest Ssesss ~ elea ~
et,ucsurrs-ytts 1esues-Aud :hese d fer ID differ
ent orcsnts ma, 50 that no specific rule viii apply
in,ner9.s ~ IN; ~ vrT % ~ sos sfse Tom CT
tlnnoue use Of etchsrotles; Ill that IL nec+es1r1
ord,ntrtly Is TO cleanse the tooth Of morbid NIT
hlied with eotton saturated Win essoso;e 1aotia
e1se.s1 u 3Det a. good as metal d1inR; 1t tshpuld
Be hAsd % over Tith gold. BE nevtEpuieo tooth
ssef ssa ssR .a, caller. ~,e.s tsste hs
III ealx .! the,r Ean: I'D .e;1s "a bs..er sae.
ea,te isess !. .es W vs,ty IN too too, ia It csn b.
saved. &c treated a.i his cavities WITH cteo.ote,
whether ne 1etTs he Exp sed OF not He hsd
tskcd to The con.estisp.Ieat the spirits were not
IN good order to-dty, Ana h. ~as not able 70 talk
well. Ine enamel Of the tooth might Often be
Pr: ktnnieott ea,a there were two les raments
n1en Do ssseo ~ a., eou!r b. 6anss9ed sos vst.she
70 s%>s ~ ~h...... ..ee...4-. 1. ~--<- u ~.porea
palp nm n,ns assih GU ~ Len ean b. BE- eaysa Acon.
hii,r -" "a IN -.eh.Ta.,s ns.t. esus :
~ -, rs7s.rnm T,r.ae w,th s.tGy.hsna NJ
rex+ 1ntroductd d fSto the csy1tv Gan -. nerr i.
esrrfulJy and eoIlfpiiy. ind nif INN rdt.,-jv NJ
netd c;n Of ru,d-ensee about ssNm d. c.n'
- n..nT.,- " II ~ ~ - - sSaeSea @ ~ ~
- ,t. ~. - u, aass 3Ae "1ts EAu oo'AA tS
ptEs.ule pas 1n.E, r. .as ~ 2. tse;
~. st!s tnouEat taat !Alufss weke Amoet ca.
t.tt aae sg ~ @ msapa1a.Men+ m M 0ot 70 iauls
~ tnsusy. ~ W. RIto ~ aouee 1ae recent great
fmPtoxeE ,s;1,sn Ell IN ~. ~. !menni ,saas
~. nS4u.Ash FAC !eafne9 gfest aet lfon his
.1 os9 ~ ~ - !oTSo ino WIN e1e .eport
msas W l1e pap1I Q! -. al Ison, an1 Vtdl~n
nahlpn!auons. poltL1ns 0nt ane fessone shy cen
h;st nst ~ X. es anoe ree d.e aisenssion o. ne
so''ee' 'n' 'eep'eaeon s01oofnea 'of einasf'
AFTERNOON SESSION..
~. co,ven,,,, ,,,, ~ ,,.,o.,~
~ III. ~ Ch.e h.s. =. = e.oIA
tTrs- ~ ~ y, - "" - X npPpWrne ss"po-
d,.nno.sd =" @1o 'A1~e " A1- "eae'us' L.
nrs Aiino,t rsnnr1ra +h,t M cro.hv h.a.n.
ernns drvoted nnr.inn NJ .he rnny Trnt ~ ~ 81
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