The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-01-03

ist for the occasion, read paper, entitled
"The province and the dtities of the
Dentist" in which it was shown to be the
province of the Dentist, to take upon
himself the treatment OF all the diseases
OF the mouth and teeth, and all the parts
that influence them, or are influenced Z.
them-to restore the losses, and correct
the deformilies caused by disease--to
cure and prevent disease in the important
organs, thereby ministering to the wants,
and alleviatiug the ills Of suffering blu.
thanity-and in order to faithfully dis
charge the great responsibilities thus laid
upon him, ii is the duty of the Dentist to
acquire BY patient and dihgept applica-
ton, that knowledge Of the anatomy aud
physiology Of the human SYSTEM, and
especially Of the organs directly connec-
ted with his speciality, which will enable
him 20 exercise intelligent judgment in
making his diagnosis, and applying treat
ment, be it medical, surgical or mechan-
ical. This knowledge, and these attain>
hents are not possessed alone BY those
who have enjoyed the advantages of a
systematic course of instruction in a
Dental College, but may be secured and
possessed in an eminent degree by those
who, though deprived Of these peculiar
advantages, have by constant study,
through long years of patient, and proba-
bly, unremuuersllve toll, gained by expe-
rience even u more thorough and exIen-
sive knowledge and skill, than it is posi-
bic to attain by short term of study
without practical experience. The the
ory Of dentistry can only be obtained by
study, and we want theory, we wan sci.
ence-but these alone will avail nothing;
to be successfully applied, they must be
accompanied by practical skill. which
can only be obtained by experience. Again
in the faithful discharge Of his response
bilities, it is the duty of tho dentist to so
skillfully and conscienciously perform all
operations entrusted to his care, that
they may prove benefit, II bldssthg, to
those who are so unfortunate as to need
his services.
1t is the duty also Of dentists to coop
erae, aud by associated efforts, to labor
more effectually to promote the honor and
dignity, as well as the usefulness of the
profession.
The thanks Of the Association, were
voted TO Dr.. Cressinger, for his essay, and
a copy requested for publication in the
dental Register
A very interesting discussion followed,
on subjects suggested in the essay. which
was participated in by nearly all the mem
bers present, and which proved instruct
ing and profitable to all. An evening
session was held in the Office of Drs.
Rhoads & Myers, the time being princi-
pslly occupied in discussing the subject
of children's or decduuus teeth, which is
Que OF vast importance, and which has
had too little attention given it by the
profession. Many valuable thoughts and
suggestions were elected by the discus
sion, which cannot but prove beneficial
when practically applied 81
The Association met at o'clock on
the morning OF the l5b, in the office Of
Drs. Rhoads & Myers, and first had their
attention called to the performance of a
very diffeult operation in filling, by DR..
j B. Beauman, OF Columbus, assisted by
DR. II c, Fowler, of the same city, in
the use Of The malet, having for patie n
our wtrlhy President. The tooth oper
ated on was the superior right central in
scissor, with one third of the crown broken
away, which was very skilfully filled and
built out with gold, restoring the tooth
to Its natural size, shape and usefulness,
The subject of Dental Fees was taken
up and discussed at considerable length,
the conclusion arrived at being, that in
order to enable an intelligent public to
discriminate between the true dentist and
the pretender, and 10 avoid the mposi-
tiohs practiced upon it by the unworthy
and uuprincipled-and in support of the
honor and dignity of the profession, it is
important and necessary that those who
practice the Dental Art worthly, should |
Unite upon and adopt uniform scale OF
prices for all operations they perform /