The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-02
Maine Dental Society.

The Maine Dental Society held its fourth
seml-annual meeting at the rooms Of the 7.
NJ Z. A. in Augusta the 26th and 9th ult.
Inc me meeting m was called to order by the Presi-
dent, DR.. Thomas Haley of Bddeford. Min
utes OF last meeting we.e read and the general
order OF business taken up. DR.. I'll. W. Ladd
of Newport was, under suspension OF the
rules, unanimously elected member of the
society.
Voted, To empower the President to appoint
delegates to the Annual Dental National Con-
vention to be holden at Nashville june next
Voted, That the President deliver an annual
address at the annual meeting.
The committee on microscope made a par
tial report They thought it would be of much
interest and profit TO the society to make it q
special object of study in their researches and
development. They had found quite range
in the cost of an instrument. The subject
was again referred TO the same committee.
The chairman of Committee on Dental Leg
islation, DIR. Thomas Fillebrown of Lewiston,
made a report of the bill presented to the
Legislature, and thought the time had not full
the bill, discussion ensued on the motion to
withdraw the bill from the Legislature.
DR.. Gilman of Bath thought it might pass
| by amending it so as to ask an appropriation
| from the State for the establishment of q
| School in Dentistry. He thought we were en-
| titled to aid, as we stood the highest of all
professions by doing the most good.
DR. Bacon OF Portland thought it necessary
| ton in order to establish the profession upon
| a working basis. A school would furnish the
proper qualification. 1t is true an accom- plish-
| ed scholar does not always make a good den
| tist, and also true that sometimes an ignorant
| man becomes a good operator; but learning
could harm no man, and a school granting d.
| plomas would give standing to the profession
He thought that Dentists now In regular
practice should be admitted within the lilnits
| of the bill, and hereafter all new dentists IN
L alA 10 lie nta1 strAu A.
quired TO have either medical or dental d.
| ploma.
DR.. Pierce of Portland WIS opposed to mix
ing with other professions and thought Den
| tistry should be distinct in its specially. Be-
| cause a man had medical diploma it was
| no reason to assume that he was qualified TO
| perform the difficult operations In dentistry.
| DIR. Fillebrown of Lewiston thought We
needed the examination provided in the bill
| Many had engaged in the practice who were
/ not adopts, but we should accept the standing
| of the profession as we find it and eudeavor 70
elevate it to higher stasdard. He would
| withdraw the bill because it was not iully un-
derstood, and when the proper time came to
| urge its passage, he would advocate admitting
to the profession hereafter those only were whe
qualified with dental diploma, and be urged
the profession to as much as possible eduoats
public opinion up to that standard
| The bill was withdrawn and recommitted
DR.. Thomas Fillebrown read an able inter
estiOg and instructive ESSAY on Anosthetcs
for which he received vote of thanks from
| the Society.
The CoU mittee of Arrangements appointed
for the next annual meeting are: "; hapa,Ii
| of Pennington to read an essay on OIy-onio-
ride Zinc DR.. e. j. Roberts of VassaiDoro an
essay on Ether and its application IN pen,IsE
| nv; Tor Chnicing, Drs. Pierce OF Portiauo, ha-
lev of Bddeford and II. w. Ladd of Newport
The Association then repaired tn dental
office when clinical operations were performed
by Drs. Fillebrown and Haley, demonstrating
| III, parfectinn attained within the mai Al
few years 10 the science of Fl ling teeth with
| gold; also the use and application Of the rub
6er dam and waxed floss silk for retaining
moisture and keeping literally dry for any
length of time any operation on the teeth 10
| the mouth.
, The society then adjourned to meet at Bid
deford in August next.
Ed. ROBERTS, Secretary.