The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-12
The Fourth Annual Session Of the vlr
ganln State Dental Association.
THIRD DAY


THIRD DAY.
Thursday morning the Association met al
10 O'Clock, the president in the chair.
The name Of DR.. 6. Napier Warren, o.
Mecklenburg. was proposed for membership
and he was elected as an active member Of
the Association.
The Committee on Operative Dentistry
falling to report, on motion the subject was
taken up and discussed.
DR.. Wood spoke of his process of bleach.
ing teeth. His first attempts were not as
satisfactory rs desirable under the old pro.
cess, but with the use of an apparatus lber.
ating the chloride of lime he had been more
successful.
DR.. Scribner had pursued the course
recommended at the last session, and was
much gratitied at the results.
DR.. Johnston favored the using of the
most simple preparations in preference to the
apparatus, provided time would allow.
DR.. Thompson advised the use of acetic
acid on the lime, which liberated the chlorine
in abundance. Did not like the proXide OF
manganese; the failures were caused by not
thoroughly stopping the nerve canal.
DIR. Thackston favored DR.. Thompson's
course in the use of acetic acid.
DR.. Moore presented specimen of tooth
which had been bleachcd by using Labara.
gue's solution followed by camphor, but yet
thought DIR. Thompson's course preferable
DR.. Woodward's success was attributable
to the Use of chloroform and camphor.
DR.. Thompson used oxalic acid for bleach.
ing extravasated teeth and Immediately
using an alkaline solution.
The discussion now took conversations
turn upon the different forms OF gold used in
filling teeth.
The subject of sensitive dentine was then
taken up and discussed, referring more espe
cially upon the Use Of the Richardson spray
apparatus. Drs. Wood, G. G. and F. Dayi
son favoring its use.
The subject of replanting the teeth was
then taken up and discussed by Drs. Wood
the president, Thompson, keeSee, and Da
vison.
Adjourned to meet at 4 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 4 O'Clock the Association was called tt
order by the President.
The subject of operative dentistry was re
sumed, discussed at length, and passed.
The Association elected the following off
GERS for the ensuing year: DR.. w. w. II
Thackston, of Farmville, president DR.. j
Hall Moore, Of Richmond, first vice-presi
dent; Dr.. james Johnston, OF Staunton, sc
cond vice-president; DR.. John w. Scribner
of Charlottesville, third vice-president; Dl
Jud. b. Wood, of Richmond, treasurer; Dl
George F. keesee, of Richmond, secretary
Drs. f. A. Jeter, George &. Wayt, ant
John Mahoney were nominated for the eX
ecutive committee, and they were unan
mously elected.
DR.. Steel, John G. Wavt, and Jud. Z
Wood were appointed committee On me
MORALS.
\ vote Of thanks was returned to the Viz
gnia Medical Society for copies oftheir trans
actions, and the secretary requested to fol
| ward to the said Society copy of the trans
actions Of this Association.
DR.. J. W. Scribner was elected IA dclegat
| to the Southern Dental Association, with DR.
George B. Steel rs alternate.
Drs. Jeter, Moore, John &. Wayt, keesee
Woodward, Johnston, and Jud. B. Woo
| were elected as delegates to the American
| Dental Association.
A vote of thanks was returned TO DR.
| Isaiah White for presentation to the Asso
citation of aspecimen OF pathological anato
my, for which and the interest he has showr
he was elected an honorary member.
Professors Coy and keech were elected Il:
| corresponding me nbers.
On motion Of Dr.. Moore, 4 unanimous
vote of thanks was returned to DR.. I. A
Barnum Tor his free gift to the profession
of the cotferdam rubber.
On motion Of DR.. Wood, a vote Of thank
was returned to DR.. 5. S. White, OF Phila
delphia, for his efforts to defeat the rubbe
company in the Gardner appeal case.
A vote of thanks was returned to the sec
retary for his services during the past.
A unanimous vote Of thanks WIS rcturDct
to the daily papers for the publication of tn
proceedings of the Association.
On motion, the Association adjourned t
meet in Richmond the 18th day of Deccn
Der, 1874.