The New York herald., 1874-12-16
THE ODoNTOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
Confirmation OF the special Meeting
How the Dentists DiHer-Three ses-
sfOns and Interesting Papers.


Confirmation OF the special Meeting
How the Dentists DiRer-Three ses-
sfons and Interesting Papers.
The Chronological Society contn ued their spe
meeting by holding three sessions YESTERDAY the
morning and afternoon ones In the parors OF Rev.
DIR. Crosby's church, Fourth avenue and Twenty
second street, and the evening one at the resi-
dence OF DR.. Lord, No. 81 West Twenty-eighth
street.
At the morning session Or. Northrop presided
and the papers read were on Materials for Filling
Teeth" DR.. Cutters (of Memphis, Tenn.) paper
gave the result OF various experiments he
had made OF all metals which could be
used for amalgams for nling teeth. He
gave minute measurement OF the shrinKage
and expansion OF the metals, and spoke
OF the little prejudice that existed against rubber
plates. The second paper read, that which had
been prepared by the late Professor Thomas B..
Hitchcock, OF New York, detailed the results OF
years OF experiments relative to the expansion
and contraction OF various amaIgams. The de-
ceased gentleman's opinion was that gold silver,
tin and platna were the best mat eriais. The third
paper was by DR.. Bogue, OF New York city, and
tins paper gave the result OF experiments made
during the past three four mon tbs, designed to
answer the question frequently asked, "Are the
amalgams used ~ dentists injurious to heathg'
from the amaigams In use. The experiments
he had made were severe to nearly dissolve
the teeth subjected to them; but 10 no single IN
lurions to Professor Chanler. OF Columbia college.
Tor analysis, and the Professor agreed with him
that no mercury was discerinble.
At the afternoon session DR.. Kingsley, OF New
York city, read paper on the .'Causes OF Irregu-
lartry In the Development OF Teeth" His opin-
ions were based on Investigations made In this
country and IN Europe and the subjects were per-
sons o. al nationalitIes sane ana insane; and Of
arrived at were that irregularities OF the teeth
were symptom or proof OF q cerebral or brain
OF the early lie OF the individual Of like dis
ordered mental condition at some period In the
evltable tendency OF sucn . condltion. II trans
mitted, would be mental degeneracy, imbecllity
and idiocy; Another paper p taat & Of Dr. Black OF
'Gold,n and the doctor believed that gold was the
best material for dlling purposes.
on the subject OF "Dental Education" The first
paper-Dr. Truman's, OF Phiadelpbia-was alto
ent profession, without any alliance with the the
medical profession. The Doctor was very severe
on on the qHacks, and n wanted 70 nave thorough
come dentist. He regretted, tnat the standard
Of mental culture low IN the procession but,
instead OF pursuing selfish course, they should
educate. and in time TO come the leIhargy Of the
past would be thrown aside. DR.. GarretsOn OF Phia-
dentists ought to drop their distinctive title and
consider themselves specialists In medicine. He
Thought that for dentistry there should be quail
icatton In medicine and that the medical diploma
having been obtained, then there should be .
special study made OF dentistry. II the dentist
that the title 0 doctor ought to be dropped and
the recusant should consider himself to be
mechanic. The next speaker was DR.. Chanler,
Dean OF the Harvard Dentist School, who
thought that the field Of dentistry was
who cnose 70 engage In the work; but
he believed In qualifying the student In every
branch or med dicine that bore directly on the
special branch Of dentistry. The dentist should
be proficient in anatomy. special surgery, physl-
0logy and chemistry. but beyond this he did not
think that the time spent In the study would BIZ
spent most advantageOusly.
At the conc usion OF the papers several gentle
men participated In the discussion, which was in
vited by the CHAIRMAN, DR.. Lord. The society Will
meet again to-day.