National Republican., 1878-10-11
DEBATES OF THE DENTISTS.

Artificial Tecta-Necessity for Higher Edu-
cation.
The third and last days session of the Den
tai Association Of Maryland and the District
OF Columbia was held yesterday at the Imperial
Hotel. The morning meeting was opened
with prayer by DR.. II. II. Koech, of Daltimor<
DIR. Finley Hunt offered the following resolu.
tioa, which was adopted:
That such portion, Of the presidents address
which referred to suit that ts In progress TO re,
view the late discussion uf the supreme Comrt OF
the United States on new evidence on the validity
OF the Goodyear Cummings rubber patent be re-
icfrCd To special committee.
Drs. Il. D. Wiuder, of Baltimore; J. Curtis
Smithc, of tho District, aud II. IL. kecch, of
| Baltimore, were appointed a. the committee
to consider tho matter. After due consider.
alton they reported that the State association
cannot hc expected to be responsible for necGs.
slry obligations, and offered resolution,
which was adopted, that the members indi'
vidually contribute TO help the cause. Drs.
Windor and Hunt both stated that according
to The evidence that they had coll ,ctcd the case
was virtually theirs, not only In their Opin.
ions, bat In the opinions of a large number OF
eminent lawyers and a great many Of the
Pateat-Otlco officials. A very interc-ting
paper on diagnosis and therapeutics by Dr.
| J. J. Caldwell VI. H., was read.
On motion Of DIR. Windcr all papers read be.
fore the association are considered property ol
| the association. W. W. Evans read very able
paper on Artificial Dentistry" DR.. Finley
| Hunt discussed tho paper. During his re.
! marks he stated that artificial teeth were not
as much like nature now rs they were at ths
| timn when they were first nufactured; that
| artificial dentistry had sadly fallen below the
standard. DR.. II. b. >;oblc corroborated DIR
Hunts statement aud agreed with the author
of the paper. DIR. X. d. Donaldson said tha
the standard of artificial dentistry rests princi
paliy with the public, as the people will mo-
patrOuize good dentists, but are satisfied will
cheap goods made by persons ignorant Of thu
art Of artificial dentistry.
| DIR. L. $. Waters did not agree with DR.
| Donaldson as to the public being wholly re
sponsib!e for the standard ofartifcial dentistry
| but allowed that the dental sprOfcssiOn wa
| not particular enough about inquiring into th
| tastes OF young men before advising them 4
become dentists. Thus u large number .
young men enter the dental profession with
ont any taste or requirements for artiiicia
| dentistry, and, of course, do not bcCOm
skilled in that important branch.
DIR. Coy also spoke at some length. his mali
| yoint being the want of study by dentists o
the kind of teeth best slitcd to the mouth
| complexion aud, in short, the whole cOntou
| of the face.
| DE. Wiuder exhibited tho Uranium Of a full
bloodcd Indian, which included Il full set o
teeth, with one supcrnumcrary tooth, the Oml!
instance ever known Of the kind among tina
race. The meeting then adjourned.
THE AFTERNOON gEssIoN
was called TO order by DIR. Coy at two o'clock
| Tho election Of officers for the ensuing yea
resulted as follows For president DIR. ]. Cur
tiss Smitho, OF the District; vico-presidcmt
| DR.. ". W. Foster. Of Baltimore: recording
secretary, DIR. II. VI. Schooley, Of the District
corresponding secretary, Dir. X. b. Wndcr
OF Baltimore; reporting secretary, DIR. r.
Waters, Of BRltimoIc treasurer DIR. II. Il
Noble, Of the District; executive committee
Dr. K. H. Wiuder, Of Baltimore, chairman
Dr. B. +, Coy, Of Baltimore, and DR.. II. {
Thompson, of the District. DIR. Ton Eycl
nflrrcd the following resolution, which wa
adopted:
That tho thanks Of III as.pcl. ton CT, due. an
ar- hereby tcl"rcl, T. Dr. J. l. Elliott =. = H., "a
ministerial services 1T the "I''...- session II IL
first hays prIr"niiuy>; t. Dr. T.. 'lttnr uf Bpstor
for hi, very able aud Instructive lectIr, on lh
mDrphu,tgy Of the blood i! ~ r,.'il. and ,:hrr d
vI,c., aud 10 pr. La" rcnCe Td-lhuN. ui Philld-
pnh1 ipr his interesting and learned lecture 0
Un' .,husla and Gu.gsthe'.r'.
aDr. II. b. Noble, of tho District, submittg
an excellent paper on dental education and Iii
ernturc. 1t stated that dentists are now lIicl
| to receive q vast amount OF medical knowiChg
J.. in view Of the fact that tho various univers
, tics are adding the study Of medicine to the
COIrscs.
Up to 1852 dentistry never found place /
any cyc'opirdiu Of science os art; that histOr
of dentistry was much needed, and stated thu
if Dr. Finley Hunt would devote his encrgi,
to that Object lie could compile such work q
would reflect great credit upon himself an
upon the association. DR.. Coy openel the di
cusson on the paper. lie stated that goo
dental education wGs the foundation Of deI
, tistry, but he did not believe in stuiling ST.
dents. lie favored the university plan. II
, number Of years that n man has his sign OF
does not show that he Is cIuratol In dcntistr
DR.. Hunt advocated II higher standard
education. DR.. H. Is. Donaldson also made
few rc:uark..
DR.. Ten Eyck, chairman of the executi,
committee, reported that the account of Il
: treasurer hal been audited and found cOrreC
The installation of Officers was then pr
; cccdrd with, DR.. Ten Eyck cscortiug the pre-
, idont.ecct to the chair. DIR. Smithc, the ne
president, announced Drs. II. c. Thompson,
l.. Gore, and W. ". Eyus as tho education
committee, and Drs. +. T. kgrCh aud J. D. TC
) Eyck rs the publication committee. Tho ass
cation then adjourned to meet In Baltimore {
the tirslTuesday in September, ls7D.