Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-06
SECRETS OF DENTISTRY.
rroiession Which Sometimes Real,r..
Profits of 400 Per Coat.
BROOKLYN Eagle

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requirement Of artificial ones. THIS tac,
should encourage young men In the study
Oh dentistry. One afternoon last week /
met a friend, dentist, who, being in a
confidential mood, consented TO ialk ~,
the profession Of which he is a shining
ornament. He said:
dentistry is not what it is cracked mn
70 be, and, although 1t pays big profits.
many bills for work done are not collect.
eole. For this reason honest men and
women are compelled to suffer for the
transgression OF dead BEATS have A
friend who recently sold set of teeth for
$50 which cost him exactly SIG 20. Bya
set oil teeth mean upper and lower sets.
Inc teeth mentioned above were set on
aluminium. Teeth set on rubber cost the
patient $50 and the dentist $40. The
prices given are average ones. Some
dentists who serve the best people, ask
even higher rates. ALI dentists claim to
| 40 their mechanical work ON theirRprem-
Uses. Tnis is not SO. Less than
one-half OF the dentists in Brooklyn do
their own work or employ mechanical
men oy the week. A larger part of the
work claimed to be done by local dentists
Is performed by half dozen mechanical
/
branch OF the business
"What are the mechanical dentists paid
for their services?" | asked.
eight dollars per set, which includes
upper and lower. The dentist so con.
tracing for the work is Obliged TO furnish
the teeth, which usually cost from 81 to
Sc per double set. Plain teeth are worth
10 cents and gum teeth 10 cents each.
The best teeth are made in Philadelphia
and are sold at branch of the manufac-
turing firm in this city. Dentists try
to convince their patients that teeth
are very expensive, and that to
make an upper and lower set
takes two or three days. This is all
humbug. A mechanical dentist who is q
good workman can make three sets in
twenty-four hours. You can see by the
foregoing figures that patients pay good,
round prices for mans name or reputa-
ton. Dentists who employ mechanical
men make O plaster paris cast OF their
patients jaw so as to get the articulation,
or lifting OF the teeth, correct. These
casts cost about cents each, and when
made are sent TO the dental laboratories,
where the remainder of the work is done.
Until the middle of September dentists
might as we'll close their offices aud go in
the country, as little or no work is being
done. The months OF August and Sep
TENDER are the dullest in the year for the
dental profession"
"What are the incomes of Brooklyn
dentists2"
"They differ, as in any other profess
sion. Some dentists whom might name
make as high as $4,000 and $4,000 a
year, while others hardly earn their salt,
l know men,who have been In the profes-
sion ten years or more, and who during
that time have not averaged $1,000 year
Many Brooklyn dentists I'LL no teeth less
than So each. man in Philadelphia
charges $40 an hour, and usually man.
ages to get an hours work on any tooth
no matter how small the cavity. Another
dentist in New York will ill no tooth less
than $50 or 800. Dentists charge all prices
for gold and silver filings. AS l have
already stated, the average price paid for
an upper and lower set of teeth is $50. II
I was unknown to dentist who usually
receives that price will wager you that
at this time OF the year could get the
work done for one-half that amount. Yes,
think $40, or even Sl5 would do the
trick. Suavity OF manner is the great
drawing card Of many dentists. Ladies
prefer to patronize pleasant and agree.
able dentists to men who are surly and
uncouth in manners. Dentists who are
personally popular have the largest in
comes. Women dentistsp Oh, yes. To
my knowledge there is one In Brooklyn.
This lady attends almost exclusively to
women and children. Occasionally she
has male patient, but not often"
"Do women make success OF den
tistry?"
mot always. The feminine mind is
! sometimes unable to grasp It's intricacies
. MANY women dentists practice their pro
; fession in New York. They are usually
discouraged in their attempts TO study
dentistry, as close association with male
students has often unpleasant results
The only plan which think would work
satisfactorily would be to separate the
sexes In dental colleges. This plan has
shown good results in medical schools
, More women dentists practice their pro
fession In Europe than IN America"
GLOW are Sl2-a-set teeth, made while
! You wait, manufactured"
ain almost the same manner that Sbl
sets are made. mechanical dentls
would charge the same price 1857 iol
, making q Sl2 set of teeth as he would fol
a higher priced set. Dentists, however
! who make teeth at the rate named al
, WAYS do their own work. In cheap up
, per and lower sets OF teeth the teeth cos
, So, while in the higher priced sets tn
/ teeth are worth but SO more. In cheal
sets the only additional expense is io
, rubber and plaster. The latter is worth
/ possibly 5 cents, and the rubber 20
The materials used in dentistry cost bu
, little. It is the work and skill for whict
1 the patient is obliged to pay. You WI
: excuse me-" said my informant, looking
. at his watch, fas have an engagement
at nv Office at this hour"
A laboratory can be fitted up WIN al
the necessary tools for the practice Q
1 dentistry at cost OF from SSOO 70 s4Vo
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