St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-22
STATE DENTISTS.

First Sessions OF the Annual Con-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Features.
1.-TWO sessions of the State Dental associa-
ton were held yesterday at the capitol with
about thirty-five of the profession in attend
ance. They met in the caucus room at the
state house, and. in addition to the papers
and discussions. had some of the engnery of
their profession there and started series of
experiments in their particularly heart
rending, but rather necessary torture. In
opening the morning session an address Of
welcome was made by DR.. A. j. Stone, in
which he took occasion to congratulate the
gathering on the standing which the den
tai profession had reached in the United
States, and by way OF illustration said that
in Europe medical practitioners were not
acknowledged to be the peers of the men,
bers of the profession in that country
whereas dentists of the United States were
regarded as rather the leaders than the fol-
lowers. He spoke of the work it is posi-
bic for dentists to do, not only in the way
of repairing and preserving the human
teeth, but in successfully helping out the
physician in his treatment of disease. and
in this connection spoke at some length Oh
the germ theory.
The committee on publication submitted
a report in which Chambers 81 Co. of st.
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cured the proceedings of the convention two
years ago and then having failed to produce
any published report. A committee, with
power to act in the premises was ap-
pointed.
Prof. G. Y. Black of Jacksonville, ILL.,,
is in attendance and is conducting a series
of investigations that are Of interest to one
outside the profession. DR.. Black has
made all especial study of the germ theory
and the dealing of micro organisms. He
has with him apparatus for developing
from bit of fungus taken from a tooth a
considerable plant, by means of a
somewhat complicated process, and
yesterday this work was begun.
TEE AFTERNOON.
Immediately on coming together after the
recess. Prof. G. V. Black explained the use
of stock of apparatus which he had set up
in the room, in dealing with micro organ
isms. After half an hour OF this explana-
ton President Williams delivered his an
nual address. He expressed his pleasure at
being present with the body, and congratu-
lated himself on the friendly relations that
existed between himself and the members
of the state association. He expressed the
belief that these meetings were especially
valuable in lifting those who attended out
of the narrow grooves into which they were
liable to fall in their home practice He
urged on the profession more hearty OBJ
servanee of the code of ethics, which. he
said was more largely subscribed to than
obeyed. Some excellent men, skilled in the
profession, will not come into the association
Oh account of the code. This is not SO muce
an indication that they prefer to guerilla
business as that they want to Ge free to
protect themselves from the Discriminating
methods of rivals. The principles of the
code were discussed at some length. The
speaker dweit on the necessity of arousing
an interest in the meetings, and said he
wanted to take away the grounds for COM
plant that the Twin Cities were monop-
olizing the whole association. this seeming
state of affairs arising from the fact that it
is chiefly here that men can be obtained
who will consent to do the work required
by the association.
The doctor regretted that Minnesota had
furnished an almost isolated case of dis
obedience to laws, made with view to
driving from the profession quacks ami
empires.
DR.. c. NJ. Bailey of Minneapolis read an