St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-23
STATE DENTISTS.
Three Sessions Devoted to Papers,
Discussions and Clinics.


Discussions and Clinics.
The members of the State Dental asso-
citation were triie slow about getting to-
gether yesterday morning, and 1t was sew
eraI minutes past 10 o'clock when the
president called the meeting to order. The
secretary read letter of regret received
from DR.. Kulp of Davenport, La, VINO
claimed that business of an urgent nature
prevented his being present at the meeting
DIR. G. V. Black of Jacksonville, ILL.,, &C.
cupied an hour and quarter with very
interesting discussion on Forms of the
Micro Organisms of the Mouth" HIS re-
marks were made especially interesting ana
instructive by diagrams showing the dlIfer
emit formations of the mouth as discoVerec
through the microscope. He was to nave
experimented with specimens OF acldltles
that he had preserved, but gas had been
shut off in the building and he was Obliged
TO abandon this portion of the morning
program.
DR.. Estes of Lake City exhibited an an
cient piece of dentistry that was curlously
examined by the attendant dentists, after
DIR. E. H. Angle of Minneapolis had read
a paper on 1.-THE Treatment OF Dental II
regularities." This paper, which was
lengthy. brought before the convention the
various deformities of the mouth and sug-
gested ways and means for remedyng them
by mechanical appliances or other methods.
An interesting discussion followed, which
was participated in by DR.. Brodle, Dr.
Brown and others, and each brought before
the convention case under their treatment
and asked for suggestions as to now IL
should be done. 1t was past II o'clock
when the discussion ended and the conYen-
ton adjourned at 2 o'clock p. IN.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
In the afternoon DR.. G. V. Black, of
Jacksonville, ILL.,, gave talk in continual
ton of the subject of micro-organisms. The
rest of the afternoon was devoted to clinics.
Five dental chairs were placed before five
windows and two young ladies and three
Young men deposited themselves therein
submitted their respective mouths to all
the fortunes of which the profession is ca
pabe, for their own maxillary profit and Its
edifcation of this profession. Each case
was chosen with reference to the points to
be illustrated and were treated gratis by
representative members of the profession
present. During the long operations each
patient was surrounded by crowd OF from
ten to fifteen dentists, watching the pro-
cess from as near view as
so many heads could mutually
sit. Occasionally female voice
would take ON the wings OF pain and search
the building, but it didn't hurt the doctors
and not one blanched or shuddered. At
the opening of the evening session Dr. Estes
of Lake City exhibited a set of lower teeth,
which he stated were made In Madrid In
1913, The set consisted Of human teeth set
in base, carved from hippotamous tusk,
made to fit the jaw perfectly, so as to be re-
tanned by suction. J. P. Vosberg and w.
Dadrum of st. Paul were elected members.
The rest of the evening was taken up with
answers to questions and the exhibition by
DR.. G. V. Black OF microscopic specimens
of the micro-organisms found in the mouth.
The proceedings will end to-day. The pro-
gram for to-day has been changed some
what and the clinics will begin at 11:So a.
IN. The following members OF the aSSocia-
ton were present yesterday:
N Downey, NJ. G. Jennison, T. L. Hedderly,
H. NJ. Reed, r. E. Weeks, w. A. Spaulding-
ham, J. H. Martindale, G. M. Bailey, A. Z.
Smith. H. A. Knight, I. c. st. John, j. w.
Pemberthy, Minneapolis; I. V. L Brown, G.
E. Hale, c. II. Goodrich, l.. W. Lyon, l.. G..
Could J. M. WEIGH, ]. b. Little, FL. L. Bryant,
st. Paul; II. L. Crittenden, d. j. Whitney,
Northfeid; D. W. Edwards. LIE sueur;
F. A. Williamson, Red Wing; Z. r.
Medd, A. c. Searle, Owatonna; j. H.
Harris, d. c. Estes, Lake City; W. W..
Schiffman, Fergus Falls; w. G. Merritt. Al
bert Lea; E. c. Rich, Duluth; 9. ii. Stearns,
Zumbrota; c. H. Robinson, Wabasha; L. G.
Beebe, Winnebago City; B. Wood. D. F. Ma
graw, Mankato; E. B. Weeks. Litchtield; w.
3. Patten, St. Peter. The following visiting
dentists were present: L. w. Brophy, G. s.
Solomon, DIR. Hewitt, Chicago; +. B. Call,
Peoria; DIR. Wintergartener, Hudson. Wis.,;
G. V. Black, Peoria, Ill.
The Southern Minnesota Dentist associa-
ton, which is composed of dentists outside
the two cities, held a meeting in the senate
chamber last evening, previous to the meet
ing of the state association, and decided to
hold the next meeting at st. Peter Dec. Is
and 16. Officers will be chosen to-day.