The morning call., 1890-07-16
DENTAL SURGEONS:
Annual Meeting of the State AS
ISOLATION.
The President Urges the Preparation Of a
Treatise for I1vmsn on the Care
Of this Teeth.

The tWenty-nrSL annual session OIL tHe
California State Dental Association opened
at the Palace Hotel yesterday afternoon
and will continue Tor four days.
The following named dentists constitute
the active members, and mos of them were
present yesterday:
b. Beers, j. J. Birse Alfred E. Blake. DDS,
B. B. Brewer. A v Brown. Charles &. Bush,
DDS, Louis Bush, j. L. CogswrIl, j. t. Cum
mngs, James Dempster, Edward G. Essen, w. f.
Griswod, f. NJ. Haekett. w. c. Harding, NJ. D.,
S. NJ Harris Thomas L. HH T. n. Iglehart, ".
4. King, S. f. Knowles, MD, Dds W; A.
Knowles, Md, DDS, G. o: lawrence d.. MD
Thomas MOrffew, DDS, H. Il. Morton l.. Neu.
mann, DDS, Eugene Payne, DDS, Charles Is.
Post, DIS, R. +, Rails; DDS, a. r. Eegens-
burger DDS, s. II. Roberts. j. L ROwand.
DDS, II. {. Sheets, q. w. Sichel, Md, DDS,
L. A. league, }. +. Twist, H. Van 0TdeH, MD,
A. Z. Verrinder, NJ. d. DDS, X. r. VerriDder,
MD. DDS. Alex Marner, DDS. E. A.
Younger, MD, W. j. Younger, MD.
The above are all of San Francisco, and
the following-named the members from
other parts of the State:
NJ. F. Bishop aud A. H. Mories, Alameda; W. j.
Prather, Fresno; NJ. p. Harris, DDS, jand 1.
w Hays Jr Grass Valley; j. ). Crawford and
Max Wassman, Los Angeles; IL L. Knox, ID.
s., OaKiandi II. EDDeTson, Red Bluni IL. ii.
Pierson and E l.. Sonthworth, DDS, Sacra-
mento; d. Cave San Diego; W. de Crow, ID. +.
McGraw, A. o. Hooker aud I. s. WniDpe. San
Jose; F. w. Bliss, DDS, f. A. Lundy, W. F..
Lewis and J. r. Parker, DDS, Santa CRUZ
c. Il. Sabin, ST. Helena; Frank Burton aud A e.
Davenport; Stockton; George McCowen. d. s..
Uklah; j. b. Hodgen. DDS. and l., B. Holmes,
DDS, Woodland; d. l.. Steele, Marshneld,
Coos County, Oregon.
SESSION CALLED TO ORDER.
The session was called to order by Presi-
dent L. n. Iglehart. The proceedings
were somewhat routine and preliminary TO
the session, which promises to be interest
ing.
The Secretary read a paper for DR..
Charles 3. Atkinson of New York on
"Medicated 0xyphosphite Filings" The
paper took the position that such filings
are practically successful, even if used
when nearly as thin as milk. They con-
sist of about thirty ingredients, Glove oil
aud creosOte being the remedial agents.
The Filings rapidly harden ana are effective.
DR.. Van Orden said that it was his eX
perience that there must be much care used
if gold is put in over the soluble filings.
DR.. King read DR.. Mills paper on Con
sentative Practice, which cOunseled the
use Of conservative methods and remedies.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
President Iglehart read his annual ad-
dress. in which he stated that there have
been no startling discoveries in dentistry
this year, although there has been steady
progress. No members have died during the
year. He believed that electricity is des-
tined. to be great agent in dentistry, and
in vogue. He noticed that patients are
becoming more intelligent, bat he recon-
mended the appointment OF a committee 10
prepare a treatise for laymen on the care
of the teeth. He also emphasized the fact
that care of the teeth should begin early,
believing in prenatal preparation of teeth
by properly feeding women lie reported
several interesting cases where women )
teeth have become bad by reason of the pre-
natal drain on the system for salts OF lime.
DR.. Knowles believed that many women 5
teeth become bad by reason OF acidlty OF
the salivary fluids, and the question was
discussed at some length with reference to
the uses Of phOsphates and lime water as
food.
The session then adjourned until 80
o'clock in the evening
AT THE EVENING SESSION
At the night session Drs. Carpenter and
r. w. Meek were elected members of the
| association.
a resolution was adopted requiring the
Board of Trustees to appoint committee
to arrange a programme for each annual
session and to arrange for a Superintendent
of Clinics at least thirty days before the
date of the session.
1t was further decided to elect a Board of
| Trustees at O'Clock on Thursday evening.
DR.. W. c. King read an elaborate paper en-
! titled Our Progress" complimenting some
| of the old-time doctors on their fine gold fill
|
| gave comcal description of the Old-time
key by which teeth were extracted by a
| tOrtuous and bungling process, and dwelt
| on the fact that there are now good anSeS-
! thetics which greatly allay pain, and that
| in certain lines great progress has been
made. yet there is great room Tor growth.
| The hopeful sign of the times in dentistry
| is the fact that the profession is becoming
| well organized in all of its branches.
OTHER PAPERS READ.
! Dr. w. A. Knowles read paper on THE
| Transmission Of Disease by Instruments,
cOntending that infectious diseases are
| often transmitted by instruments, and they
| should be carefully washed in carbolic acid
after being used. Every dentist should
also carefully wash his hands after leaving
a patient Too much care, he said, could
| not be bestowed upon the care of instru-
| ments.
DR.. Harris commended the paper as a
| whole, but urged that cancers are not
| transmissible and that hereditary diseases
| often are to others.
DR.. Blake stated that 1t is the experience
! of all dentists that these cases of blood
| poisoning and Transmission of disease must
| be handled with great care both for per-
sonal safety and that of other patients.
DIR. S NJ Harris exhibited some dental
instruments of ages past and presented
| them to the association with his cOmpli-
| ments. 4 vote Of thanks was rendered to
the doctor for his gift.
The association adjourned until 2 o'clock
this afternoon. Clinics will be the order Of
exercises at 9 o'clock this forenoon.
After the adjournment Dr. Harris showed
four teeth taken from a cave In the Pc
ruvian Mountains. They were thousands of
years old, he said, and the enamel was very
thick. They were found covered with
dust. Every dentist pronounced them per-
feet specimens of human teeth.