The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-03
WOMAN ASSISTAN TS.
IN DENTISTS OFFICES THEY ARE IN.
VALUABLE HELPERS
Sometimes They Ala In OperatinG-They
soothe Nervous Women and Chia Patients.

VALUABLE HELPERS
soothe Nervous Women and Chiia Panents.
1T is to the young woman Of good breeding
who has been favored with educational I'D.
vantages. but who has no special artistic gift
OF nature which she can cultivate. that the
opportunity opens to become most useful
adjunct to an honorable profession and
I'LL n demand in the great Industrial hive for
which she is emincntly fitted"
That Is what DIR. Norman w. Kingsley. late
dean Of tho Now York College OF Dentistry.
man of worldwide fame In tho profession.
saws Of the position OF assistant in the oflce OF
dentist A place OF this kind offers one Of
those rare openings where cultivated
woman. thrown suddenly upon her own res
sources. may enter, without special prepara-
ton. upon n suitable occupation.
The question OF woman assistants has boon
attracting considerable attention among nom.
bers OF tho dental profession recently. Per-
haps hundred dentists in New York employ
women in their offices, although only few
mako use OF their services in real professional
work. Those who have dono 80 have found
this aid invaluable. Tho woman assistant Is
to the dentist what the nurse isto tho doctor.
She possesses those qualities necessary to sup
PIGMENT his and mako his complement Of
service. In n prolonged case OF trent
ment, after the doctor has devised the proper
methods to pursue. It belongs to tho assistant
to bcstow the daily attention, remove the
splints In case of irreGu,arity. allay the in.
fammation that may arise. and give full
measure Of sympathy She sees the patients
ne they como in. mukes all the appointments.
and attends to the correspondence and books.
She relieves tho doctors cares In many ways.
epablin. him TO devote his timo to tho highest
branches OF the profession. In some instances
she becomes expert enough, rs is the case In
the Office of DR.. Kingsley. to carry on tho prac-
tice successfully during his absence.
One prominent dentist employs three young
women The first is the assistant proper. tho
second devotes her timo principally to copying
tho manuscript OF n work the doctor Is writing.
and tho third attends to tho rooms 1t is q
pleasure to watch his assistant ut the chair.
After the departure OF patient she meets tho
new arrival in tho reception room and chats
moment while all traces OF the previous work
are being ro"'oved. She then leads tho way to
the operating room and assists the new
patient into the chair. by which time the
doctor has returned to begin work again.
ba he as IS on tho one side the chair
rubber in place. In the several dental en-.
eines. which here are suspended iron. the
ton proceeds, Never obtrusive. she is always
Beoo hss hd % one
she has the next ready to hand him: as he
ds CAVITY S snG e % t. %asf
She prepares the plastic 1ings. Inserts
ns sSa HsS toe aot mas sa1 SA' %t
this Intelligent and sympathetie assistance
the tn doctor is able TO do double the work he
otherwise could. and he appreciates the fact.
Of ore i'm portanee in the Office than his e own.
Gsy Res deSoed and snyoshes
sensitive woman. feels that she cannot be
her hands during tho entire operation.
From the real and imaginary suffering OF pa:
sns H s9sEe thai 1 is SCt wsrn e ii lss
There are or Carpenter ter shops and butcher
this high standard. Is, himself a sculptor Of no
dentist, besides mechanical skill and man
cannot evolve correct methods and i'm piem ents
for TIC treatment Of individual cases. and no
false expression or an unnatural colOring In
his work. II possess these traits or at the least
an appreciation OF them. increases tho value
The practice Of the dentist is more benef.
Irregularities. often real deiormties taken to
him, when cu ID, grant the patient almost Q
different branches. not rs a mental. but as u
follow worker. as perfect in her work as the
principal is in his. Moro thnn thirty years ago
supplies the lack OF u cleft palate. 1t Is BEN
eGnt S and ns cyGn relief to
has devised and carried out method BY
which the patient may learn to articqlate
supplied. such instruction is necessary adj
,urct Of the operation, Such worl:. essentially
hel9ngs TO n womanly woman. in the old
ahnegation; The effort Of the assistant is
object being to perfect his labors. Occasion.
ally she ma kos her worl! a stepping stone to
EXCELLENT preparation.
Tho work OF the assistant usually begins
with the caro- of the books and the appoint
ments. looking after tho instruments and Sec
ing that the necessary supplies are. purchased.
Acting ms hostess. she gives an additional air
Of Of refinement to the apartments, Sometimes
ship. but remains in that position. T'e peo-
pl" with whom she Is thrown In contact treat
her with Difference For eight. twelve. and six
teen years have several young women in New
York thus assisted the professional mon with
whom they have been associated. and it SPEAKS
well for tho mutual satisfaction.
This sort OF openinG has boon little oon-
sidercd in discussing, tho important problem
OF woman, s work; and there Is room for much
to be said and done in regard to. it. Many
dentists do not rraiize tho value OF such as.
distance, md, others VIII, do cannot always
find suitable person. ThorS are American
prnc;t iun"rs in Dresden and Berlin who con-
slider themselves blessed in possessing capa-
bio woman assistants. Ono OF them whose
practice often calls him to distant localities.
lSneNer satisfied to go without having Frau
l.iD along to aid. The Deutsche Mldchen are
ahead of THAR American sisters in the position
thcy have taken in the dental profession.
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