New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-13
DENTISTS COMPARE NOTES.
THEY GATHER IN AN 1NTERESlINc
CLINIC.
ntrFIcr-LT OPERATIONS SHOWN SOME or TIL
wEII-KNowN MEMBERS or THE PRO

nrrFIcr-LT OPERATIONS SIiOWN-SoME of i'iH
wErI.KNowN MEMBERS OF THE PRO-
rEssIoN WHO WERE PRESENT
. .,, ., ir,eres, 10 the dentists OF this
or NJ the country and indirectly to the community
at large was the clinic he'd yesterday al 'he Ne"
York College of Dentistry in East T"ehty-t"i'"-''
About 800 dentists were assembled iToih d" P''
OF the country to operations performed oS "'''
OF greater or less reputation. Many OF these men
stand high in the profession. and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the fact that by giving their time they nad hece'-
sarily TO lose much in dollars and cents, yet some
OF them travelled hundreds OF miles that my
might If possible. instruct others IN HiodeS "
operating with which they especially fami''a''
\ number OF new and useful appliances IN the
dental line we're on exhibition. one OF the most
novel and interesting was an apparatus for baKhs
porcelain teeth f1sng porcelain OF any khd WIN
electricity. The apparatus Is extremely compact,
The electricity is taken from any electric ilsht Oh
40 volts or more. This apparatus BIDS falr 10 oe-
come commonly used In the near future for fusins
small porcelain decorations. To one familiar with
the good old DAYS when the turnkey was the com
pete set Of dental instruments ana inc fanny
physician was the dentist IA WELL and TO one VINO
has seen him the small boy or the head OIL te
family on the kitchen floor and, placing the head
Of the boy between his knees. proceed to wrench
,ears wells and possibly the tooth. but more likely
mart OF IT, out OF tho helpless patient could not
but be impressed with the great change that mas
coma with tho last few years In the treatment OF
teeth. -
With the delicate and finely constructed instru-
mont, Of to-day, added To- the skill achieved py
many dentists. it Is possible to save almost any
root OF a TOOTH and build upon it strong artihcai
substitute, either of gold or porcelain inns was
illustrated In OF the operations performed yes
terday.
The meeting was held under the auspices OF the
First District Dental Society of New-Nork' ana was
under the management OF the Clinic COMMITTEE
Drs James G.. Palmer, Louis c. lie Roy ana T.
Milton smith. Among the names on the programme
were the following: Drs. Amcs and Taggart' OF IN
caeo: Walters anl Twlley OF Baltimore Bonwll'
Gilbert, Head. Keyser and Tees. Of Philadelphia;
ellison and Niles. of Boston; Bryant and y. J.
Brown OF Washington l.. T. Caster. Dayton. ono;
w q Brown. OF Atlanta, Ga; +. {. Barlow. Jer-
sev CITY; II. W. Giett. Newport y. ;. Elliott PORT
Jervis; g. f. HarwooI, Worcester, Mass; l.. l."
Honell Riverhcad, L. l.; T.. 5. Niles. Boston; > =
stouell Pittsfeld: G. 5. Hardy Summit. y. j.; W.
r. Truax Freehold. y. j.; c. r. Nanbieok. HUDSON
y vi. u. Wilson. Cumberland. Md. w T.. Rich
Va; j. A. Lbbey. Piusburg F. II: Lee Au9urn'
Y: J. T. Line Rochester. y Y; +. II. Rice
North Adams. Mass: @. l.. Simpson. Allegheny
w,v "a and G. b. Parker Of EIrooklyn; W L. Fish, IL
: Suiuhen G. +. ". fIolhrook and {. \: Meeker
OF Newark. William i. Richards ana X VI; SahBci
Dav. otto Bickel, H. G. Deane. +. ia%6ronck, j.
H. Meyer. VI /. Rhein. J. T.. I.erre, J.. ~ shields
A !. swift l. T. Sailen. }: W Worcester H. n.
Wells benjamin Lord II; q. Marshall ana u; W
Northop, OF this cly anu - - '"''o''' VI '''
'' In the evening large meeting was held in the
when a paper was read by Dr. +. c. Kirk OF
philadelphia.