The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-14

forceps were present at the evening
meeting of the Kansas dentists at the
Throop yesterday and three papers were
read.
One was the annual address of Presi-
dent c. B. Reed of Topeka.
He said: "The exclamation is heard
on every hand that too many dentists are
being turned out by our colleges. 1t is
also true that we are afflicted with
too many colleges. There is no ques-
! ton that the Wholesale chartering of
these So called educational institutions is
bane to the profession and an imposi-
ton on the public, flooding the public as
they are doing with ignorant and ire
spOnsible men who are daily taking the
lives of people in their hand, and some
means should be adopted that will put
on foot a movement to limit the granting
of such authority in the various states
There should be but one dental col
lege in each state and that in connection
with the state university, and let it issue
diploma only to men of principle and
education upon the condition that should
! the possessor at any time indulge in dig
reputable practice it should be revoked.
I'VE should have fewer of these ex-
, tracing shops and commercial parasites
that are daily di5gracing the name of
dentistry. The colleges and the state
board should work hand in hand in the
matter.
at has been suggested that our den
tai laws should be amended so as to in
crease the number of the state board
from four to five and make it
| least three of the five from the member
ship of this association. Another thing,
the fee extracted from each applicant
for examination should be increased.
HThere are SOL registered dentists in
the state and less than fifty of them are
active members of this association. This
is deplorsble. l believe that every reg
istered dentist should be made eligible
to membership with u.s."
This paper met the hearty approval of
the association and remarks were made
by nearly all present favoring most of
the suggestions made
The paper on ''Some Popular Notions
of Dentistry" by J. w. O'Bryan. of Law
renee, was interesting. Mr.. O'Bryan
said that dentistry was not an art nor
trade but scientific profession.
"Of what value" he said, "would be
the most artistically constructed crown
if the root upon which it is placed were
not treated in a scientific manner.
that wears a crown in that case. 4 little
colony of microbes introduced into root
may destroy the finest piece of work."
Just imagine whole hamlet Of
microbes busily engaged in tilling
the soil so to speak of your tooth.
How unpleasant it would be for
you when they should hold a city
election or an official investiga-
ton. Mr.. O'Bryan spoke of the fasci-
nation of the mechanical work of the
dentist, but of course that had no refer
ence to the victims.
He also advised the enlarging of the
fees, so the work would not appear cheap
in the eyes of the patrons.
1t is a very important matter, the
cleaning of teeth is. Mr.. O'BrYan said,
and should not be thrown in as a cloth
ing merchant throws in pair of socks
with an undershirt.
"There are people," he continued,
who go from one dentist to another and
quote prices for dentistry who would of
course not think of taking bids from
physicians to cure their rheumatism.
sit seems to be the notion of the pub
lie that dentistry and torture are synony-
nous terms, and a visit to the dentist
is usually regarded as a sample
package of hades. l believe this
dread is growing less I do not be-
lieve in painless dentistry, but it
is the duty of the dentist to use only
sharp instruments, to handle them with
care, to use cocaine judiciously aud all
other available means to lessen the pain
and discomfort of his work"
| The paper was greeted by applause.
| DR.. Bergstresser, of Abilene, read a
paper on "NHcleins" that was very we'll
received. It was technical.
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