The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-28
DENTAL BOARDS RULES
THE STATE EXAMINERS ADOPTED A
NEW CODE YESTERDAY.
Requirements as to Attendance at
COIIeges-A List of the Institu-
lions Recognized.


a called meeting at the Statehouse yester-
day and took some action of Importance to
dentists throughout the State. The entire
membership of the board elected last June
was present, as follows: Dr. Robert T.
Oliver, of Indianapolis, president; DR.. NJ. A.
Mason, of Fort Wayne. secretary; DR.. c. f.
Pitnam, of Evansville: DR.. Newton w.
Hiatt, OF Marion, and DR.. Robert j. Blake
man, of Indianapolis. Heretofore the board
has been governed by the rules of the Ma
tional Association of Dental Examiners, but
1t has been thought advisable that the board
nave its own rules. Accordingly a complete
list of rules was drawn up yesterday and
adopted relative to the recognition of dem
tai colleges and the issuance of certificates
TO practice. These rules in full are as fol-
lows:
NO dental college will be recognized by
tne board as or good repute unless the board
- sdeisIed or It's good repute by evidence
furnished in compliance with the following
rules, excepting such colleges as are now
on the recognized list:
Rule l. NO college not on the recognized
llst or this board shall be deemed reputable
until application shall be made for the
recognition of such college, either directly
py ana on behalf of such college or through
the nOldef OF a diploma from such inStitu-
ton such application TO be made upon
blanks provided for that purpose.
2. The preliminary requirements of coll
leges to be on the recognized list of this
association shall be for the session of 1897
20; mat student applying for matricua-
ton shall present certificate, which shalt
be the equivalent of one years attendance
upon high school in the State in which he
resides, or that he shall pass an examina
ton, which shall be its equivalent accord
ing to such requirements as shall be indi-
Gated by his state superintendent of public
instruction and for the session of 1S98-99 the
requirements shall be as above except that
lney snail be the equivalent of two years;
ana for 1S99-1S00 the requirements shall be
as above, except that they shall be the
equivalent of three years; and for 1900-1901
the requirements shall be as above, except
That they shall be equivalent to graduation
3. The statements set forth in the APP
pltcation of any college for recognition shall
be verified after investigation by not less
than two members of this board If the col
lege be in Indiana, or by the board of dem
tai examiners of the State in which the col
IN such State then by the secretary of the
State Board of Health of such State.
=. In case of failure of any state board
to furnish the yerihcation required by Rule
the certificate of the president of the Ma
tional Association of Dental Examiners
shall be the equivalent of such verification.
-. Attendance of students upon three full
courses of not less than six months dura-
ton each in separate college years shall be
required before final examination for
graduation.
IS. Each dental college. to be on the list
of recognized colleges, must have 81 teach
ing faculty of not less than six individuals,
Operative dentistry, dental pathology, den
tai prosthetics, oral surgery, anatomy,
physiology, general pathology funda--
mentas). materia medica, therapeutics and
general surgery. Their students must also
be taught chemistry and bacteriology in
laboratories adapted to that purpose and
under suitable instructors. Such college
must possess in addition suitable lecture
rooms, a well-appointed dental infrmary
and a general prosthetic laboratory, and
must furnish in them systematic instruction
TO its stuuents.
20. Final action shall not be taken on the
application of any college until 1t shall have
been shown that such college has been ad-
mitted to membership in the National AS
ISOLATION of Dental Faculties.
IS. To he continued on the list of recOg-
niZed colleges all colleges must maintain
these rules and conditions.
80. To more fully enforce these rules the
board reserves the power at any time, upon
satisfactory evidence that any college Is
violating these rules, to strike the name of
such college from the list of recognized col
name of any such college is stricken from
the list notice to the president, dean or
be mailed not less than ten days prior to
the time set for hearing and determination
of the charges against such institution.
10. That no person be recognized as
qualified to practice dentistry on a diploma
who cannot show that he has been in at
tendance for three full terms OF SIX months
each in separate years at some reputable
dental college.
I'll All permits shall expire at the annual
meeting of the board next following the
date of their issuance, and no second per-
nit shall be issued 70 the same person.
IL. The registration certificates OF IL
centiates from other state boards will not
be recognized, but the applicant will be
granted permit to practice until the next
annual meeting of the board, when he must
come before the board and stand an exam
nation before he will be granted a certifi-
this board
Permits will only be granted to second
students q average
80 per cent. or better at their junior exam
ination, and who can furnish satisfactory
evidence of the same from the dean of the
college they have attended"
RECOGNIZED COLLEGES.
The following named dental colleges. and
no others, were by resolution recognized by
the board as of good repute:
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery,
Baltimore, Md; Boston Dental College, Bos-
ton, Mass; Chicago College of Dental Sur
gerry, Chicago. ILL.,; College. of Dentistry,
department of medicine. University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Mimi; Columbian
ID. c.; National University dental depart
ment, Washington, d. c.; Northwestern
University Dental School. Chicago, ILL.,;
Southern Medical College, dental depart
ment, Atlanta, Ga; University of Tennes
see, dental department, Nashville. Tenn;
Harvard University, dental department,
Cambridge Mass; Indiana Dental College,
Indianapolis, Ind; Kansas City Dental Col
lege, Kansas City, Mo; Louisville College
u BSHllStty, LOUISVILLE, NY, hlSSOuil Ieil-
tai College, St. Louis, Mo-. New York Col
lege of Dentistry New York; Northwest
ern College of Dental Surgery, Chicago, ILL.,;
Ohio College of Dental Surgery, Cincinnati,
o.; Pennsylvania College of Dental Sur
gerry, Philadelphia, Pa; Philadelphia Dem
tai College, Philadelphia, Pa; Meharry
dental department, Central Tennessee Col
lege, Nashville, Tenn; University OF Cali
fcrnia, dental department. San Francisco,
CAL; University, of Iowa, dental department.,
Iowa City, Ia; University of Maryland, dem
tai department, Baltimore, Md; University
of Michigan. dental department, Ann Ar
Dor, Mich: University of Pennsylvania, dem
tai department, Philadelphia, Pa; Wander
bilt University dental department, Nash
vile, Tenn; Western Dental College, Kan
sas City, Mo; University of Denver, dem
tai department, Denver, Col; Detroit Col
lege of Medicine, department of dentistry,
Detroit, Mich. Western Reserve University,
dental department, Cleveland o.; Universe
ty of Buffalo. dental department, Buffalo.
n. Y: University College of Medicine, dem
tai department, Richmond, Va; Brming-
ham Dental College, Birmingham, Ala; Gin
cinnati College of Dental Surgery, Cincin-
natl. o.: Central College of Dentistry, In