The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-17
WORK OF THE DENTISTS
MANY VALUABLE PAPERS
 READ YIsTEHpAY.
VIII Be in Session Today and To- morrow-Clinics VIII Claim
 the Attention of the
 Doctors Today.

Three sessions of the State Dental Association of Alabama were held in the reading room of the Exchange Ho- tel yesterday. President Corley called the meeting to order at s:3o o'clock yesterday morn ing. A paper was read by pr. Merrill of Birmingham on "The Uses of Gutta Percha in Dentistry" which caused quite an interesting discussion. Dr. Meadors of Columbia, Tenn. read very instructive paper on the use of both non-cohesive and cohesive golds in ftiling approximaI cavities. pr. B. Ii. Wilmington Of Greenville. read paper on Pathology and Eti- ology." The morning session was devoted to the discussion of these subjects and was very profitably spent. The afternoon session convened at 3:30 o'clock. A telegram addressed to Dr. R. k. Freeman announcing the oeath of Dr. w. H. Morgan at his home in Nashville. Tenn. was read to the Association. In view of the fact that the deceased was the father of dentistry in the South. loved and re- vered by the profession at large, a tel egram of coincidence was sent to his bereaved family.
 pr. c. L. Boyd of Montgomery. read a paper on the treatment of and filling pulpless deciduous teeth. This was fol- lowed by an entertaining paper by Dr. Dashwood of Atlanta on "anchor plates"
 read a paper and showed models on nf a~2rnvfunu1 nautfiaS empha sizing extension for preven- tion.''
 pr. T. R. McLendon read paper on taking impressions. All papers read were very interesting and provoked elaborate discussions.
 The following dentists were elected members of the Association: G. W. Heard, L. J. Ramage, A. H. Whit more. D. M. Hall, H. B. Beacock, H. D. Wright, W. l. Johnston.
 At the evening session. beginning at s:30. o'clock, papers were read as fol- lows:
 "Preparing and flling cervicai cavi- ties" pr. T. P. whitby, Selma.
 "Cause and treatment of pericemen- titis," pr. W. B.. Fulton, Birmingham.
 Preparation and filling root canals" pr. A. Sledge. Birmingham.
 "The advance in Dental Education and Literature" Dr. C. A. Merrill, Birmingham.
 A paper was also read by pr. J. H. Crossland of Montgomery.
 A letter from the Committee of the National Dental Association on Oral Hygeine in Public Schools was read and was discussed at some length. It was a most interesting discussion.
 Today's Program.
 During the night session the report of the Committee on the Presidents Address was read by pr. T. M. Allen. It was adopted.
 pr. T. M. Allen offered the following resolution. which was unanimously adopted:
 "in consideration of tine valuable ser vices rendered by Senator E. w. Pet age of the Army Dental Surgeons bill, be 1t
 Resolved, That the Alabama Dental Association tender him vote Of thanks and express to him our great appreciation of his valuable services in securing the passage of the Army Dental Surgeons Bill, and that the secretary be instructed to have an en- graved copy of these resolutions made and sent to him with the seal of the Association attached and signed by the President and Secretary.
 The following new members were elected: J. P. McCreary, E. W. Mur- nhree, A. l.. Scsrbrough. J. w.. Bar nett, Jr., Lovetle Cox, J. M. King, Le- land Caldwell, A. R. Reed, J. o. Shaw, W. H. Rockies, E. c. Bostein. A. B. Hour, W. L. Jones. J. D. Jones, J. M. Johnson. Jno. N. Bagley, w. A. Collins. c. R. Bibb. J. G. Hoffing. F. A. Johnson.
 The program for today has been ar- ranged as follows:
 S:30 a. m.-Clinics, presided over by Dr. M. H. Futile.
 Partial list of clinics.
 Amputation of the roots of teeth-Dr. Gordon White, Nashville. Porcelain inlays. and an exposition of Dr. c. N. Johnson's method of cav ity preparetion-Dr. Thos. P. Hinman, Atlanta.
 Anaesthetizing and removing the dental pulp, surgically. also treatment of excessive erosion of the cuspid teeth by inlaying-Dr. J. " Crawford, Nash vile.
 Filling lage cavity in grinding sur face of molar with non cohesive gold (Abbey's foiD, also spreading the lower arch with watch spring-Dr J. c. Will kerson, Selma.
 3:30-Report of Committee on Clinics. Discussion of clinics. Plans to sys- tematize and increase the clinical fea- ture of our meetings.
 Color effects of the different back ings on porcelain facinss (illustrated)- pr. M. E. Turner, Atlanta.
 Pyorrhoea alveolaris-Dr. W. J. Reynolds. Selma.
 s:3O D. m.-Deciduous teeth-Dr. Geo. S. Yam, Gadsden,
 Non-cohesive foil in proximal cavi- ties in bicuspids and molars, and how to use it-Dr. J. T. Meadors, Columbia, Tenn.
 Theory and practice-Dr. J. E. Fra zier. Birmingham.
 Physiology and Etiology-Dr. G. M. Latham. Birmingham.
 Mechanical Dentistry-Dr. J. M. Orr, Union Springs.
 Voluntary papers by Drs. R. c. Young of Anniston and F. l. Tarrant of Brewton.
 The convention will remain in session throughout Saturday.
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