Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-03
DR.. F. A. Lewis Re Elected to Of
fee on State Dental Board.
ITEMIzED BILLS TO BE REQUIRED
Iowa as Leader in Field of Dentist.
ry-Members of tine Profession Are
Said to Be Increasing at the Rate
of 100 Per Year.

10 the Ofhce OF secretary and treasurer
of the state board of dental examiners,
which held a meeting in Des Moines
recently and at which time the regular
examination for securing certificate to
practice dentistry in the state of Iowa
was taken by about seventy-five candi-
dates. No reports have as yet been
received as to the result of the exam
nation.
During the meeting of the board the
business affairs We're considered and
arrangements made whereby the bust
ness of the board will be kept in
more accurate manner During the
past year in which DR.. Lewis has been
acting as secretary it has been his en-
deavor to straighten out the books of
the board, and make some change in
the method of keeping record Of the
proceedings of the board, which under
the administration of his predecessor,
DR.. +. W. Weber, of Cherokee, is said
to have become considerably mixed.
Insists on Itemized Bills.
Itemized bills of the different mem
bers of the state board of dental ex-
aminers are insisted on by Secretary
F. A. Lewis of this city, in order that
the records of the board and the ex-
pendlture of the funds used by it may
be accurately kept. During the past
year DR.. Lewis has been endeavoring
to straighten the records of the board
but owing to the fact that there was no
itemized accounts on file A. L. DEMO,
the expert accountant employed in the
matter, showed that no definite report
could be made as to the state of the
finances. By the action of the board
it was agreed that the members of the
board were entitled to the amounts
that they had previously drawn, but
in order to avoid further misunder-
standing it was decided that hereafter
itemized accounts be kept
Adopt Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the board of dental exam
iners at the meeting held recently in
Des Moines:
Whereas, An investigation has been
made of the records of the board of
dental examiners by the governor; and
Whereas, Report of said inyestiga-
ton showed a lack of records in the
financial affairs of the said board and
the completion of such records is now
impossible by reason of the failure of
members to retain the necessary data;
therefore, be it
| Resolved, That it is the opinion of
\ the board after full and complete in
vestigation that it be taken for grant
ed that the several members were en-
titled to the amount of funds drawn
by them and for which their receipts
L. -,
the board.
Officers Elected.
In addition to the selection of DR..
F. A. Lewis as secretary and treasurer
of the board in recognition of the COM
petent manner in which he has man.
aged the affairs of that Office, DR.. T. L..
James of Fairfield, formerly treasurer
of the board, was chosen to fill the Of,
fee of president.
1t is stated that the term of DR.. ].
S. Kulp. of Muscatine, as member of
the board will expire July 81, of this
year. Nothing is as yet known as to
Many Dentists in Iowa.
From the records of the state regis
try it is found that at the present
time there appears on the records the
names of 1 1928 dentists in the state OF
Iowa. This number is rapidly ircreas
ing and from the reports of DR.. Lewis
it may be said that the rate of increase
is about 100 per year. When question
ed as to where this number We're all
located D1. Lewis stated that it was
not known. According to the reports
of the members of the state board
Iowa is considered one of the best
states in the union as field for den
lists and it is stated that many letters
are constantly coming from the grad
yates of many of the eastern schools
asking information concerning. the
conditions in this state. 1t is stated
that the requirements of Iowa in
regard to permitting the practice Of
dentistry within the bounds of the
commonwealth are of high standard
and this gives the state very high
1 standing among other communities in
this connection.
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