Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-09
Madison, March ).

Madison, March >.
The state board OF dental examiners
was attacked in q hearing yesterday
afternoon before the senate committee
on education. Those VINO took an ad-
verse position TO the dental examina-
ton bill, which was unuer discussion,
severely criticised the board. This
was SO persistent and it took sucn a
violent form in some instances that IT
was amusing and convinced thOsepres-
ent that there must be some deep root
Ell luminosity To the board in certain
quarters. DR.. G. G.. ChlJtenden oil
Madison, president of the board, sat
through the hearing and now ana
again he would ask a question.
Joseph b. Doe opened the hearing
with the statement that the purpose OF
the hill was To raise the standard of
education in those who would practice
dentistry. He explained that the
present law providing for two terms
of five months each was a farce and
that the present bill merely sought to
raise the standard and provided that
the course should consist OF four terms
of not less than seven months each.
He said that if Wisconsin wished to
keep abreast with the times it would
have to do something along this line.
DR.. b. G. MaerckIein of Milwaukee
said that the president of the state
board of dental examiners had said
10 haf Ctrff
cient law in this state for the control
of the practice of dentistry. He
claimed that everyone knew that for
years the standard had been higher
than two terms of five months each.
The colleges had to regulate their
terms according to the requirements of
the association of dental faculties and
in order to compete had to lengthen
their courses. He said that instead OF
the proposed law what was needed lis
a clean board and clean laws. Some
of our boards have not been clean. l
have seen the affidavits of persons who
have had dealings with the boards
in which it was sworn that individual
members of the board received money
to coach applicants who had failed
in examination. Boards in other
states have been indicted for such
practices and they. ought TO have been
in this state. This bill provides that
the reputability of a college is to de-
pend upon the judgment o. the board.
have seen the time when the board
held meetings every night todetermine
which college should be reputable in
the morning. Members of the board
used their influence to secure posi-
tions in the faculties of the college for
their impecunious friends. This bill
is simply an attempt to enforce the
rules of the Association of Dental ex-
aminers, which.is nothing more than
a trust for the control of those who
would practice dentistry"
DR.. H. L. Banzhaf of the Milwaukee
Medical college said he was opposed
to the proposed bill because it did not
provide any educational qualifications
for the members of the board of dental
examiners,
81 am opposed to the state board
determining the reputability OF dental
schools" he said, "and the state board
as now constituted cannot determine
their reputability without prejudice
and bias. The members are Influenced
by their personal likes and dislikes. L
am opposed to having a state board
manage the dental colleges. We
might some time get fair board, hut
have no confidence or faith in the
personnel of the present board"
VA. Gudex of Milwaukee spoke
against the bill but he did not criticise
the board. DR.. Hill OF. the Milwaukee
Medical college was severe in his critl-
cism of the bill and said that if he had
his way he would strike out almost
every section of it.