Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
The State Dental Board.

The state board of dental examiners
is in a peculiar fix, owing to the
failure to act on the report of the
commission appointed by the COVER
nor, to Investigate the charges pre-,
ferred against that body. The in
vestigation was ordered on the
strength of newspaper talk and vague
charges by two dlsgruntled members.
The allegation of crookedness were
not sustained, but the commission
stated that as at present constituted
the efficiency of the board was at any
end. The disturbing element is Drs.
Cool and Dunn. They are simply
holdovers, their terms of office expir
ed long ago; but they hold down theil
jobs, because the governor has tailed
to appoint their successors. The
other members of the board will de-
cline to act with these men, and the
disruption of the board, by the re-
signation of its regularly appointed
members is imminent if some action
is not taken ere long. The SEMI
annual meeting of the board tor the
examination of applicants is set for
December II, and large number of
applicants have signitied their in
tention to take the examination.
The seriousness of the situation is
realized by the various dental
organizations throughout the state,
who are sending urgent petitions to
governor Pa1dee to end the un-
certainty by the appointment of rep
resentative men to fill the two
vacancies. The following are samples
of resolutions that are pouring in on
the chief executive.
By the Southern California dental
association:
Whereas, it is wholly 1mpractic-
able and inadvisabIe for the state
board of dental examiners as now
constituted to conduct the regular
examinations on December IL, and,
whereas, it will work a great hardship
on those from all parts of the United
States, who may be laying their plans
to take the examination, if the same
should be held according to the
schedule.
''Resovled, that we, the Southern
California dental association, i'll con-
vention assembled, do this day res
pectfully urge the Governor immedi-
ately to appoint representative men
to fill the vacancies of Drs. Russell
II. Cool and John M. Dunn.
''Be it further resolved that we
heartily indnrse and express our
entire confidence in the so-caIled
solid i've Of said board. -
The resolution is signed by the
secretary of the association, DR.. g.
M. Benbrook.
By Santa Clara Valley dental
association:
We, in regular session Assem- bled,
desire to commend and endorse the
official conduct of those mem bers
the majority of the state
board of dental examiners.
Those men have labored, at great
disadvantage, and at great personal
sacrifice, for the best interests of
Cho ooHlal prOI6SSlOH VI ILLS SGaCe
and deserve the commendation OF
every loyal and ethical practitioner
in California.
AS vacancies have arisen in the
board, of those members who have
done so much to annuI its efficiency,
and to bring disrepute to the dental
profession at large, we earnestly
appeal to you to fill those vacancies
with men whose honor, integrity, and
ability are above suspicion, thus en-
abling the state board of dental ex-
aminers to be what it was intended
for, and to carry out the good work
under way. Very truly yours,
Santa Clara Valley Association.
j. HI. Bland, Pres.
K. o. Pieper, Sec'y.
Sheriff Norman toOk Thomas w