Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
READING or PAPERS
Dentists Convention Holds
Second Session This Morning.
MANY THEMES DISCUSSED
Addresses by Prominent Members OF
the Profession.
THE FINAL SESSION TOMORROW
Papers on Variety Of Topics to Be
Read This Afternoon-Ban-
quet Tomorrow Evening.

The second session of the twelfth annual
convention of the Maryland State Dental
| Association and the District of Columbia
| Dental Society was held this morning at
the dental department of George Washing
| ton University The meeting was devoted
principally to the discussion of the reports
of the different committees.
| DIR. II. M. Schooley called the meeting to
order. and Immediately afterward DR.. F. F.
| Drew of Baltimore read his paper on Den
| tai Education" His views on this interest
| ing subject were accepted with reserve by
| those present. and the paper was ordered
| printed in the minutes, Drs- Mills Joseph
| Head and E. E. Crouzen spoke on 1t. DR..
| Crouzen maintained that common medical
students should take up dentistry. of which
they know nothing. it, according to Dr.
| Mills. dental students were required to
study medicine.
DIR. s. A. Bayne of New York spoke on
the youth of dentistry profession, its
struggles and it's possibilities.
DR.. c. j. Grieves followed, saying that
high entrance examination is not feasible,
although he did not believe that mechanics
| and ordinary laborers should take up dem
| tfstry or medicine as profession.
DIR. n. c. Thompson, chairman of the COM
mittee on pathology. therapeutics and ma
| terra medica, then read his paper, which
| was purely scientific. DR.. Edward Hoff-
meister of Maryland, another member of
| the committee, read a treatise on medicines,
| their names and their classification in the
| United States pharmacopoeia. Several mem
! bers declined to discuss it, and the motion
to commend its author was carried Then i
| ii was decided to refer the paper to the
proper committee of the National Dental
| Association, which will meet in Atlanta
| Ga, in September.
At the conclusion of the reading of a
| paper by DR.. Constantine on "Disinfec-
| tants' an adjournment was taken until this
afternoon, when the reading of other pa
| pers was continued.
DR.. E. A. Bogue of New York will read
this evening a paper on Theories Made
Facts" The business before the meeting
will be concluded tomorrow morning. A
special car viii take the members in the
| afternoon to Cabin John bridge, where a
banquet will be served.
Papers for Discussion.
The following papers will be discussed
late this afternoon and tomorrow: "Physi-
cal Methods in the Practice of Dentistry"
DR.. Seneca B. Balm of Washington: 'Ex-
| tensive Gold Inlays and Their Application
to Bridge Work. DR.. Joseph Wassall of
Chicago; ''Oral Hygiene in Public Schools
and Institutions; What Are We Going to
Do About It?" DR.. Richard Grady of An
napolis; Dental Education DIR. F. F.
Drew of Baltimore; Force Required to
Masticate an Ordinary Dinner" Dr. Joseph
Head of Philadelphia; Bromide of Ethyl,
as General Anaesthetic' DIR. Fred Gro
shans of Baltimore; Theories Made Facts"
DR.. f. A. Bogue, New York.
Clinical Topics.
The clinics to be discussed and to be en-
tered in the official report of the meeting
are: bleaching with Pyrozone," DIR. w.
N. Cogan, Washington New Ideas in
Porcelain Crowns Dr. NJ. C. Tracy, New
York; AN Approximal Filling Either In a
81, NattI
OF Yellow as a Means of Counteracting the
Shade" DR.. Joseph Head, Philadelphia;
"Amputation Of Root of Labial lncisor,"
DR.. w S. FARMLAND. Washington; Dental
Instrument Making" DR.. A j. Waiting,
Washington; Hand Pressure Filling with
Crystal Gold" DIR. Geo. B. Welch, Wash
hgton; Painless Extirpation of Nerve
DR.. A. B, Cooper, Washington: Method
-ot Lateral Bicuspid Attachment in Bridge
Work Preserving the Buccal Tooth WALL"
DR.. Fl. D. Dawson, Washington (a) "Swag-
ing Gold Ylates," OBJ "A Method of UtiiiZ-
ing a Live Cuspid in Bridge Work Without
Showing Gold" DIR. s. Jaffe Washington;
Presentation of One or More Patients with
Syphilitic Oral Lessons" DR.. A. D. Weak
ley; "Anaesthesa with Bromide of Ethyl"
DR. Ferd. Groshans, Baltimore; Models
and Appliances in Orthodontia,'' DR. Fred
erick Primrose. Baltimore; Administration
OF Helene and Extraction" DIR. Clyde ".
Matthews. Baltimore; 1.-The Manhattan
Platinoid Screw for Extraction and Build
Baltimore; "A Common Sense Bridge" Or
/. Kendall Burgess. Baltimore; THE At
tenuated Inlay Matrix, Using as Low as
No. 4 Gold" Dr.<J. Emory Scott Balti-
more; Porcelain Cusps and Bridges At
tached to Gold Bands" DR. s. Leslie Le-
cron. Baltimore; (a) "A Demonstration or
the Acme Forceps for Backing Plate Teeth
and Facings,' (b) t'Filling with Hoods
Crystalized Fiber Cold DR.. Herbert r.
Gorcas,- Baltimore; DR.. d. VIM. Gutman.
University of Pennsylvania
Those who participated in the proceedings
of the convention sessions were: Dr. E. A.
Bogue. New York city; DIR. A.. w Harlan
New York city; DIR. E. c. Kirk. Philadel-
phia; DR.. Robert Huey. Philadelphia: Dr.
Henry c. Register. Philadelphia; DR. T. N
Brooomell, Philadelphia; DIR. ]. H Lippin-
colt, Philadelphia; DR.. c. N. Johnson Chi
cago; DR.. J. N. Grouse, Chicago; Dr. Bur-
ton Lee TIL I'D. st. Louis; DIR. ]. A. Libbey,
Pittsburg; DIR. ]. p. Root, Kansas City;
DR.. Levi C. Taylor, Hartford: DR.. James