Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20
DENTISTS SOLIDIFY UNION
State Society Will Advocate City and
County Organisations.
CoEvENT1OR OF THREE DAYS
Gathering at CreiRhton Institute
Promises TO He Largest I'm the
History of the Nebraska
Association.

The thirty-second annual meeting Of the
Nebraska State Dental society began In
Creighton institute at 1;9O o'clock Tuesday
afternoon for thrAe. days session. The
forenoon was devoted TO an inspection of
the manufacturers exhibits In the assem-
bly, room, which was held from 9 TO II.
At 1:3O the clinics were opened in Creigh-
ton Institute Dental infirmary and at the
same hour the executive council Of nine
members, with the officers of the society,
met in Royal Arcanum hall in the same
building to outline the plans for the busi-
ness of the meeting. All detail business Is
transacted by the executive council and
its recommendations and findings are sub
mitted to the general society meeting in
order to expedite and simplify business. so
that more time may be given to the reading
and discussion Of the papers and clinics.
Largest of All Attendances.
The attendance at the meeting for the
opening day is the largest in the history
of the society. The Nebraska society en-
joys the distinction of having a larger per
cent OF practcing dentists Of the state as
members than of any other similar society
in the country. There are about 500 prac-
ticing dentists, ethical and nonethical in
Nebraska, of whom about 800 are members
of the state society.
The state is divided into six districts and
an effort will be made at this meeting to
devise q plan for the organization Of local
societies in all cities and counties where
there are more than half a dozen practicing
dentists. It Is believed that by this plan of
local organization conditions will be ma
terially improved not only for the dentists
but for the patients.
Formation of schools.
Another feature Of the present meeting
will he the formation. of schools during the
convention for the further instruction of
such members as wish to avail themselves
of the presence Of a number Of distin-
guished members of the profession from
abroad. who will deliver lectures and OBJ
tain the information to be derived from
experts in their several lines OF the pro-
fession.
President NJ. E. Vance, d. ID. s.. OF Lin
coin said: .4!tc
This meeting will be what we call an
Inlay meeting, as we are to have several
important papers on this subject, one OF
the most important of which will be that
to be given Tuesday evening by Or. Arthur
e. Peck of Minneapolis on the subject oi
The Taggart Cast Gold Inlay System and
Some of its Applications This is the new
est thing IN dentistry and has been de-
veloped since our last meeting. There will
be several important clinics during the
meeting demonstrating the new system
Among the more prominent dentists OF
the country present at the meeting as spe,
cial guests of the Nebraska society are
DR.. A. E. Peck of Minneapolis. Or. d. j
McMillen. DR.. w j., BRADY DR.. f. d
Worthley, DR.. d. d. Campbell. DR.. J. w
Green of Kansas city DR.. r., c, Brophy OF
Chicago, DR.. William Finn of Cedar Rapids
Ia. DIR. d. h Delcord Of Des Moines, DR.
A. w. starbuck or Denver. DR., f. NJ
shriver of Glenwood, Ia, and DR.. Franz
| o. Hetrick of Ottawa, Kan, president o.
the National association Of Dental Exam
iners. All of these distinguished dentists
will deliver either addresses or reaC
papers before the present meeting.