The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-12
BY THEIR WORKS We KNOW THEM
is THE UNITED STATES a FREE cousrRYi
HAVE WE GOVERNMENT OF LAwsf
ARE We EQUAL sGFoRE OUR LAwf
WHAT DOES JUSTICE MEANT

Abraham Lincoln said = uonlt
as soon a man had ms chained TO
a los a. Tor any man to exercise
control OF tho means b. which I
live"
on May "a last. the Washington
Dental Board gave their semi
annual elimination to dentists sho
vsfe DESTROYS Of living In the state
Of Washington. This dental exam
inailon was not authorized By the
law, and Was. therefore. a lawleaH
examination, because the Washing
Ton dental law does not prescribe
any examination for dentists. other
than that they must be persons Of
good moral character and present
diploma from some dental college
Ia good standing and give sailHiae
tory evidence Of their flFhifui pos
session Of the same The dental
law il silent ne TO what a dentist
shall he examined tn. and no stand
ard u qualification Is prescribed BY
our state. The waahinsion DcniAl
board have enforced their own
standard and are granting ccriifi
Gates 10 some and refusing the
same TO others a. their own arbl
itfary will and caprice may dictate
regardless Of ali qualifications
Al Tacoma 7s graduates, many
Of whom have been pfatlclnK tot
10 aud rs years. took examination
and Is were lhy the grace Of the
Dental l.ordai allowed 70 live 10 this
state. A. usual. many Of the quoa
tons were catch questions ard bore
10 relation TO the science Of den
tistry u members Of this board
were called uron to pass the uihef
I board members examination they
could not pass, and II Ia known
throughout the United States inoi
/ in Washington that the Washing
ton dental combine is keeping den
lists out Of this state
In fact, m applicant would have
10 know all there Is 10 know abou,
{ Chemistry, Matofia Mediea, Ana
tony. Physiology. MeialluTgy, His
italogy. Pharmacy. Practice N Med
lclne. Mathematics and Penman'
ship and how 10 be able 10 satisfy
this board concerning the standard
Of his moral character, which, oi
course. r. figured from the stand
point II the code Of ethics Of the
Washington Dental society and The
State Dental board
Their code provides that dentist
shall not mention his alma mater
by making known the college from
which he has graduated The rem
son Tor this II that many Of the
romblne.nuiiyc son dentists here In
Washington graduated NJ a little oh
ecure dental school 1T Tacoma and
they do not want that fact to be-
come known. The code provides
THAT In consideration Of my being
permitted 10 take their examination,
II will, n a license Is Issued to me
/ by tho dental board. az condition
/ precedent practice dentistry with
/ full regard for the code Of cthloH
which has been adopted by the Ma
tlonal Dental association at III mn
annual session, August 6, 1901. and
will furthermore practice dentistry
In Washington in full accord with
and under an the rules and regu
latlons or code OF ethics that may
secretly be adopted by the Wash
ington Dental society or by the
/ Washington Dental board, and that
{ / expressly agree that for any viola
ltlon Of any Of the said code Of ethics
adopted by the National Dental as
soclatlon or M the came may here
after be amended. or by the said
association Of the state Of Washi- 3
ton, or as the same may hereafter
be amended. my licensaDmay be-
/ Immediately revoked. and will
cease the practice Of dentisty within
THE state Of Washington and to that
end ! herewith empower the party