Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-29
Dr.. GaIIie of Chicago Elected
Institute President.
CLOSING SESSION is HELD
Windy City Chosen as Meeting Place
for Next Year.
VISIT PAID TO ARMY MUSEUM
Resolution Lauds Board of Educa-
ton for Planning for Examina-
ton of Pupils Teeth.

| Dr. Donald NJ Gallie of the University
| of Illinois was elected president of the In
| Stitute of Dental PedagogicS. and Chicago
selected as the next meeting place, at the
| closing session of the eighteenth annual
convention of that society in this city to-
day.
The delegates, representing forty OF
the leading dental colleges of the United
States and Canada, were unanimous in
naming the new officers. DR.. Fl. f. Erie
sell of the University of Pittsburg was
elected vice president, and DIR. Fred w.
| GethrO of Chicago was reelected Secre-
| tary and treasurer. DR.. III. NJ Semans
of Startling University, Columbus, Ohio,
was appointed to serve on the executive
board of the organization.
| Interesting addresses and spirited dis
| cussiOn of reports marked the concluding
session. What is termed the most i'm
| portant Legislative action of the conven-
| tiOn just closed was the adoption of a
| resolution indorsing the board of educa
ton of the District for planning dental
I inspection system for the Washington
public schools.
| The board, III its estimates submitted to
! Congress, asked for appropriations to en-
ploy two dentists to serve as inspectors
and assist the children in applying the
| study of mouth hygiene.
For National Health Department.
| Another resolution that won commenda-
ton sets forth that the Institute of Den
| tai PedagOgicS indOrSeS the bill now pend
ing in Congress providing for the es
| Establishment of department of public
health. DR.. j. o. Mccall of Buffalo, who
presented the measure, stated that the
| institute is convinced that the economic
| balance of the nation and its rank among
| other nations are in large measure de-
pendent on its health and its general eff
| cheney. and that these, in turn, are de-
| pendent on the health and efficiency of
it's individual citizens. He was of the
| opinion. therefore, that experiences of the
past have demonstrated that the public
| health can only be safeguarded by fed
| eral health officials.
| 1T is the sense of this society,"" said he
in closing, that any opposition to the
| bill for a department of public health
| arises from misconception of it's scope
or is open to some suspicion of selfish in
terest."
Discusses Mouth Hygiene.
An address by DR.. J. p. Corley of Sc
vance, Tenn, on Mouth Hygiene in the
| Dental Curriculum" won repeated ap-
plause. He criticised dental colleges for
not teaching dental immunity, and ex-
planned that while a majority of the
members of the dental profession are
! still mechanicians and artisans the
strongest and best dentists are develop
ing powerful sentiment for prevention
| rather than cure.
He advocated plan whereby all fresh
man students in dentistry would be
obliged to have their teeth inspected be-
fore matriculating, and their mouths in
| spected at regular intervals throughout
| their course He further recommended
that all dentists place exhibits, showing
| the necessity of keeping the mouth sani-
! tary, near the chairs in which they treat
| patients.
| physiological Chemistry was the sub
/ ject of an essay read by DR.. J. ID. Hird
! of Georgetown University. 1t was dis
| cussed by Drs. J. o. Mccall and +. c. F.
| Davidson of the Southern Dental College.
| The following institutions were admit
ted to membership in the institute: Vir-
ginia School of Dentistry. Richmond, Va;
dental department. of the University of
Maryland: dental college of the Univer
| sity of Texas; dental department of the
University of Memphis and the dental
college of McGill University, Montreal
Canada.
Following the adjournment the dele
gates had luncheon and started on a tour
| of the Army Medical Museum and the
National Museum at 100 o'clock
Enjoyable Smoker Held.
| The smoker given at the New Willard
| last night, at which the delegates were
guests of the dental colleges and the Dis
| trict of Columbia Dental Association, was
made an interesting session by the ad-
dresses Of DR.. Charles and DIR. Ales
Hrdlicka. both of the Army Medical Mu-
scum. The scientists described in detail
the exhibits which relate to dentistry.
George O'Connor. Fred E. Barber and
others entertained the delegates with
vaudeville numbers.
| Preceding the buffet luncheon Dr.
Henry M. Schooley announced the death
of DR.. D. f. Wiber and paid a tribute to
the dentist, who had been former pres
ident and was at the time of his death
secretary Of the District of Columbia
Dental Association.
| Those in charge of the festivities were
Dr. Shirley w. Bowles. DIR. c. H. How
land and DR., Il. l.. Taylor.