The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
GOT LICENSE BY
RINGER METHOD
Dental Applicant Said to Have
Hired Expert to Stand
Examination.
PAID $500 FOR HIS SERVICE
Board to Require Each Appli-
cant to File Photograph of
Himself Hereafter.
PAID $500 FOR HIS SERVICE

Because of an alleged case Of ring.
ing" at one of the recent examinations
conducted by the State Board OF Dem
tai Examiners, each applicant here
after must file a photograph of him
self. properly indorsed. so that there
can be no possibility of taking on the
part OF those who desire to practice
dentistry in Virginia. The boNd has
announced that 1t can make this rule
mandatory, although in New York and
other States there Is a law to require
the same thing.
Board Has Heard of 1t.
According to the information which
comes virtually from an official
source. the one case of taking In Vir-
ginia has been brought to the atten-
ton of the board unofficially and In
an indirect way. There was nothing
definite upon which to base the com
plant, although the facts appeared to
be so suspicious that a resolution was
adopted requiring the presentation of
each applicants photograph. II was
explained yesterday. however that the
alleged swindle did not occur at the
examination conducted here few
weeks ago The men who successfully
passed that examination will not be
announced for several weeks though
none in that class Is suspected
From what can be learned, the
young applicant for dental IL
cense realized that he could not pass
the examination. So he waited
while. Then he sent In his applica-
tion, paid his fee, and was duly given
| permission to make the trial,
Professional stood 1t.
| When the applicants assembled
| u. oY
Iihim. They had his name--John Smith
/ for instance-so he was permitted t.
compete for nls certificate But 1t was
not the John Smith. of Virginia. wht
l!sat among those perspiring Virginian:
who tousled their hair and rubbed theil
heads as they struggled to master the
principles of dentistry.
Somewhere off in the pleasant
shades John Smith was waiting, while
his 'ringer'' from New York, who re.
ceived $500 for his services, was
quietly answering question after ques.
tion. The ringer" came out with fly
ing colors. The paper was commend,
ed, John Smiths substitute got his IL
cense. which he delivered to the mar
VINO had employed him to stand the
examination. and somewhere to-day s
dentist is working The ringer" went
back to New York, we'll satisfied with
his fee.
Common Elsewhere.
This sort of thing has happened SC
often before in other States that the
authorities have been forced to take
cognizance of 1t. Baltimore used tc
send out professional examination.
ISLANDERS. the result being that mer
who could not have received licenses
| by their own display OF knowledge
when put to the test are operating tc
their profit.
New York was about the first tc
stop the swindle, the photograph sys,
tenn having routed the professional,
ringers" The point WAS made yester.
day that while there Is no law In Vtr.
ginia by which the State board could
force a surrender of the dental licens,
in question. test case ought TO BIZ
made, provided sufficient evidence Of
the alleged swindle can be secured