Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-17
Dentists Of
STATE Convene
ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIA.
TION BEING HELD At
FARGO,
Practical Demonstrations of Various
Methods of Extraction and Filling
Given at Meeting PIace-Much Inter.
est Being Taken in Work-Entire
Program az Previously Announced
Carried Out-Dr. Towne Has Paper.

FARGO. May 17-UniOn hall was
crowded with dentists from all parts
of the state. when the annual conven-
tion of the North Dakota State Dental
Association opened. there was no
formal ~opening or great address of
welcome by city official and associa.
ton president to mark the beginning
as at most conventions; as the dele
gates merely assembled and had the
freedom of the hall to attend the clin.
les which were the opening features
of the session.
n long row o. chairs was arranged
on one side of the hall in front of the
windows where patients were being
treated by number of prominent den
lists of the state who are specialists
in their lines and branches of the pro-
fession.. 1t was demonstration ses-
sion in every sense of the word and
the specialists explained the various
processes of treatment as they pro-
ceeded with the filling and treating of
their patinet's teeth.
Practical Demonstrations
The entire morning was taken up
with practical demonstrations. The
most important of these demonstra.
tions was given by DR.. F. S. James of
Winona, Minn.. on cavity preparation
and gold packing, which seemed to
hold the greatest interest, Judging
from the way the dentists would con-
gregate about his chair.
DR.. F. A. Bricker of Fargo gave a
on gold foil filling and
similar demonstrations were given by
DR.. c. l.. Thompkins of Grand Forks.
and DR.. H. w. Whitcomb of Grand
Forks.
filing was given by DR.. w. N. Palmer
Of Valley City. All of these demon.
STATIONS were reported to be excep-
tionally helpful and proved of great
interest to all the attending dentists. !
DR.. G. J. Pattison. chairman of the
committee on program and arrange i
nents, acted as master of clinics and !
the work of the morn. |
ng. Everything went off with perfect /,
and according to program, !,
ust as had been arranged.
Dr.. Prothero's Lecture.
The red-letter attraction Of the con-
'ention wa sthe splendid illustrated
antern lecture of DR.. James H. Pro-
hero of Chicago on Prosthesis. This
vas one of the finest efforts heard in
he state and since the organization
t the association.
DR.. Pattison was very much compli-
1ented on his success in securing
he attendance of DR.. Prothero who
J one of the foremost specialists of
he windy city and the central west.
lis lecture was exceptionally enter
aiming and particularly valuable as a
reatise on the subject Of Prothesis.
DR.. Prothero began his address at
80 o'clock yesterday and talked for
1e greater part of two hours. During
lat time he he.- the attention Of ev-
ry one of his listeners and despite
10 warm temperature of the after
oon there was not the slightest dis
lrbance in the hall during the lecture
Banquet Last Night.
There was a banquet last night at
lrie's Hall, at o'clock, followed by
business meeting. Ii
Program Today. ID
900 a. m.-Dr. D. Black. Chicago
avity preparation, practical cases.
DR.. Solon Crum, Fargo,-Gold foil -,
ling. "
DR.. W. H. Lawrence. Mandan-Gold !,
IL filling, using corona gold. ..
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