The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-03-16
Story Of Washingllls
Dental Conspiracy
And Some Cases | Have kssvs

Don't you know that ctzrfxtE
study IA most wonderful srit1ees
Did you ever stand on & hosr fhQ-
ouEhfare and study the chsrtceeu
81 the individuals a. they ps3pe<s
cur scientists have now decided tnls
the human and all other srinaals ~
creatures OF their eryEre1mtxi ~
81 course. the dentists must e>u!
under one Of these tive hesdk ~
am not going TO attempt - deter
mine whether all dentists are -
man.
IL May or June. 1898. when J vss
TO Spokane for my first fen'Al ~
animation In this state. met -.
list al the examination who shcsN
plainly that hts life had been 'AAsa
80 with small IDEAS When ! mads
Inquiry I learned that much q -
life had been taken 10 hkndlrg
ticks--not bed ticks. clock ticks nH
the ticks on the Sleeps backs. "
ticks OF the telegraph instrumsh1
A man who has been glued cnm
telegraph instrument for r11
years could hardly be sxp<rtA
have other than small ideas ffom y
environment of reading tickf
naturally enough. other denuss
with small ideas would have sini;.ss
mintH This smaii-ides dfntE
dweit continually upon bis s
ability and what wonderful uiats
he could do. II IL needless y
that he received his license WIS -
talk. -.
Az next experience with ~
sinall-idea dentist was N us
perior court OF King county .,asS
he was put upon the witness s. .ss~
lie did not hesitate TO TESTIFY ....
oath that the prosecuting ~
had had tartar on his teeth ane .i,s.
them cleaned by a dentist, ne'ss ~
standlnw ha had never seen -
teeth Of this witness. and was 49,
PEELED 10 admit that he tid nei 80 ~
whether there was any tartar "
teeth or not - A..
/ now recognize long-wincee
ranrucs published in lsras IA
in seattle as coming from ~
small idea dentist Finally
an opportunity TO inspect ~
work that ordinarily shouie IN
heen done FOR about sisa, whien W "
small idea dentist had chsrfea ~
for. This was the worst holaug -
that I ever ran across rnssss.,N
quality OF the work was eonA -
but when YOU consider thas tsye
nays SEES for a job that shoe ssa ~
been done for $50, ana w" ~
patient has 10 have II ~ 'vss ssors
again by some real dsnts'' n,rfsn
near being the rankes. ssn W.
dental case that have esss fcfs
messed. Just think. paysnk tSsf ~
gold crown. and then tlns renewed
sna therc was a hole in the ef W.
t 49,, ar vrort would al ~
10 be done over again. -. fey
Think OF a man who wo,ss Mig
salary going 20 dentiss ah 's,d Mt
fold by the dentist that ne 49, wcfk
ss nns, then do slse welVe,x
, wo ma send In n bill feI ~.
,rhts a. eommon practice amen. III
tain dentists IN the city o. Il =.
some dentists claim thar ~ ,helf
cthIral 10 tell person Wa rusr-
work IN going TO cost them SS,~hwty
antse their work; In iae. rom ~
robbery has become ethis..t in tn
standpoint OF some dehu .,,s a creso
civ. IL seems 20 be Qa,s,sts 70 ~
among the sma Idea os,nsstuess y. Il
sire 20 boast OF their ssnx are ~ 4
cause OF the large lees nv, man thet
to get. OF course. ans h,s tees g
guarantees his work w' honest.
he considered ethical o. to NTH ths ~
is pleasant 70 note that hssp chart
ten years. while ] have va ruarsntes
ing reasonable fees any a,her types
Ing my work. many ..."',mpsilsd
,',a~s cut ~ Seattle pecss,ss
now v hu,ld up q pracuc
'o"'p sp nv j. brown. y nlecA