The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-09

D ne Edisor Of The New York
~ swx<stion % The Times Of
Iresdxs That the dentists generally
~ Responsible for tho unissrs2l
81 e1<tamary neglect Of the g..s-
IN teeth. perhaps because their
ss1e ~ professional ethics prevents
~ adT<rttsInx their capabilities.
U11 inf!icting financial loss on
uauseiy<x and loss % health on
Dn1111i< patients. IL right word IN
. uGnt place. But what are the
Gonllet1 nelnx TO % about itT while
Z c999 Of ethics erected upon an old
NJ nD<1on Of professional honor
~ te&efyene 10 eut the dentist out
= hts legitimate earnings. shall "
= kssHntted 70 stand In the way 81
Dsstisss sSeula advertise. and n
9Yn ~ displays. their various so-
tell1s Ss3ult prescribe the form the
e4yerti9em<ut ahguid take. To pro-
41es th<1r publicity IL the object in
xleH' = thai he public win know
- 80 where they are and when
~ ~ ~ found Medical prac-
4!91exz. who are even more shy
shr1ukirg than dsntists are In
~ re4.rd. viii say land DO say
<r@*# 1S0|A8 M8HUN NtN[s W
- they 10. ard BY their adyer-
eemeni1 they OR very many OF
~ % more harm TO health than
se990xu can ever remedy. Would
- - more sensible In the in
.1u4l and more 70 the public well
m regulars advertised prop
~ ee1 made themselves known to
public thsy can serve wslIg
tofH love publicity. This "
"es,ts y sswsgsps, :, rsp ?. !.
~ ~ oiled Ia are xealoux In
1.Hg UVr names and office adj
49, ~ fDrff in print They may
Shifu modesty. hut the
~ King n rot ntrophief thereby.
y e<1Uets Do advertise. In apife
We 54ie. And they are good
- ere Of public benefit.
49, ron9h they may exaxgerate
&ss- Virtues. bat ths most Of them
IS eoIsmns. and they ar are not dis.
sssd until, as The Times says.
xss oral disturbance or other
~ : patient 70 them. mayhap
!. ~ Iassinetfv@ fear OF the dem
~ chair prevalent among man
Srs@.. developed from years OF
49, ~ the pnblic OF not going
6ssn- w ne teeth are In such CON
iKs<n tnaf nothing can be done for
s.sslly mare. whereas. N they ac-
~ ne dentist habit early IN life
~" sa theif teeth properly look ed
1sai6 sn.n they were good. they
~ Y The majority of cases find
AZ. En5sts chair a fairly comfort .
a . y,s.t 70 at a few minutes every
&; ." general public. however. II
a. safs q this. and the dentists
.oFm them o. tie farts poSsihiv
$3.50 q health might formulate
n(ssvx1sinn or rules for Compulsory
1<ess Better sfiIi. the stu-
I169@ = IL centai and medical col
y rnpuld be taught that the prop :
d. ,rm.1i'n o. the publicity u
~ ~ "srAzion r. quite "a valu-
tenes,,. ne people who are to be
sdes ~s,.. e the technical knowi-
n shat good il fhai II thev Esep
THE TIE people who need ~
pfsss,, 1fns ethics Of secrecy once
( 1f.~~n m the drug business. and
bfetssM had his traditions which
de1is,a Ms advertising a. other
III * ~ human necessities ala.
0hsrs u"s some druggist some
4 mnrs,s SHOULD be discovered and
tfy--~+tsnt erected TO his mem
lis< ~ ~. up and began 10 adver-
y ara maj ~ make prices according
trade I IN snort order he had ali the
tfanch III. ~ Town, and the ethics
eood nent 70 the wall. Just ~
Htrs man az any OF the ethicala
bod was, and he sold jnst ~
"a thnn Ths only dffference
: mosstsi.s was 4 modern. and not
md ~ some dag the NJ. D.s
M ~ ~ y, es will shake the
IN. ~. Ana ZONE out into the
Nv v<.x,. w. J.. L.