The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-10
INCIDENTAL COMBINE
THE DENTAL Law
THE DENTAL Takers
ny EDWIN J. BROWN, ID. ID. s..
5f3 First Ave-. Union Block.

Last week l wrote on the Dental
Combine and Dental Law and quoted
part OF their code. Week before last
quoted part OF their contract.
adopted and became in reality the
Dental Law OF this state.
In this article / shall write about
Dental Law that would protect the
people in this state against quacks.
Advertising grafters, incompetents,
which would also protect the Den
list against the arbitrary acts OF
the Dental Board. Next week shall
write on the Dental takers.
The present Dental Law provides
that any person or persons seeking
10 practice Dentistry in the state OF
Washington. Qr 10 own. operate OF
cause 10 he operated. or 20 run or
manage n Dental office, shall under
go an examination by the Dental
Board
No person shall be eligible for
such an examination unless he or
she shall be OF good moral charec-
ter and shall present to said Board
his or her diploma from some DEN
tai college in good standing, and
shall give satisfactory evidence OF
his or her rightful possession OF the
same"
You now see that the only quail
fications prescribed by the Dental
LAW are moral character "A diploma
from college In good standing and
proof OF the rightful possession OF
the same. II the Dental Board goes
beyond these questions In its exam
nation II Is beyond the law and
therefore lawless. The law makes
tistry without a certificate. and is
therefore a criminal statute, and the
granting OF certificate Is made TO
depend upon the arbitrary will OF
the Dental Board. This Dental
Board prescribes the qualifications
which a Dentist may live in this
state. IL exercises the powers OF
government arbitrarily and there is
no restraint put upon 10 by the law.
WHAT THE DENTAL LAW
SHOULD DO.
A Dental Law should prescribe
qualifications. by stating the sub
restrain the Dental Board from GO
ing beyond the express letter OF the
law, because a criminal or penal
statute must be strictly construed
II our government is to be gov
eminent OF law.
All Dental examinations should
be participated in by the entire
Board so that all members would
know what is being done in each
individual examination.
The examination papers should be
preserved as public records and be
made evidence In any case involving
the rights of an applicant to prove
his qualification. or that the Board
had acted arbitrarily and lawlessly
or had refused to act in lawful
way.
The law should make II the Dem
tai Boards duty 20 revoke the GER
tificate of any Dentist found guilty
OF being habitual drunkard or adj
dicted to the use OF narcotics. or for
gross Ignorance or being convicted
of felony.
II Dental examination is reas-
enable and given honestly. there IS
no reason why any qualified Dentist
should fall or refuse to take it.
think that every Dentist. every
Physician and Surgeon. every Law
yer and every Judge should be COM
PEELED 20 take an examination every
five years. but the examination
should not be silly and given for the
purpose OF keeping people out OF this
think that the Board members have
n corner" on brains. For instance,
] would examine the judges on con-
stitutional construction and inter-
probation and also on the economic
foundation of judicial interpreta-
ton.
ADVERTISING DENTAL FAKERs
Next week L snail WIlle On lakS
Advertising Dentists, and shall pay
special attention to DIR. Bunk Bark,
The Real Gall Dentist" He started
an attack In the newspapers on In
nocent men who could not protect
themselves, expecting to gain favor
by pretending to be smooth and law
abiding. and, at the same time, in
ferring that all Dentists who were
not registered In this state were in
competent II is fact that he and
his men practiced Dentistry for
years in this state before they were
registered, and some of his former
operators are not registered today.
have never boasted about II, but
have two or three times as many
registered operators In my offices ms
Or. Bunk Bark has, l even know
many Dental Board members who
practiced for years In this state be-
fore they were registered. Every
Lawyer and every Dentist In this
state knows that the present Dental
Law is used for the purpose OF keep
ing Dentists out of this state. and
tho examinations by the Board Tor
the last IL years will prove II.
For any Dentist to whine around
for two or three years, practicing
Dentistry without a certificate, and
then when the Dental Combine be-
comes active against those who are
doing what he and others have done,
for him 10 start on n campaign OF
Islander against those who could not
protect themselves Is too much for
me. and ! shall continue to expose
pr. Bunk Bark until the people arc
aware OF him.
EDWIN J. BROWN. d. d. s..
7ls First Ave.