The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-25
1t Is the Worst Place Known
for Bacteria.
That Is the Decision of Den
fists in Convention.
KANSAS STATE ASSOCIATION
Meets in FOrty-Third Annual
Session at Auditorium.
More Than 200 Members Pres
ent at the Opening.

That the mouth is the first place to
begin in prevention of disease and that
a hollow tooth is the worst breedlns
place known for bacteria is the con-
tention of men in Topeka today 70 at
tend the annual convention OF the
Kansas State Dental association at the
Auditorium.
For proof of this the members point
to results of scientific experiments IN
the last year. No matter how sanitary
the surroundings of a person may be,
no matter how much disinfectants are
used in the prevention OF disease, II
the mouth and teeth are neglected
the health of the public is placed IN
jeopardy, they maintain.
The fOrty-third annual convention
began this morning at o'clock with
more than 200 members of the ,asso-
citation in attendance. In the after
noon the number was increased TO
more than 800, the largest convention
ever held by the state association. "A
small national convention, was the
way a visiting dentist from the east
designated the meeting. The meeting
was called to order at o'clock with
invocation and reading of the minutes
of previous sessions. Between and
10 o'clock a short business session was
called at which reports were made by
the various committees
Discussion of AnaeSthetics.
who can take an anaesthetic," was
discussed by DR.. E. P. Cressier OF
Peabody, Kan, who used as basis
for his contentious the method of DR..
w. A. Schtange. Dr. Cressler offered
his theory in his report on science and
literature of the profession The test,
he contended, in agreement with DR..
Schtange, is based on the fact that a
healthy person can suspend breathing
from 80 to 40 seconds. In persons
with weak hearts the time is shortened
to 30 or even 10 seconds. In making
the test the patient is seated in chair
and told to take a moderately deep
n closed
to hold his breath as long as he can.
The shorter the time the patient can
suspend breathing the greater the dan
ger of an anaeStheticS, the latter be-
ing contra-indicated if the time is less
than 20 seconds. Mention of other
discoveries and papers offered in the
last year by authorities in the dental
profession was made by DR.. Cressler.
Arts and Inventions.
A report on arts and inventions in
the last year was made by DR.. H. L.
McWitt of Pittsburg during the busi-
ness session. DR.. McWltts report
showed that great strides have been
made in the inventions and improved
equipment of the trade in the last
year. The list covered eight pages.
In closing his report DR.. McWitt said:
You will see that the dental profess
sion is an inventive one and we, as
both a class and individuals, have
quite an assortment to select from and
the end is not yet. We are only be-
ginning ana dS LOT the IutuI0, l. dS
your committeeman, can only predict
a betterment in the art of dentistry
and more convenient ways and perfect
appliances with which to perform our
duties
Between 10 o'clock and noon a sec
tional progressive clinic-demonstra
tions and talks on the machinery of
the profession-was held in the booths
on the floor of the auditorium. Those
who conducted the clinics included:
DR.. L. D. Mitchell, DR.. c. N MertZ, DR..
H. Wilson Allen. DR.. Monte Giants and
DR.. George S. Moffitt. The afternoon
session began at 1880 o'clock with
clinics and demonstrations. Drs%L.
E. Hart of St. Louis, Earl Bonar of
Salina, E. L. Burner of Sabetha and
]. G. Hollingsworth of Kansas City
acted as conductors. lecture on
The Manipulation of Plastics'' was
given at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon by
Dr. Thomas P. Hinman of Atlanta, Ga.
The presidents address was made at
$50 o'clock.
on Treating and Filling of Root Ca
nails will be given by Dr. Hinman.
The exhibit space on the auditorium
play is one of the most complete that
has even been shown in the state.
Dentists at the convention today
pointed out the fact that the butcher
stage of dentistry has passed, and that
the scientific way of reconstruction
and treating the teeth is each year
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