Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24
DENTISTRY IN RURAL SCHOOLS
Miss Emily Proctor Offers Funds
for the Work.
announcement Of Generous GIFT for
welfare Of Country Pupils Made at
Annual Meetins Of state Den.
tel Society.

An important announcement was madc
at Thursdays session Of the And an
nual meeting Of the Vermont State Dem
tai soci,ty by DR.. Milo b. Hillegas State
commissioner of education, who. In speak
Ing OF the great need of dentistry among
the children of the rural schools OF YER
mont, stated that Miss Emily Dutton
Proctor Of Proctor had offered funds nee
essary to conduct the work OK improving
these conditions in Vermont. DR.. c. +.
Dalton, secretary of the State board OF
health. was present with DR.. Hillegas to
speak on the same subject, the work to be
| carried on by the State board Of health.
state board Of education and the State
Dental society. Yesterdays program was
carried out as planned. and much business
was disposed Of during the day.
In speaking OF dental service in the
rural schools DR.. Hillegas said. in part:
Defective teeth, in their indirect and
ultimate effects at least cause more in
jury to the health of the children and the
! physical welfare of the nation than may
be attributed to any other type Of physi-
cal defect which exists. Defective teeth
are. like other health defects. more nu-
merous, on the average, in country school
children than among children attending
school in the cities. Dental clinics with
other forms Of health service are being
rapidly developed and provided in the cit
les. No appropriate and effective forms
! Of dental service for children in the rural
schools have yet been demonstrated in
| this country. The problem of such dental
service is peculiarly important because of
the geographical. social and economic DIFF
ficulties involved. No item of health serv-
ice related to the welfare and needs OF
children in rural communities seems so
vitality needed at the present time as
concrete experiment which shall demon
strate a practicable method Of providing
the essential care for the teeth of children
attending country schools. The most
p. omising method OF furnishing such care
is by an automobile dental service for the
school children OF each county. which
shall provide attention for the teeth. as
accessible and effective for children in
the country schools as dental clinics in
hospitals. dispensaries. school buildings
and other places are for school children
! in the cities.
! Plans are not yet completed as to how
the work among the Vermont rural
| school children will be conducted. 1t was
voted by the members of the Dental
society last evening that the chair ap-
point a committee of five. this commit
tee to confer with the members Of the
| State board OF health and State board
Of education. The president did not APP
, point this committee last evening and 1t
Is possible that the committee will not
be appointed for some little time because
of it's Importance and the necessity Of
getting men familiar with the subject.
The money, donated by Miss Proctor. Is
available for use at any time the plans
are completed
CLINICS AND PAPERS.
Thursdays sessions were carried out &C
cording to program. The morning was
devoted to various clinics. At the after
noon session there was a paper on Oral
Manifestations OF Systemic Disease" by
DR.. Leroy NJ s. Miner of Boston. with
discussion opened by Drs. Lyman Allen
| and C. II. Beecher Of this city. paper
entitled Preparedness League of Ameri-
can Dentists" written by DR.. A. N.
Crosby of New Haven. Conn was read
by the secretary. DIT. Mellen, DR.. Crosby
not being able to attend the meeting be-
cause Of a death in his family. The dis
cussion of this paper was opened by
Drs. A. l. Pettee Of Brattleboro and
H. NJ. Smith Of Lyndonville.
Besides the talks given by Drs. Hillegas
and Dalton. in the evening there was a
paper on '"rhe Increasing Value OF
Radiology in Dentistry. illustrated by Ian
tern slides. read by DR.. C. F. Ball OF
Rutland, with discussion by Drs. H. B
Small Of Burlington and F. NJ Lynde OF
Barre.
LOVING CUP FOR LONGTIME OF
FICER.
A pleasant part Of the evening session
was the presentation to DR.. w. II
Munsell of Wells River of loving cup
The presentation was made by DR.. s. D
Hodge OF this city on behalf Of the mem
bers OF the society. The gift was in ap.
probation Of the valuable services rem
dered by DR.. Munsel, who has beer
treasurer Of the society for nineteer
years.
| Dr. Smith. president Of the association
appointed as members Of the COMMITTEES
to organize plans for a military denta
unit in Vermont and to draw UP a code
of ethics for those dentists remaining
in practice at the time the unit Is called
upon for service. Drs. A. l. Pettee o.
Brattleboro, X. l.. Cleaves Of Montpelier
Harry Hamilton of Newport, p. n. vii
liams Of Rutland and David Manson o
Burlington.
DR.. Smith was elected as the membe
| of the State society to be recommended
to the Governor for appointment to thu
Vermont State board of dental examiners
1t was voted that each member be as
, sessed one dollar per year to support tn
National Institute OF Dental Research
Ten dentists were elected to member
ship.
Drs. H. B. Small Of Burlington, F. H
Brown OF Enosburg Falls and d. Il
bearing Of South Royalton were ap
pointed on a committee to draw up suit
! able resolutions on the death Of DR.. w
II. McGoff. late Of Montpelier. pas
president of the society. Ds g. G
Mitchell Of st. Adams. 8. D. Hodge o
= Burlington and J. A. Robinson Of Morris
} vile were appointed as a committee I
draw up resolutions on the death of DI
William II. Town. late OF Boston. q
> honorary member OF the society.
ANOTHER MAY.
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