The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-13

for actual work. The doctor thought
each dentist ought to have two
chairs, so as not to lose any time
in turning his attention from one
patient to another. He needs mere
ly to wash his hands and do few
other little sundries.
DR.. Bugbee said many of the dem
lists were not good business men.
They often neglect the collection of
their accounts. A dentist would often
spend his time making so cents,
when he might be collecting SIS
account There should be a good sys-
tenn for collecting accounts.
He touched upon the prospects of
a dentist in old age. The dentist
ought to save his money and invest
it wisely. There was nothing more
who had been well-to-do and lived
we'll all of his life.
Sickness Due to Poor Dentistry.
DIR. Bugbee laid stress on the
point that every dentist should do
every job with absolute thorough
ness. Modern science was bringing
TO light the fact that much sickness
was due to poor dentistry.
There was quite a discussion of
points brought out by the paper. DR..
F. E. Heidel of Mankato remarked
that Dr. Bugbee had given the den
lists great deal of sound advice.
One dentist remarked that dentists
as rule did not get what they
should. They certainly did not get
what they deemed their own work
was worth. He laid this to a lack
of nerve, although many people con-,
sidered that they possessed a sup
erabundance of that 'complodity.
One dentist disagreed with DR..
Bugbee's position about lodging
the sundry little chores Of the office.
His own experience was that he
saved his eyes by changing his work
a little from time to time, and doing
some of the chores with his own
hands. A little rest to the eyes
from time to time enabled HIM to do
a longer days work.
One speaker brought out the point
that dentists were frequently able
to give people advice of real med
ical value This advice should not
be given away, as it often was. A
charge should be made for it,
The minutes of the last meeting
were read by the secretary, DR.. g.
w. Norris, and were approved.
DR.. M. r. Coulter of Mankato,
chairman of the executive commit
tee, reported on the negotiations that
had been going on with the executive
committee of the Southeastern Min
nesota District Dental society to have
Rice county detached from that dis
trict and attached to the Southern
Minnesota district The Rice county
dentists have been anxious for this
change, because it is demanded by
the train service. The change will
be made as soon as it is authorized
by the state association.
Division of Opinion.
There was quite division of
opinion on the question of changing
the time for this annual district
meeting from April to June or pos
sibly some time in the fall. 1t was
argued that as it is, this meeting
comes too close after the state meet
ing, which occurs in February. On
the other hand the argument was
presented that April was a good
month, because farmers were busy
at their seeding, and did not have
time to have dental work done, so
that in April the dentists would not
lose much business by being away
from their offices. At length a mo-
ton was passed, instructing the
president to appoint a committee of
five. to look into the matter and re-
port. The president appointed the
following: DIR. c. A. Hantz, New
Ulm; DR.. C. P. Peterson, Mankato:
DIR. F. L. Stephan, Mankato; DIR.
Don Castleman, Tracy, and DR.. John
Ralph, st. James.
Later in the evening, DR. w. F..
Lasby of the University of Mime
sofa, gave the meeting a talk on
impressions For Artificial Dem
lures"
Morning Spent With Clinics.
About twenty more dentists ar
rived today. The morning was spent
entirely with clinics. There were
table clinics by DIR. M. B. Wood, Man
kato; DR.. B. Featherstone, Redwing:
DR.. G. S. Conley,,Le Sueur; DIR. Wal
ter Hyde. Minneapolis; DR.. Sam
Ziegler, st. Paul, and the Mankato
Dental club.
Other clinics were given as fol-
lows:
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