The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-03
DENTISTS MAKE
MOUTHS SAFE
FOR HUMANITY
$4,000 in Active Service or Help.
ing Uncle Sam Prepare
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WIN THE WAR SESSIONS
Big Annual Convention TO Open
in Chicago Next Mon
day Morning 4
WIN THE WAR SESSIONS

Chicago, Aug. Six thousand OF
the $4,000 dentists in America are in
active military" service and 20,OOO of
those remaining at home are members
Of the Preparedness league and have
performed more than 100000 dental
operations free OF charge to permit
young men to pass strict military ex.
aminations. e.. '-... GO. ~
Members of the National Dental as
ISOLATION from all parts of the country
are gathering here for bly, win the
War convention, Aug. 5 to 10, at
which results already obtained will be
reviewed and plans discussed for ex,
tending aid to the government. Ten
thousand delegates are expectd to at.
tend. 3A
The Canadian Dental. association
has decided to attend In body in.
stead of meeting in Canada this year,
and this will give the convention an
international character
Series Of Clinics. -1f
"A series Of dental clinics will be
held, experts will give especial atten
ton to- pyOrrhea and focal infection,
the two teeth diseases mostly feared
by the public, and steps will be taken
to impress upon young men the advis>
ability OF consulting dentists before
entering military service and thus re.
lieving the great strain on the army
and navy dental corps.
Then will be taken up the art of
plastic surgery, which was developed
by the dentists to meet conditions
brought on by trench warfare. Startl-
ing results achieved in restoring
health and making normal the appear
ance of men suffering serious face
wounds by means OF plastic surgery
have given the dentists a new distinc>
ito
Receive Recognition.
Recognition Of the Importance OF
the dentists work has led the mill.
tary authorities to place members OF
the profession in the service on a full
equality with other members of the
medical corps and for! the first time
the dentist, as we'll as the medical
man, Is eligible to commission as
high as colonel. .,..,
The splendid response of the Ameri-
can dentist to the demands of war an
tedates Americas entrance into the
conf let. The Preparedness league,
founded and headed by DR.. J. w.
cBach, New York, was the outgrowth
Of the voluntary and extended by a
group Of New York state dentists to
Canadian dentists. These Americans
crossed into Canada and contributed
their services, when the Canadian
Dental corps was having difficulty
meeting the great demands upon it.
Thousands in Service.
Thousands Of members Of the Pre-
paredness league now are devoting
part of their time to the work of pre-.
pairing men for military service. They
estimate the number of free dental
operations will reach the million mark
before the first Of the year.
The Psi Omega. leading dental fra,
ternity, has pledged every one of its
10000 members to extend free services
to aid prospective soldiers in getting
INTO UNIFORMS. DR.. D. U. Cameron,
Chicago, has arranged for a big loyal.
ty banquet on the opening day at
which Psi Omega service flag bear.
ing 1000 stars will be unfurled.
The National association ervice
flag, bearing 5000 stars will be un.
furled the opening day.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills and Lieut.
vssile Etoica Of the Roumanian army
will be the chief speakers at a big
patriotic meeting August :, over
which Col. William H. G. Logan, Chr
cago. president of the national asso
citation will preside.
:. ieerNas to Speak. g.
important Changes in the Medical
DEPARTMENT Of the Army" will be the
subject Of an address by Major Gen
William c. Gorgas. surgeon general Of
the army, at another session. Lieut.
Col. Horace d. Arnold will outline tn.
surgeon generals plans for maintain
Ing the health of the soldier.
Col. Logan and Maj. Robert H. w,
and Joseph D. Eby Of the army viii
dsf,1Sg .and illnstratesthe wonders. q