The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-21
DENTISTS PUT
STATE ON THE NAP
With WORK FOR
SELECTED MEN
TributelPaid to Profession
~ at Annual Meeting at
Grand Forks
14O ARE LISTED
ON HONOR ROLL
Twenty-Five Are Commits
stoned, and Seven in
Service With Army.
40 ARE LISTED
ON HONOR ROLL,
Especial to The Forum.)


Grand Forks, N. D., May I'll
North Dakota dentists have put the
state on the map as one of the
first states in the union in the care
OF the teeth ofits drafted men, DR..
Albert Hallenberk, Fargo, president
Of the North Dakota State Dental
association, said in his annual ad-
dress at the opening session Of the
thirteenth annual meeting and clinic
of the association in the Grand
Forks auditorium today.
DR.. Hallenberg is also state di-
rector Of the Preparedness League
of American Dentists. under the
auspices of which the work was
done, taking charge Oct. 8, 1917.
Words cannot express the great
pleasure I experienced when your
sincere and patriotic responses to
my call came in," said DR.. Hallen-
berg. "These responses assured me
that North Dakota dentists would
Loyalty cooperate hin making dem
tally fit all the drafted men before
they went into training, the work
and material to be given without
charge.
My cards indicate that the dem
lists of North Dakota have put in
1898 Filings for drafted men, 1913
prophylaxis, made $50 extractions,
% crowns. II gold inlays, seven gold
foils, six bridges. three plates and
given 80 root treatments, showing
a grand total of 5,181 completed OPP
erations, This splendid result was
accomplished by 140 dentists.
Duty Is Clearly Defined.
May I ask you who are already
in this work to assist in getting
the cooperation of these dentists
who have not already come in, as
the present war emergency demands
our best efforts. Under the cOndi-
lions now existing in France, every
man sworn to fight for our colors
should have his mouth and teeth
put in proper shape for three years
service. Every dentist in North Da
kota must assist in this work if the
drafter men in all parts of the state
ure to be taken care Of. At the pres
ent time nine Of SO counties have
not reported a single case. Ger
tainlX the dentists in these appar-
entity neglected counties should come
across, and help US do our work so
we'll that the boys will not require
dental work abroad, but may put
all their time and energies into the
fight. This demand for our serv-
ice Is most urgent HOW-LuSESIOES
your duty Is clearly defined.
Good Teeth May Win War.
by caring for q single mouth,
you may help win the war-stranger
things have happened in the worlds
history. 1 would, therefore, impress
you with your individual import
ance at this critical time, when our
great service to humanity has es-
is marking to it's own under the tri-
umphant banner Of unselfish service
to the great army. of our young.
manhood, going forth to fight for
the country's honor.
I'm closing, 1 wish to thank you
for the splendid manner in which
YOU are performing your duty and
I believe you will continue in the
same unselflsh way, so that when
this most terrible Of all wars is at
an end, we, as a profession, may
look every man in the eye and say
We did our Bit"
Urges Ambulance Purchase.
DR.. Hallenburg urged members Of
the association to purchase and
equip q deBa al ambulance, and toI