The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
SOCIETY
 ID MEET HERE IN
 ANNUAL SESSION
Golden Jubilee" of State Dental Society to Be Cele- brated-Many Celebri-
 ties to Attend

The Golden Jubilee of the Alabams Dental society will be celebrated at ths annual meeting of the society which con- vened at the Tutwiler hotel this morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. Charles F. Chandler of Montgomery, president of the state as' sociation, will preside, The meeting vii continue until Friday and many papers by dentists of international fame will be read.
 The fact that the Alabama Dental so- |ciety is the oldest organization of its kind, having been organized 50 years ago, lends additional interest to the meeting. and according to the local committee in charge, of which pr. J. G. Hopping Is chairman, there will be more than 300 delegates in attendance.
 pr. Hopping states that the papers and clinics have been carefully arranged to carry out the cycle of life from the erup- tion of children's teeth on through adult and middle life and until the teeth are lost and replaced by scientifically con- structed artificial dentures Papers and subjects have been announced as fol- lows:
 Dr. Phillip D. Thomas of Minneapolis. a specialist in children's dentistry, will demonstrate his method of caring for children's teeth to prevent decay. So successful is pr. Thomas that in an en- tire years practice it became necessary for him to fill but two teeth.
 pr. Frederick J. Stanton of New York, an orthodentist, will give the scientific methods of correcting the irregularities of the dental arch. Dr. Arthur Smith of Chicago will give lectures, clinic ana moving picture demonstrations on con ductive anesthesia for the painless cay ity. Dr. E. R. Hart of St. Louis will talk on bridge work
 Dr. D. D. Campbell of Kansas City, founder of the postgraduate school of prosthetic dentistry in that city. will pre- sent his method in clinics by construct ing modern and scientific set of den- tures T. P. Thinner of Atlanta will give a paper illustration with lantern slide subject to be announced.
 H. J. Boseworth of Chicago will give a comprehensive method of equipping and conducting the business side of dental practice.
 Other papers will be read by Dr. c. Vic tor Lignes of New Orleans, president of the National Dental association. pr. T. P Inman of Atlanta, ex-president of the National association, and Dr. Boyd Ga bel, of Nashville.
 | The programme for today will be as fol- lows: The convention will be called to order and opened with prayer by the Rev. J. A. Bryan. The president, Charles r. Chandler, will make his annual ad dress This will be followed by mono torial address by Dr. W. E. Proctor of Sheffield This afternoon papers will be read by pr. E. R. Hart of St. Louis, and T,, n If Nfinnaann1iS
 At the session tonight annual election of officers will be held, after which an address will be made by pr. D. D. Camp bell of Kansas City.
 According to Dr. Hopping of the local society, the dentists here consider the meeting so important and instructive that they are unanimous in their deter minations to close their offices during tha five days of this meeting. The public is asked to cooperate with their den lists in this matter by having all urgent service rendered during the ensuing week.