New Britain herald., 1921-11-18
TELLS DENTISTS
OF FONES' PLAN
Bridgeport Man Meets With Local
Society at Country Club

Members OF the New Britain Den
tai society met for a supper and dis
cussion Of the proposed dental clinic
Mt the Shuttle Meadow club last eve
ming.
-Four new members, said to in
clude practically all the ethical dem
lists IN the city, except one or two not
connected with the society, We're Yot-
/ cd in as members DR. James f., Dob
son rendered an annual report as
/ president DR.. l.. +, Dairy Was elect.
/ cd president for the coming ycar, Dr.
A, h, johnson, vice-presldcnt; DR.
/ George +. Stearns. treasurer and DR.
II. +. LasCh, secretary, Drs, Charles
| f. Erickson. James f. Dohson and b.
| l.. Protass were named as an eXecu-
tive committee. The four new MEM
bers, whose applications were submit
ted last evening, were present as
guests of the society. to discuss the
coming dental clinic, as was DR..
| Frank Zwick chairman OF the dental
clinic committee and chairman OF the
board of health.
DR.. Mclaughlin Speaks
DR.. William Mclaughlin, a rromin-
ent Bridgeport physician former
member of the health board and one
| time connected with Or. A. c. Zones,
Of that place, whose dental clinic is
= said to be the most efficient and
thorough in the world, spoke of the
history and development of the Zones
system.
DIR. Mclaughlin spoke on the oper-
alton of a clinic in this city. He
told OF the impossibility of attempting
to repair all the defective teeth now
existing and of the folly Of anyone
thinking il could be done. lie said
the important thing is to get into the
schools and teach the children how
to take proper care Of their teeth
so that treatment would not be ne
Cessary. Neither can n successful
clinic be entirely charitable" lie said
1T must, first of all, be educational.'
He said the 81, 500 raised here is
lust a mere drop in the bucket. 1t is
an opening wedge and now it is up
to the dental society and the dental
clinic committee to sell their PROPOSE
ton to the city,
He emphasized the importance OF
teaching proper diet to local people
and said the diet plays most i'm
portant role in the systematic treat
ment of any aiment He spoke of
the problems of vitamines in milk
and other foods, He spoke of refined
and artificially preserved foods as be
ing dangerous to health. He advised
those present to tell their patients to
purchase milk and food directly from
the source of supply whenever posi-
BILE. Fresh vegetables he said, were
not eaten frequently enough. Refer
ring to the milk question he said peo-
pie should get their milk directly
from the source OF supply whenever
possible SO as to get the nourishing
Nitamines.
When asked what he thought of
pasteurized milk he said: 1T is
good method to keep bad milk from
getting worse" He qualified his state
ment by saying that while pasteurlz-
ed milk is pure, the pasteurization
DESTROYS some of the life giving quail
ties in the milk The same milk in
the average milk plant would be dan
gerous to drink without pasteurizing,
because it comes from various sources
and is mixed before selling.
IF we ever get back to normal eat
ing, we will eat more fresh foods,
he said. I'VE should not lose sight
of the source of supply for fresh
fods, it's got to be done to preserve
the health of the nation. Teeth
troubles are the same as bald heads,
it is something in the blood"
Never boil food and throW away
the mineral contents that are boiled