Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-20
PHASES Of HEAL Til WORK
DISCUSSED BY DENTISTS
DR.. Ballou Tells What MAY Be
Done in Matter of Mouth
Hygiene.
STATE Is WELL HEruEsENTED
Committee VIII REPORT To-day on
Recommendations Made In tho Adj
hress Of President Uudd-WHl
Elect Officers This Afternoon.

Every section Of the state is rep
resented al the ifty-,hird annual
meeting az the Virginia state Den
Ia! Association, the sessions OF which
are being held in the auditorium of
the Jefferson Hotel. Or. NJ b. Rudd.
OF Richmond, is the presiding officer.
The business sessions began yes
terday morning and continues
through today, with thirty clinics
scheduled for tomorrow
Dr. y. Tallcy Rallou, director OF
mouth hygiene. State BOARD -,
Health, made report yesterday on
mouth hygiene. giving its history
and development as q part of the
state health work. lie told the den
lists present what they can do TO
further the work in Virginia.
Gives Rcricw OF Dcntistry.
Dental Reclamation Through
Medical Revolution" was the sub
joc, OF au address by Dr. John He'll
Williams. professor OF dental path
ology. Medical College uc Virginia
school Of dentistry. The address
was a review of dentistry and mcdi-
cine. Indicating their gradual de-
Nclopmcnt. He gave The records Of
Their beginning, separation and re-
uni"n. and made i report on a sur
Nvy OF the present status OF dcntiS-
try III Virginia hospitals as ascer-
tanned from a recent VucS tioiuairc
Duc OF the most Interesting .!G-
dresses of the day was thai mad.
by nr. $, u. kuugies. OF Portsmouth,
Ohio, vice, chairman. section OF
StomatoloEy, American Medical As
suciatiuu, on "MaNillo- Facial Re
Sturatiom; surgical and I'roS;h"tic."
lie used lantern slides to tllustratc
has ta!H. ana showed how dcforua-
zion iu, to disease or accidents may
be corrected
During tho day there were reports
on various subjects on Which action
VIII be taken later
Dr. Manfred Gail OF Richmond.
sp"k" in the afternoon on "Correla-
Iton Of Dentistry in the rractic, Of
Medicine He is dean and profcs-
s"r of Clinical Medicine. school Of
Medicine, Medical College "f V:r-
Ginia. He said tho development Of
Tho theory OF focal Infection moS1
strik ingly emphasized their corrcia-
ton. lie discussed III. necessity FOR
conservative pr"GnoSiS rather than
"a d"Smatic assurance Of results. IS
!"Ci"uy IL such opinion l. based on
an in,'mplcl" survey al All pu;cm-
ti"l factors. and emphasized the
necessity of dental representatives
on hospital stans. what their quail
uvatiuus ana duties should he. and
TIA" Importance OF attendance at sjan
meetings.
NE E>hihit in Hotel Lobby.
From : O'Clock tn. afternoon Wa.
devoted to It general survey of th-
manufacturers exhibits i'm the lobby
OF ia. jefferson Hotel Every Kind
az Instrument used 10y dentists WAS
Shnwu. as well Is other supplies and
mouth washes. tooth pIstrs and other
toilet necessities
pr. II WOOD Campbell. of Suffolk.
president Of the Virginia state BOARD
90. Dental Examiners. opened IN,
night meeting with an address on
nh" N"wrr knowledge of Nutri-
tiun." and Dr. raul X. St;llman. of
Sew YORK. followed with AN address
ON What Constitutes True oral
~" lyla0is" Lantern slides were
u 80 illustrate In. talk. when
va- practical discussion OF applied
GEOLOGY, u" speaker closing with
the statement: The dentist should
not .. oonten; with ;h@ polishing
nad >,aliu. 81 teeth alone.
This mornings program opens
wiki tn. report OF the committee on
H." recommendations male in IN.
address of rrrs idcnt Kudd. follow
Ing whtch thsr, viii. b" the report
tive committees followed Oy the cleo
ton OF members.
officers viii hc elected at the aft
,runou session, and tcniEh, at :
o'c.ooh the annual banquet for the
ue:uncrs OF the association and
,hcir families VIII take place at tie
Jefferson.