The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-08-21
Dental Association Ends Session
Session Attended BY Four Hundred
Prominent Dentists

national Dental association was In
sssion here at the Howard Uni
varsity Dental college. the past
veJ. with 400 dentists represent
Ing every section in attendance.
The meeting was opend on
Tuesday morning. and was presid-
"a over by DR.. Jackson l.. Davis.
president OF the national associa-
t,on. After the usual preliminaries
me delegates were welcomed by
mr. Davis. who stressed the follow
ing points That the NDA support
he economic trend toward social
security and health as administer
Cd under the control OF the gov
eminent. lie also recommended the
endorsement OF the increase OF
dsntIsf in the dental corps of the u.
s. army rs provided In II. II. 349l.
The opening meeting included a
broadcast over wRC OF the Ma
iiona Rroadcasting System. by DR..
Roscoe c. Brown Of the public
health department and DR.. r. II.
Thompson Of Westfield. ". j.
A. The opening session DR.. Ray
mcnd l., Hayes. member OF tho
faculty OF the college OF dentistry,
Howard University, presented a
discussion OF Some Recent In
,esticaiions into the Ethology and
Prevention I Carries stressing the
factors IN decay centering around
me action OF tho bacillus acidophi-
lus organisms and It's presence In
4 the mouth and relation TO decay.
4 Those Participating in the discus
n sion We're Dr. John J. Mahoney.
n president Of the Maharry Medical
4 school pr. James r. Patterson.
4 executive secretary OF the Maharry
n Alumni associatlon. and Dean r. A.
a Dixon n The Howard University
4 Dental school.
\ Or. Sterling Mead OF Georgetown
Fl rniya sify Medical school gave an
a Illustrated lecture on acute In
teciions Of the Mouth" His recital
4 Of every day causes and their
/ trd'ment received enthusiastic at
4 tenliou nv the gathering.
public meeting was held on
4 Tuesday evening at the Garnet
Pati'lson Junior High school. pre-
sided over by the president OF the
organization.
Participating In the program In
A Guided Dr. Mordecia w. Johnson.
F. president of the Howard university.
DR. Harry Ostrow, dental superyi-
\ sor District Of Columbia Health
department.: Or. Leroy Baxter:
Mrs. Alice McHoward. instructor In
oral hyrens. Howard Dental col
lese. Rev. Daniel Wiseman, and DR..
Roscoe G. Brown. Music was pro-
vlded by the Tempo Choral Society
Under direction 70 DR.. w. Scott
Mayo
Those appointed TO serve on
special committees were: Creden-
1ial-Dr. J. Waldo Howard, chair
man, Houston. Texas: DR.. o. +.
Dabney Newport News, Va: DR..
George Butcher. Washington. d. c.
Dr. William wethers. Chicago. Ill.
Resolutions-Dr. l.. A. Fowlkes.
Chairman. Newport N0ws. Va: Or.
N Tr'bbitt. Columbus. Ohio: DR..
I l. Tolcr. Greenville. Miss: Dr.
n L. Fleming, Raleigh. N. c.; and
Dr c. J.. Thomas, Louisville. Ky.
Nominations-Dr. Charles Dor
sey chairman, Philadelphia. Pa.
" William r. Reed. Nashville,
Tenn Dr. Alex Hunter, Durham.
y e.. Or. l.. c. Barnes, Houston.
iexas; pr. S. Douglass Miller. ST.
Louis Mo.
Tine and place-Dr. Sylvester
smith, chairman. Philadelphia, Pa:
VI 'frll Absolom, New York City;
VI ". Hill. Clarksdale, Miss:
" NJ Brooks. st. Louis. Mo-:
VI H. ). Colum, Chicago, Ill
oolluary-Dr. J. b. Lowell, chair
man Philadelphia, Pa: DR.. Q. sB.
nns Washington. d. c.: and DR..
NuAFies Dunston. North Carolina. !
Dr. }. l.. Davis. presented the
chairman Of the clinic and program
Vommltlec, Dean Russell A. Dixon
sno 10 turn presented the speaker
lOT The symposium. ]. ID. INFLOW
"es president OF Maharry Medical
SCHOOL, who opened the discussion
on The future OF the Negro in |
dentistry and what the N. d. A.
van no about IT," He illustrated his
POINTS by means of charts and some
very pertinent facts in relation to
nis subject. The general discussion
was opened by DR.. James r. Pat
,erson. Remarks we're given by
D's. J. VI. Tunsley. Richmond. Va.
II. Turpin. Nashville. Tenn.
ssan OF Maharry Dental college,
W. Q. GarvIn. of the Howard Uni
,,ersfy Dental faculty. w. II. Collie
west Palm Beach, Fla. P. T. Wal
,e's' Macon. Ga. T.. T. Maverette.
howard University Dental faculty,
:. \. Jay. Frankfort. KY. r. A.
ward, Dorchester. N. j.. s. ].
lewis. Manassas. virginia. Dean
russell 4. Dixon. presented the
summary.
Ut A. II. Maloney. head OF the
apartment Of pharmacology, How
''o University College OF Medicine,
'ead a VOL prepared paper entitled