The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-03
.HYG|EN|STS IN
 STATE SESSION
Interesting Program O1 Addresses, Exhibits to
 Feature Convention

A program of informative talks by leaders in their respective fields has been arranged for the several hundred dental hygienists from all parts of the state who will attend a two-day meeting of the Conn Dental Hygienists' association in the Hotel Taft, New Haven, open- ing Thursday morning at 9:30. The meeting is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alfred Civilion Tones of Bridgeport who passed away last March.
 pr. Zones was the originator of mouth hygiene as it is being taught and practiced in the schools today and in honoring his memory the as- sociation has arranged a compre- hensive program designed to ac- quaint members of the associat tion with the newest theories and prac- tices in their profession, 1t was an- nounced this morning by Mrs. Mol lie K. Jaffe of New Haven, president of the association.
 Addresses Listed
 Dr. Howard w. Haggard, profess sor of applied physiology at Yale university, will address the group Thursday afternoon at 2:45 on Re cent Advances in Medicine and Their Significance" Visual Educa- tion" will be the subject of an ad- dress Friday morning at 10:45 by Dr. Walter E. Briggs of Attleboro, Mass, who has been active in stimulating interest among general practitioners in dental health service for children.
 The Friday afternoon session will be featured by a discussion Of Methods and Devices of Educa- tional Work" by Dr. H. Shirley Dwy- CT, supervisor in the division of den- tai service of the New York city department of health. Dr. Dwyer is a former president of the chill dren's dentistry section of the Sec ond District Dental society, and a former president of the New York state chapter for the Association of Promotion of Dentistry for Chil- dren.
 An outstanding feature of the meeting will be the health exhibits, including posters arranged under the direction of Miss Helen King, dental hygienist in the Naugatuck public schools, frieze and posters displayed by the state department of health under the direction of Miss Eunice Nickerson, and dental exhibits by the Connecticut Dairy and Food Council under the direc- tion of Miss Helen Johnson.
 Towns in addition to Naugatuck whose schools will be represented in the poster display are: New Bri- tain, under the direction of Miss Helen Large; Bridgeport, Miss Ann Conroy; Hartford Miss Grace Rud- man; and New Haven, Miss Lea Gold.
 Nutrition Clinic
 Miss Lillian SharaSheff of Hart ford, ar alumna of the Guggenheim dental clinic, will have charge of the nutrition clinic, showing the different types of food and their effect on teeth.
 These exhibits will be on display on the mezzanine floor of the Hotel Taft and will be open to the public during the course of the meeting.
 The hygienists and the wives of dentists throughout the state att tending the Connecticut State Den- al Association meetieng which is also being held in New Haven this week, will be the guests of the dental group at tea in the YWCA Thursday afternoon from 3:3O to 5.
 Business Meetings
 Two business meetings will be held, one on Thursday morning at 10, and another Friday afternoon at 3, when officers for the coming year will be elected, a resolution will be adopted on the death of Dr.. Tones, and various committee re- ports will be submitted.
 Speakers in addition to those men, toned above will include Larry l.. Joblin of Cleveland Dental Co.,, who will discuss "The Care of Instru- ments and How to Get the Most from them" Thursday at II a. m., and E. R. Dejon, medical supervisor of the Southern New England Tele- phone Co.,, who will talk on the subject, First Aid and American Red Cross, Friday at 10. MT. Dejon directs all health activities of the Telephone company and is also as- sociated with American Red Cross as director of first aid in the New