The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-10
East Coast Dental Society
Opens Midsummer Convention
AT La COnCha This Morning
One Hundred Forty Dent
lists And Families Here;
President A. L. Cartee
Installed Tomorrow

With nearly l4U dentists and
their families in the city, the
East Coast Dental Society, which
extends from Key West to Vero
Beach, opened its convention this
morning in the La Concha Hotel
Ballroom.
Mayor Willard M. Albury gave
a short speech of welcome to the
visiting dentists, and DR.. William
r. Warren responded for the local
medical profession. Response
was by DR.. A. w. Kellner of Hol-
lywood. DR.. John C. Gekeler gave
the invocation.
A lecture on Dental Econom-
ics'' by DR.. Carl F. Damerow of
Vero Beach stressed the point
that dentists must charge fair
fees for their work. 1t is too
much credit and low fees that
hurt detist's economics more
than other things, DR.. Damerow
said. There should be some eco
nomical system whereby the in
digent may be supplied with dem
tai service, DIR. Damerow also
pointed out.
Three reels of clear cleverly
filmed motion pictures on the
physiology and mechanics of mas
tication were presented before
luncheon adjournment. Begin
ming with the lower animals ac-
tual photos of the methods of
chewing of rabbits, elephants,
cows were illustrated. The mas
tication of man was then fully
illustrated. Animated cartoons
of the functions not only included
detailed physiological illustra-
ton, but important points of the
mechanical movements Of the
teeth. Balanced occlusion, or the
proper set of the teeth. was Stress
cd, and il was clearly brought out
how modern dentistry has sue
ceeded in reproducing the proper
movements in artificial dentures
or plates.
This afternoons session will in
clude a lecture and clinic by DIR.
j. Russell Mitchell on Crown
and Bridge Work. special atten-
ton to aesthetic abutment pieces
ON vital teeth" A banquet at 7:30
o'clock tonight. a cocktail party
at 8 p. m, given by DR.. and Mrs.
Armando Cobo at the Army Bar
racks, and a dance at Club Mira
mar at 10 p. m, will conclude the
day.
Tomorrow morning dental ex-
hibits will include the following.
Adult Orthodontia" by DR.. Roy
T. Bovard; Lower Partials" by
DIR, r. w. Burch: Gold Foil and
Alloy" by DIR. Eugene v. Denault;
''Radiontia" by DR.. G.. j. Ellison;
Lower Dentures'' by DR. T. L.
Fitz Gibbon; use Of AnalgeSia in
General Dentistry" by Or. Irving
Gordon: Simple Cast Fixed
Bridge Technique" by DR.. T. Car
los Henslee and Or. Joe B. Fu-
qua: Tooth Formoin Reservation
of Crowns of Teeth. DR. F. l..
Olds; Indirect Tnlays", DR.. L. d.
Pankey, and Visual Education"
by DR. Albert E. Rosenthal.
A paper on Relative Tissue
Changes and Technique Incident
10 the Treatment of Periodonto-
clasia", DIR. j. Harold Klock, will
conclude the matinee session.
AT business meeting at l b. m.
tomorrow DR.. II L. Cartee of Mi
ami will be installed as prcsi-
dent, Election of other officers
viii also take place. The conven-
ton win be concluded with tours
Of the many night clubs in the
city.
Most of the dentists and their
families arrived last night and
this morning. but many Of them
are stu coming in.
East Coast Dental Society Of
fieers are: Or, E. B. Penn, presi-
dent: Dr.. II. I. cartee, president
elect: DR.. I. A. Price, first vice.
president, d., E. c. Lunsfora. sec
ond president; DR.. ]. s. Nc
Kenzie, Jr, secretary treasurer.
DIR, T. c. Henslee. librarian: DR..
B. L. wilkerSon. delegate to ex-
ecutive council.