Evening star., 1951-10-15
British Youth.
Called Victims
0tDenta! Plan,
Meeting Here Is Told
SocioIized Program Y
Puts Stress on Adults
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By Wallace {. CIoyton

ne QenCal program 1Or Cn1l-
dren Under Britain's socialized
health service is a total failure, +"
a representative OF the British
Dental Association today told the
opening session Of the American
Dental Associations House of
Delegates.
DR.. CyrA de We're Green of Lon
don. official representative of his
country's dentists to the American
Dental Associations 92d annual
session here, said more than 80
per cent of Britain's SCHOOLGIRL
dren are without dental care of
any kind.
DR.. de We're Green was one Of
five representatives of foreign
dental groups who spoke at the
initial session of the House of
Delegates. a policy-making body
of 373 delegates representing 81
State and Territorial dental So
cities. More than $4,000 dentists
are in town for the meeting, and
nearly all of the National Guard
Armory has been taken over for
scientific sessions, clinics and ex-
hibits.
Concurrent Sessions.
The House of Delegates will meet
concurrently at the Hotel Statler
while the scientific program is
underway at the Armory.
DR.. de We're Green told the
delegates that under the British
program. emphasis is placed COM
pletely on adults, whose primary
concern is obtaining artificial
dentures after years of neglect.
Children, for whom preventa-
tive care would help avert a large
measure of dental ills that plague
the adult generation, are increas-
ingly neglected" he said.
Prevention Note Stressed.
The British dentist said that
under government control of the
health profession, sit is cheaper
for the State to maintain a pro-
gram of extractions and artificial
dentures than to extend the kind
of responsible dental treatment
pointed to preservation of teeth" "
In another attack on socialized
health programs, DR.. Edward j.
Mccormick of Toledo, Ohio, a
member of the Board of Trustees
of the American Medical Associa-
ton, warned that "the clock of
scientific achievement would be
turned back 100 years by gov
ernnaent control. :"
Dt. Harold w. Oppice. president
Of the dental association, told the
delegates one Of the most contro-
versial issues they will be facing
Is a proposal that Congress be
asked to include dentists under
the old age and survivors insur-
ance section Of the Social Secur-
ity Act.
Resolutions to that effect have
been proposed by the Hawaii Ter
ritorial Dental Society and the
Massachusetts, State Dental So
ciety.
In his annual report, DR.. Oppice
said he has told state groups dur
ing the year of the philosophical
inconsistency" that would result
should the association seek ex-
pansion Of the Social Security act
for individual benefit of dentists
while at the same time continue
to oppose compulsory health in
surance.
Sees Proposals Contradictory.
Pointing out the House is now
following policy urging Congress
to allow dentists to set aside a
portion of income to be untaxed,
as a backlog against retirement,
DR.. Oppice said:
"It seems improbable Congress
would give much consideration to
simultaneous demands by this
association for two such over
tapping and philosophically con-
Trajectory proposals for the Sc
curfty of dentists. This House
must choose which security plan
it will support before Congress
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Meanwhile, the Armory was
crowded with dentists, technicians
and members of allied professions,
who were viewing the numerous
commercial and scientific exhibits
and motion pictures on technical
subjects, which are set up on the
f1rstsfloor drill hall.
Become Fellows of College.
At convocation of the Ameri-
can College Of Dentists at the
Hotel Mayfower yesterday, six
Washington area dentists and IA
Government and armed forces
dentists were made fellows of the
: college. There were 145 dentists
from throughout the Nation
awarded Fellowships in the Col
lege.
Honored were Drs. Woodson T
Birthwright, E. Milburn Colvin
jr.; Francis j. Fabrizio, w. Marion
Falls and Walter A. Rath of
Washington, and George B. Glen.
denim of Bethesda.
Also Drs. Stanton N. Bordner
William M. Goodwin and jerome
j. Hiniker of the Veterans Ad.
ministration; DR.. Henry F. Candy
of the United States Public Health
Service; Drs. Kenneth M. Broe.
samle, Robert A. Colby, Stepher
T. Kasper, Charles E. Meyers
Gerald L. Parke and Clay Bolane
of the Navy; Drs. Herman H
Kothe, Paul A. Miller and George
H. Moulton of the Army, and DR.
Jack M. Messner of the Air Force
Senator Hunt Honored.
Senator Hunt, Democrat, O.
Wyoming, dentist, also wa
awarded a fellowship.