Evening star., 1951-10-15
British Youth
Called Victims
Of Dental Plan
Meeting Here Is Told
Sociolized Program
Puts Stress on Adults
By Wallace (. Clayton

BY WolIoce {. CIoyton
The dental program for chill
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.. Cyril 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 go
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 54
State. and Territorial dental So
cities. More than 10000 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-
lngly 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
ernment control. :"
DR.. Harold w. Oppfce, 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:
1T 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
curity of dentists. This House
must choose which security plan
it will support before Congress
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
flrst-floor drill hall.
Become Fellows of College.
At a convocation of the Ameri-
can College of Dentists at the
Hotel Mayflower yesterday, SIX
Washington area dentists and IA
Government and armed forces
dentists were made fellows of the
college. There were 145 dentist.
from throughout the Natior
awarded Fellowships in the Col.
lege.
Honored were Drs. Woodson T
Birthwright, E. Milburn Colvin
---ir.;; Francis j. Fabrizio, w. Marior
Falls and Walter A. Rath OF
Washington, and George B. Glen
denim of Bethesda.
Also Drs. Stanton N. Bordner
William M. Goodwin and Jerom,
j. Hiniker of the Veterans Ad.
ministration; DR.. Henry F. Canb,
of the United States Public Health
Service; Drs. Kenneth M. Broe
samle, Robert A. Colby, Stephel
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