OCR Text |
Show -rR. W. G. DALRYMPLE U of Ogden, who was elected vice president of the National Association of Dental Den-tal Examiners at the San Francisco convention of the organization. OHOENTISTIS" ELECTEQTO OFFICE W. G. Dalrymple Chosen Vice President; Illinois Board Criticised. SAN FEANCISCO, Aug. 31 Methods Meth-ods of the Illinois state board of dental examiners were criticised and new officers were elected today at the closing session of the National Association Associa-tion of Dental Examiners, meeting in conjunction with the Pacific Dental congress. Criticism of the Illinois board was contained in resolutions adopted. "In view of the irregularities that have existed in the conducting of examinations ex-aminations by the Illinois state board of examiners during the past two years," the resolution said, "it is the opinion of the National Association of Dental Examiners that it is to the detriment of the profession of dentistry, den-tistry, where applications to the state board are made without the indorsement indorse-ment of the state dental society'; and it is further resolved that the association associa-tion refuse to accept any recommendations, recommenda-tions, under reciprocity agreements, from the Illinois board, as at present constituted.' ' Officers elected were: President, Dr. C. M. McCauley, Texas: vice presidents (east). Dr. A. H. Reynolds, Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, Pa.; (west) Dr. W. G. Dalrymple, Ogden, Utah; (south) Dr. W. F. Walz, Lexington, Jiy. Bad teeth cause many communicable diseases, declared speakers before the Panama-Pacific Dental congress. They urged higher dental standards and more general education. Dr. Frederick Keys of Boston reported re-ported upon conditions at. the state hospital hos-pital for the insane at Medfield, Mass. He said he found six tooth brushes among 1700 patients, and only two patients whose teeth were properly cared for. |