Show STATE DENTAL GROUP HOLDS HOLD'S ANNUAL MEET More Than Utah Doctors in Attendance at Session Socialized or government controlled con conS trolled institutional dispensaries will wil put both medicine and dentistry on a department store basis and the public public pub pub- lic lie will be the thc losers Dr J. J F. F Chris Chris- of Los Angeles said in addressIng addressing address address- ing lag the fourth forty annual meeting of the Utah State Dental association at the Newhouse hotel Friday More than dentists from al all parts parle o of the state heard Dr Chris ChrIs- speak on The Relation of Certain tain thin Professional Trends to Private practice Free health service as a necessity is being instilled in the thoughts and minds of the people Dr Christain Christain- sen said This trend is emphasized by the government and state free clinics established to cover the period o of economic unbalance and by the 1500 or more free tree or part pay dental denta clinics now in operation in our coun coun- tr try Presumably these clinics clinies are conducted conducted con ducted in the interests of ot patients in inthe inthe the he lower financial 31 brackets The idea that all health service is a right of citizenship the same as bodily protection pro pro- is gaining support in certain large social groups Discusses Discuss's Public Reaction The order of ot the day is change motion mo mo- ion tion and action irrespective of known values direction results or time hon ored practices he said usually i the public demands that of 0 vh h h it is reminded The public attitude is impressed by and is in Cuneo to adopt as ns its own that which it t reads and that which it sees secs T Tell an individual or a community anything long enough and often otten enough and faith in its truth will vill almost almost al 31 al- al most certainly be bc established Dr said It may not be well understood or acknowledged toda today tha that hat t extension of ot the form of socialized social social- zed health service now established vill will make socialization more complete complete com com- The chief work accomplished by b- organized organized or or- dentistry during the past year rear was the education of the public publico to o the advantages of proper care o of childrens children's teeth both from the financial finan cial saving which results from earl early care and the physical protection which comes from the same thing thIne Dr A. A C C. Wherry president of the American Dental association told the meeting First Permanent Tooth Many disfigured features result from rom the loss of the year six molar I Dr Wherry said Contrary to general general gen general eral public knowledge that tooth is the he first permanent tooth and when itis Itis it its is s lost the jaw never develops to the proper proportions Loss of that tooth is not only a mattel matter mat mat- tel ter ci- ci of ot disfigurement but it results in improper breathing which lowers the resistance of ot the child through the lack nek of proper utilization of oxygen in n the air he said Propaganda to combat the childs child's fear car of the dentist was another activity activity ac- ac of organized dentistry Dr Wherry said Children no longer fear ear the dentist as much because pain jam has been eliminated through the he wide use of oC the nerve blocking system m and pain was the sole basis of ot that fear Technical addresses were given during the day by Dr E. E E E. Bailey of Denver Dr E. E E. E Abernethy of Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma Ta Ta- coma Wash and Dr Harold F. F Hawkins Hawkins Haw Haw- kins of ot Los Angeles Several round roundtable roundtable table able technical discussions were held I at the luncheon hour Milton Millon E. E Lipman city treasurer gave jave the address of ot welcome and Dr E E. 2 A. A Hunt president ent of ot the association association tion ion presided and delivered the annual annual an nu nual l presidents president's address Th The meeting will close Saturday night |