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Show I , . . . . . . , . . , , . . . . . , , . . , , , , , . r- r rDental - Dental Hygiene HygieneThe The Road to Health HealthBy HealthBy By DR . R . ALLEN GRIFFITHM GRIFFITH GRIFFITHTHE . . . . , . . , , , , , , . --M M - ' . , - MsueIS , , . . . --sue-I-S sue I S - . . - sueISTHE . " - - . , ' 1 THE DENTIST DENTISTsomething DENTISTA DENTISTSIICCIJSSFUL A ASUCCDSSFUL SUCCDSSFUL SIICCIJSSFUL dentist must be besomething besomething something ot of a surgeon , an artlstl artist artlstla artista , a sculptor and nnd i 1 a . mechanic He should shouldhave shouldhave shouldhave have the same understanding of the thelaws thelaws thelaws laws of physics , chemistry and biology biologythat biologythat biologythat that the physician should have Heshould He Heshould Heshould should have the same delicate skillthat 51.111 51111 skill 51.111that skillthat . that Is required of ot the successful succeS ! > ful sur Bur- Bur surgeon Burgeon sur- sur surgeon - - geon He must be a mechanic of the thehighest thehighest thehighest highest order and must be able to per per- perform perform perform - form these mechanical mechanlcnl operations upon uponlivIng uponliving uponliving livIng tissue tis'me tisme ' through an opening In Inthe inthe Inthe the face about two Inches aches ! wide wideThe wideThe wideThe The dentist's dentists ' education consists or of ofa ota . a four year course of 32 weeks and nnd 6days 6 6days 6days days In each week wet-k wet k - The dental stu stu- student stu- stu student student - - dent must study the same fundamental fundamentalsubjects fundamentalsubjects fundamentalsubjects subjects as the physician pbyslcim : : , such as an anatomy anatomy anatomy atomy , , physiology , pathology p'1thology p1thology ' , materia materiamedica materiamedica materiamedica medica , bacteriology , histology , chem chem- chemistry chemIstry chemistry - istry , etc ctc Besides he lie must study manyspecial many manyspeclal manyspecial speclal special dental subjects , . After he graduates gradu'1tes gradu1tes ' . , It if he e expects expectsto ects ectsI to keep up with the rapid advances or of ofhis othis . his profession , he must keep heep on study study- studyIng studyIng studying - ing and taking tahing special courses as long longas longas longas as he lives Uves , for no Individual can pos P9S- P9S pos- possibly P9Ssitly possibly - sibly sitly master the dental dent'll dentll ' art 1rt ' In theschools the theschooJs theschools schooJs schools alone nlone This Is [ s equally equaHy true ofmedicine ofmedicineThe of ofmedIcine ofmedicine medIcine medicineThe The dentist must have patients as aswell aswell aswell well as patience Few rew rev people go to tohIm tohim tohim hIm until unUl they have to , consequent consequent- consequently - ly they expect to be hurt and nnd are Inanything in innnything Inanything nnything anything but a cheerful frame ofmind of ofmind ofmind mind The dentist must do all aU thesmiling the the"mmn thesmiling "mmn mmn smiling " : ; for both himself and patient patientHis . . BIs His efTol efloi efToits ts is are seldom seJdom appreciated anl and anlhe andhe andhe ( he Is often regarded as a diagree disagree diagreeable disagreeable dibagreeable : , able necessityAll necessityAll necessity necessityAll All this Is about to change ch'1nge ch1nge ' The dayhas day daybas dayhas bas has parsed passed pa ed when the dentist will wlll belooked be belool belooked lool looked ed upon as a mere tooth carpenter.The carpenterThe carpenter . The public Is beginning to learn the re- re relation relation re relation - - lation between teeth and health , and andthe andthe andthe the dentist has h'1s h1s ' already learned th'1t th1t that th'1thIs thathis thathis ' hIs work has a far reaching effect eITect , not notonly notonly notonly only upon the health , but upon thevery the thevery thevery very life Ufe of his patient pntient patientThe pntientThe patientThe The day Is coming when the publicwill pubUc public pubUcw1l1 publicwill w1l1 will begin beglD to realise rea117e realize that to be welt well wellthey , they must have sound healthy he'1lthy he1lthy ' teeth teethin teethin teethIn in clean cle'1n cle1n ' healthy mouths They will willthen willthen willthen then associate the dentist with lIfe lIfeand lifeand lifeand and hope and health and south youth outh , Instead In Instead In- In Inste'ld - stead ste'ld steld ' of pain painWhen painWhen When dentistry denhstIJ has accomplIshed accomplishedIts Its wonderful stage of ot present day dayevolution dayevolution dayevolution evolution , the dentist will w11l no longer longerbe longerbe longerbe be avoided as long as possible He Hew1l1 Hewill Hewill w1l1 will be sought as one who brIngs brIngshealth bringshealth bringshealth health and comfort and freedom frompain from frompain frompain pain People will ' \ 1Il go to him , not be because te- te be- be tecause because - - cause they have toothache , but In or order or- or order order - der that they may not liave have tooth tooth- toothache toothache toothache - ache . Dentistry will w11l be looked upon uponas uponas uponas as a n pain and disease preventive and andwlll andwill andwill wlll will be welcomed as among the most mostuseful mostuseful mostuseful useful and popular professions professionsf professionsDEVELOPMENT f . * . * . DEVELOPMENT OFDENTISTRY OFDENTISTRYHHE OF OFDENTISTRY DENTISTRY DENTISTRYTHE - records of the practice of ot dentis dentis- dentistry dentistry dentistry - - HHE TilE THE try date back In the case of theEgyptians theEgyptians the theEgyptians Egyptians to somewhere about threethousand three threethousand threethousand thousand years before the Christianera Christian Christianera Christianera era . : Even Iven In this early period we webave wehave wehave bave have evidence that some methods were wereIn weren wereIn In ! n vogue for the prevention of ot dental dentaldIsease dentaldisease dentaldisease dIsease . For ror Instance , the EberB Ebers EberBpapyrI Eberspapyri Eberspapyri papyrI , probably compiled graduallyfrom gradually graduallyfrom graduallyfrom from 3000 B C . to 1500 B 0 , containthe contain containthe containthe the following prescription for strength strength- strengthening strengthening . - ening enlng the teeth : "Powder Powder " of flint flintstone flintstone flintstone stone one part , green lead one part parthoney , honey one part-to part to part - to be rubbed on tbe the tbeteeth theteeth theteeth teeth teethn n " teethShuJIs Skulls ShuJIs from trom the tombs of ot the Egyp JJgyp- JJgyp Egyptians JJgyptians gyp- gyp gypUans - - tians Uans have gold bands and fillings fi1l1ngs Inthe In Inthe inthe the teeth , and also show the ravagesof ravages ravagesof ravagesof of pvorrhea p30rrhea pyorrhea In Chinese history there thereare thereare thereare are many references made In regard regardto regardto to the care of the teeth and attempts attemptsto to prevent their .theIr thelr . decay . Relics He11cs of the ancient andent times show thatthe that thatthe thatthe the Egyptians g ptians , Babylonians , , Greeks.Romans GreeksRomans Greehs Greeks , . , Romans , all had a ssstem S3 stem of dentistryhowever dentistry , howe\ howe howeer howeser \ er crude It may have been . . In 1839 , the first firt ' ) college colIegl ' > of dentistry dentistrywas dentistrywas dentistrywas was established In the United States Statesat Statesat Statesat at Baltimore BaJUmore , and Dnd American dentlstry dentistry dentlstryhas dentistryhas dentistryhas has led fed [ die t11e he world since that time timeThe timeThe timeThe The progress of ot dentistry dentl try has been sorapid so sorapId sorapid rapId that today it Is being recognizedas recognIzedns recognIzed ns as second to no other science In its itsImportance ItsImportance ItsImportance Importance to good health and human humanwelfare humanwelfare humanwelfare humanwelfareThis welfare welfareThis This Is Its modern development-far development far developmentfarbeyond developmentfarbeyond development - farbeyond beyond that dreamed of In Egypt lgypr : gypr o or orGreece orGreece Greece The Th new theory Is simple simpleThe sImpleThe simpleThe The mouth , It says S'1YS S1YS ' . , Is somcthlnsover somethin something somethingover . ; : over which there Is sanitary sanIt'1ry sanIt1ry ' control controlIt controlIt controlIt It should be \ watched atched Instead lnste'ld lnsteld ' of ot being beingneglected beingneglected beingneglected neglected In the mouth are the teeth teethand teethand teethand and the teeth ha\ ha have hae hase \ e a direct relation to tothe tothe tothe the genel gcneial general al health'Iht healthThat health healthThat That 'Ih\t 'Ih Ih t ' ' \ prevention of decay of ot theteeth tht the theteeth ' " teeth and disease lsease of ot tbo the gums is Js possible pos possible possable sible sable to a great extent la Is the modernwatchword modern modernwatchworJ modernwatchword watchworJ watchword of dental dentalscience dental.scleace dentalscleace - , . -science science sclence It is ismuch ismuch Ismuch much better bettpr to pre\ pre prevent preent present \ ent dental troubles troublesthan troublesthan troublesthan than to hn\ hn has ha\e ha e hnc \ c a them to cureThe cureThe cure cureThe The same mea measu measures ur ; ' which are arc nec nee- nee nec- neeessnry necessary necessary - essary essnry to prevent dental dental troubles willalso wlJl will willalso also pi plevent prevent event other troubles that affectthe aJrect affect aJrectthe affectthe the human system . The mouth Is the gateway gl1te"ay gl1teay " throughwhich through throughwhJch throughwhjch whJch which everything much pass that en enters enters enters ters the tho body . On good , sound teeth teethand teethand teethand and a clean healthy mouth depend dependmastication dependmastication dependmastication mastication , digestion , nutrition , health.happiness healthhappiness health . , l1applness happiness and long life . Oral Ornl hygiene Is the latest offeringof alTeringof alTering offering of dental science to the w " world "orId orId orld It is isthe isthe Istho the science of taking tnl.mg tnlmg tnkrng . proper care of ofthe ofthe ofthe the teeth and mouth moulh to promote good goodhealth goodhealth goodhealth goodhealthSimple health healthSImple Simple mouth cleanliness will wUl pre pre- prevent pre- pre prevent prevent - - vent and cure disease and prolong Ufae IDe life lifeWestern . I W Western tern NowsDioer NCW8DII.DCr NCW8DIIDCr Nowsaaner . Union Unto ! . . . |