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Show "Sowar 'til D Dental racketeers are menacing your ftal. looflegger! fast dollar, set --themselves up as "dentists." Theynittractpeople'brpreading the word that-th-ey are "much cheaper" than licensed dentists. "Why go to them?" they ask. "After all, a dentist will only take impfessionrand send them to us. We're the ones who really make the dental ' health with a multimillion-dolla- r health fraud. ng Unscrupulous dental laboratory technicians,-defyiFederal and state laws, are actually performing bootleg dentistry upon many thousands of persons all over the nation. These operators are not qualified dentists. Some did not even attend high school, and in many cases all the dental knowledge they pos coast-to-coa- st . appliances. Why not skip the middleman and save all that money?" Let me explain why they are wrong. -- A dentist, you see, does far more than merely ifit a crown, bridger or other appliance into the mouth of a patient. He mptl fit it to the body as well. Artificial teeth not only function locally but have an important effect upon the entire body because of the forces that are utilized tissues and bone upon which they rest, and the food that is eaten. The dentist must answer these vital questions f - sess was obtained by mail-ordschooling I .YeT they do not hesitate to solicit "patients" and perform complex procedures ranging from extracting teeth to making bridgework or full - plates for them. The unfortunate fact is that their customers go to them willingly, lured by promises of denprices. Each year, By CHARLES .H. PATTON, D.D.S, tistry at bargain-basemeAre the dentures the correct height so that President, American Dental Association many millions of dollars are funneled into the natural facial appearance is not changed? Do coffers of the charlatans. Sooner or later, their the jaws work properly? (If not, a patient can road to victims learn that there is no cut-rabe afflicted with , excruciating ear and neck dental health. Let me. cite just a few of the tragic results that have come to light. pains): How is speech affected? Are the dentures hurting supportingL bone or tissue? Do teeth come together as they should ? housewife had to lose more than a dozen In Illinois, a 3 'v A s perfectly sound teeth that might have lasted her a lifetime. Improperly made clasps on a bridge prepared by a dental bootlegger put the wrong consequences can result if any one of these points is Serious and a licensed dentist searches for the answers. He has kind of pressure on her own teeth, causing them to loosen. By the time devoted thousands of hours to the study of the complex physiological, she went to a qualified dentist, it was too late to save' them. factors -- required to diagnose and treat denShe was one of the more fortunate ones, at that. In a Western stater biological; "and tal ills. Moreover, he is trained to look for diseases that reveal their a woman must remain toothless for the rest of her life because her first symptoms in the mouth and teeth oral cancer, diabetes, certain mouth cannot support artificial teeth of any kind. Poorly made denheart diseases, and other ailments. Illegal technicians do not they tures, constructed for her by a technician, so altered the bone rjdges cannot 'possess-th-i- s that there is nothing left to support a dental appliance. knowledge.- r And they are breaking the law as well. Legally, only a licensed denIn Missouri, a small boy must wear a bridge for the remainder of his days because of a dental bootlegger's bungling. tist is permitted to diagnose or determine the design of a denture or Tn NVw York Stn tp n. sfnrplcppnpr rlpvpTnnprl spvprp tIiVpsHva trmrhlp to work in enforcement " because of bootleg dentistry. Chewing was so painful following sessions agencies are bringing these violators to book. with a charlatan that he was swallowing his food in large chunks. My urgent advice is this: Don't put yourself or any member of your In Ohio, a mother of"four young children became so severely underfamily into the untrained hands of a dental bootlegger. Make sure you have work done only by licensed dentists highly trained professional nourished that she nearly died of influenza.. Her mouth had been that, she was unable to eat at all. '. people whose "shingles" outside their offices and im their -- cards state-tha- t I want to make one point clear. The vast majority of dental labora they are actually dentists. On their walls are diplomas from accredited dental schools. On the other hand, the bootlegger is easily These employ tories in America are certainly efficient and skilled technicians who are trained to prepare dentures and other recognized: he operates in a laboratory, he has no diploma from a dental schoolphe does not call himself a dentist. appliances in accordance with a dentist's instructions. However, a number of fringe operators and their employees are Allowing him to work in your mouth can cost you more than money. It may even cost you something far more precious your health. causing all the trouble. These individuals, interested only in making a er . H . in. i.,i.i-.,iri,i- nmrwrnnnTTr-- i nt te . ' " ' - ' . : - d law-abidin- g. Unscrupulous technicians can give you bargain-baseme- nt prices Weekly COVER: Photographed by Ozzie Sweet, dark-hairKathleen Johnson from Trenton, N. J., is the sixth Miss Somebody to grace Family Weekly's cover. Read about her on page 6. ed IIOHARO S. DAVIDOW WAITER C. DREYFUS .PATRICK f . O'ROURKE MORTON FRANK May 7,1961 Board of Editors I President avd Publisher Vice President Advertising Director Director of Publisher Relations Send oil advertising communications to Family Weekly, 153 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, III. Address all communications about editorial features to Family Weekly, 60 E. 56th St., New York 22, N. Y, , 96t, and a lifetime of trouble ERNEST V. HEYN Editor-in-Ch- id BEN KARTMAN Executive, Editor ROBERT FITZGIBBON Managinq Editor MARGARET BELL Feature Editor PHILLIP DYKSTRA Art Director MELANIE DE PROFT Food Editor Bob Driscoll, John Hochmann, Jerry Klein, Harold London, Murray Miller, Jack Ryan; Peer Oppenheimer, Hollywood. FAMILY WEEKLY MAGAZINE, INC., 153 N. M ichigan Ave., Chicago 1, III. All rights reserved. |