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Show 1. W. G. WIPLE ELECTED TO OFFICE BY DENTISTS San Francisco, Aug. 31. Methods of the Illinois stato board of dental examiners were criticised and now officers of-ficers were elected today at tho closing clos-ing session of tho National Association Associa-tion of Dental Examiners, meeting in conjunction with the Pacific -Dental congress. Criticism of tho Illinois board was contained in resolutions adopted. "In view of tho IrrogularitioB that havo 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 tho National Association of Dental Examiners that it is to the detriment of tho profession of dentistry, den-tistry, where applications to tho state board aro made without the Indorsement Indorse-ment of the stato dental society; and it Is further resolved that tho association asso-ciation refuse to accept any recommendations, recom-mendations, under reciprocity agreements, agree-ments, from tho Illinois board, as at present constituted." Officers elected wero: President, Dr. C. M McCauley, Texas; vice presidents pres-idents fPflKtV Tlr A XT T)nrrT1l,l Philadelphia, Pa.; (west) Dr. W. G. Dalrymple, Ogden, Utah; (south) Dr. W. F. Walz, Lexington, Ky. Bad teeth causo many communicable communica-ble 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 stato hospital for tho Insane at Medfleld, Mass. He said he found bix tooth brushes, among 1700 patients, and only two patients whose teeth wero properly cared for. |