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...rays enables him to see clearly the condition of an ill-shaped jaw, or of misplaced teeth, and exactly what has happened to a fractured jaw. In a perfectly equipped dental laboratory or operating room, such as the new Dental Building contains, one may see in use a great variety of apparatus in which electrical current, compressed air, gas, and water are all ingeniously applied to producing a great variety of delicate and exquisite effects. The work to be done is all exact, and much of it is minute. The whole Dental Building illustrates the thorough application...
...face, because the delightful human gesture called a smile usually uncovers the teeth. Next comes the process of filling or stopping the second teeth, which arrests that mysterious and perverse disintegration or decay of the bony part of the teeth which is called caries. I have already mentioned the great improvement in the materials and apparatus for filling which chemistry and physics have combined to provide. The extraction of teeth is a confession of professional failure. The dentist has not succeeded in keeping them. In many cases, of course, he has had no chance to do so. Anaesthetics and good...
Just as preventive medicine anticipates for itself a great public function in the prevention of disease and the promotion of health among the mass of the population, so dentistry looks forward to rendering public service. It is looking forward to thorough inspection of school children as regards teeth, nose, and throat, and believes it can render a great service to the community through the establishment of this systematic inspection at public expense. It is already rendering a large amount of gratuitous service to the poor in hospitals and infirmaries. It looks forward to a great increase in the amount...
...first act, there was great uncertainty as to the success of the place. The mechanics of the supernaturalism were imperfectly worked, and the utmost good-will was necessary in order to obtain more than momentary illusion. Yet the audience, if puzzled, was clearly interested and, for the most part, sympathetic. The second act showed substantial improvement. The actors were more at home in their parts, the lines were read better, and the wit of the dialogue more frequently crossed the footlights. The gradual rise in tone, the gaining of the serious upon the comic element, which...
...collection of class dues. A considerable deficit remains from last year which must be cleared off before we can undergo the expenses consequent on the Junior Dance and the other class events which are in contemplation. The work of the committee is arduous enough at best, but a great amount of satisfaction would be afforded by the hearty co-operation of every Junior. The class officers confidently hope that all members of the class will do their share to expedite the work of the committee, and be glad of this chance to show their loyalty and support...