Baylor University College of Dentistry - Baylor Burr Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Passersby stopped to view the tableau, or take pictures. Perhaps the greatest impression was made on the younger genera- tion who wanted to see whether or not the tube really had green toothpaste. ————— The true fabricators failed to receive credit for their public relations achievement. As the snow began to melt, the original sculptors returned to prove their professional interest by checking the tooth for cavities. 125

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When patients canceled their appointments, a group of seniors made a huge snow tooth, toothbrush and tube of toothpas te on the lawn between the Dental College and the hospital. The newspapers printed a picture of it .. . television covered it ... many groups were photographed with it . . . and, in one instance, the hygiene students even received credit. 124

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Figure A Figure B This twenty-five-year-old white male was first admitted to Baylor Dental College in an ambulatory state in September, 1960. On admission, the chief complaint was a dumbness in the area of dentistry. Family history concerning the problem was negative. Past history included four years of confinement at Baylor University in Waco in preparation for his treatment at this institution. On release from the institution in Waco Dr. McCarthy and staff agreed, after much pleading and persuasion by the patient, to undertake the solution of the problem here. During his first year at BDC, Drs. Biggs, Wagner and Matthews attended to gross abnormalities present in the anatomical, biochemical and histological makeup of the patient. The above photographs were taken, respectively, during and after completion of an oral anatomic evaluation by Dr. Biggs which proved to be a com- plete failure. (See Fig. A and Fig. B). During his second year the patient had been suffering from acute pathological and physiological insufficiency most of the year (Allbright’s Syndrome, etc.). Mr. Smith from the Baylor Hospital Pharmacy, suggested an approach to the problem Figure C Figure D