Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery - Dental Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 186 of the 1935 volume:

. t D |V A|1 (r-in ' A! DR. WILLARD COLE RAPPLEYE [ Columbia (Hntoe rsitp tntfjfCttptOrtogork College of ipfjpsictans ano Surgeons Hibrarp : ' ■; ,? Ill I I ! II III II III am JS H 1 DENTAL COLUMBIAN 41 run 4 M V VL_y THE ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BODY SCHOOL OF DENTAL and ORAL SURGERY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY D R DANIEL Z1SKIN The inspiring teacher, the sympathetic adviser, whose fine personality and whose deep devotion to the highest interests of the student and to the greatest service of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery have endeared him to the hearts of all. DANIEL E. ZISKIN, D.D.S. Chairman of Diagnosis Department c o N T E N T S BOOK I FACULTY BOOK II CLASSES BOOK III FEATURES BOOK IV ACTIVITIES BOOK V FRATERNITIES BOOK VI ORAL HYGIENE The Dental Columbian of 1935 has a two-fold purpose; to recall in the future the friendships and associations which have been indelibly impressed upon our minds during the past four years, and to express the spirit of modern dentsitry as portrayed in the activities of the students. An attempt has been made to depict the enormous strides of dentistry in asserting its right to be classified as an exact science. The scientific approach toward problems of the student, with the aid of modern facilities and up-to-date equipment has been presented throughout the entire book, with the hope that it will be a constant reminder of the progress of dentistry; that it will inspire each student to strive not only for his personal amelioration end accomplishment, but for the better advancement of the dental profession. Let us, therefore, assume our titles with responsibility, not ambition; with hope not complacence. Forward! 1935 THE DENTAL COLUMBIAN Editor-in-Chief HARRY H. KAPLAN, Jr. Business Manager Advertising Manager DAVID S. SALZBERG ISIDORE G. SCHAFFER Faculty Adviser DR. HOUGHTON HOLLIDAY THE MEDICAL CENTER LU I X Q_ THE LIBRARY ORAL SURGERY A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Few tilings in the development of professional education in America have been more interesting or more significant than the happenings oj recent years in respect to Dental and Oral Surgery. Not only has research in this field oj therapeuti cs and surgery been carried vigorously forward to very great public advantage, but the standards oj this branch oj the medical profession have been steadily raised at one important institution after another. The result is to make Dental and Oral Surgery, in all essentials, a branch oj general medicine and surgery, as it should, oj course, be. The preliminary scientific knowledge and the general medical and sur ucal training which should underlie the specific study of Dental and Oral Surgery are increasingly insisted upon, with the result that the dental practitioners of today and tomorrow who are being graduated from institutions of the highest class will be members of a newly invigorated and newly distinguished profession. I con- gratulate the students of Dental and Oral Surgery on the outlook which opens before them. Nicholas Murray Bvti.er NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER, LL.D. (Cantab.), D.Litt. (Oxon.). Hon.D. (Paris) President of the University WILLARD COLE RAPPLEYE, A.M., M.D. Dean College of Physicians and Surgeons Dean School of Dental and Oral Surgery ARTHUR TAYLOR ROWE, D.D.S. Associate Dean and Professor oj Dentistry Secretary to the Faculty IN MEMORIAM ALFRED OWRE, D.M.D., M.D., CM., A.B., Sc.D. (Hon.) 1870 — 1935 It is with deepest sorrow that we record the passing of former Dean Alfred Owre. The demise of this dauntless pioneer brings to a close a long and brilliant scientific and educational career. He iabored unceasingly to bring about a closer cooperation between medical and dental practice, and the results he obtained will stand as an immortal monument to his memory. But there are higher secrets of culture, which are not for the apprentice, but for proficients. These are lessons for the brave. We must know our friends under ugly masks. The calamities are our friends. We wish to learn philosophy by rote, and play at heroism. But the wiser God says, ' Take the shame, the poverty and the penzl sol!! uc!e, that belong to truth-speaking. ' Try the rough water as well as the smooth. Rough water can teach lessons worth knowing. When the state is unquiet, personal qualities are more than ever decisive. Fear not a revolution which will constrain you to live five years in one. Don ' t be so tender at making an enemy now and then. Be willing to go to Coventry sometimes, and let the popu- lace bestow on you their coldest contempts. The finished man of the world must eat of every apple once Popularity is for dolls. — Emerson: Conduct of Life FACULTY We are indeed fortunate to be graduates of a school with a faculty which is an extremely well-knit and compact group and which at the same time is individual enough in its interpretations to present various approaches to dental problems. We feel that as we progress, the consideration of many possibilities will guide us in arriving at a solution. The class of 1935 is sincerely grateful to the faculty and to its head Dr. Rowe, for their efforts in moulding us into a group imbued with the spirit of true health service. 1 qj Jl At itnh • |]_piumnian Oral Surgery HENRY S. DUNNING, D.D.S., M.D., B.S., F.A.C.S. Professor of Dentistry francis s. McCaffrey, b.s., d.d.s. douglas b. pArker, m.d., d.d.s. Assistant Professor of Dentistry Associate Professor of Dentistry ADOLPH BERGER, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. William Carr Professor of Oral Surgery SAMUEL BIRENBACH, D.D.S. MORRIS A. ZIMMER, D.D.S. Instructor Instructor ALBIN R. SEIDEL, D.M.D. JOSEPH SCHROFF, B.S., M.D., D.D.S. Instructor Associate Professor of Dentistry . . Page 22 . . the itnh Mummm Operative Dentistry LEROY L. HARTMAN, D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry GEORGE F. LINDIG, D.D.S. IRVIN L. HUNT, Jr., D.D.S. Instructor Instructor MAURICE BUCHBINDER, B.S.. D.D.S. Assistant Professor of Dentistry MILTON ROBERT MILLER, B.S., D.D.S. EMERIC ANGELUS, D.D.S. Assistant Assistant JAMES M. DUNNING, A.B., D.D.S. WILLIAM MILLER, B.S., D.D.S. Assistant Assistant Page 23 . m itmbl r- jflpiumfniDiian Oral Histology ; _____ CHARLES F. BODECKER, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. Professor of Dentistry EDMUND APPLEBAUM, D.D.S. JOSEPH BERKE, D.D.S. Instructor Pedodontia Instructor EWING C. McBEATH, D.D.S., B.S., B.M., M.D. Associate Professor of Dentistry LEWIS R. STOWE, D.D.S. Assistant Professor of Dentistry SOLOMON N. ROSENSTEIN, B.S.. D.D.S. Instructor . . Page 26 . . unit itum ilUUTMM Oral Anatomy M. RUSSELL STEIN, D.D.S. Instructor MOSES DIAMOND, D.D.S. Associate Professor of Dentistry JACOB ERDREICH, D.M.D. Assistant Orthodontia n®m LEUMAN M. WAUSH, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. Professor of Dentistry and Director of Orthodontia Clinic HENRY U. BARBER, Jr., D.D.S. Instructor FRANK E. RIANS, D.D.S. Instructor Page 27 tht dental! i)|piuimiDiDan Medical Departments noun CHARLES C. LIEB, A.B., M.D. Hosack Professor of Pharmacology MAXWELL KARSHAN, B.S., A.M., Ph.D.. Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry FREDERICK P. GAY, A.B., M.D. Professor of Bacteriology MAURICE N. RICHTER, B.S., M.D. Assistant Professor of Pathology WALTER R. BEAVEN. D.D.S. SOLON N. BLACKBERG, D.V.M., B.S., Ph.D. Instructor in Pharmacology Instructor in Pharmacology MELVILLE HUMBERT, A.B., B.S., D.D.S. THEODOR ROSEBURY, D.D.S. Instructor in Pharmacology Instructor in Bacteriology . . Page 30 . . Medical Departments BERN B. GALLAUDET, A.B., A.M., M.D. Associate Professor of Anatomy Deceased SAMUEL DETWILER, Ph.B.. A.M.. Ph.D., M.Sc. WILLIAM M. ROGERS, B.S., Ph.D. Professor of Anatomy Assistant Professor of Anatomy ADOLPH ELWYN, B.S., A.M. Assistant Professor of Neurology AURA E. SEVERINGHAUS, B.S., A.M., Ph.D. MARY C. HRUBETZ, A.B., A.M. Assistant Professor of Anatomy Instructor in Physiology and Pharmacology RUSSELL L CARPENTER, B.S., Ph.D. ALEITA H. SCOTT, A.B., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Anatomy Assistant Professor of Physiology . . Page 31 . . At fatal f oluimlniiaii Clinical Staff MRS. LOUISE G. SEELIGMAN ROSE P AMY FLORENCE FRANCE CLARA SMITH MARION BARBUSCIA GERALDINE DUNN CATHERINE SHULTZ JEAN BERMONT DOREEN OLEARY CHRISTINE GLASS KATHERINE W.KINGSBURY HELEN POMODOR . . Page 32 . . ht itmn s- ] p nvmun Administration Staff MRS. MARGUERITE G. McKENZIE Assistant to the Dean MRS. ALICE L. FITZGERALD MRS. ELLIN RICHARDSON Secretary to the Dean ■ In Charge of Social Service MRS. GRACE BAKER Assistant to the Dean Technicians JOHN C. FREEMAN J. F. NOEL ROBERT WRONG . Page 33 . CLASSES It has always been the principle of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery to choose a small select group of students. In this way it has been possible to provide for more individual instruction and for closer contact between instructor and student. There is also greater op- portunity for the students themselves to become more intimate and thereby make their introduction to the profession companionable and pleasant. , m — Ac denial oiiumioap IN TRIBUTE Arthur N. Cross was born, reared, and had his early education in Rens- slaer, New York. When fourteen, he adopted his father ' s calling and started work in an engineering plant in Albany, studying at the same time with the Scranton Correspondence School of Mechanical Engineering. In 1900 he became associated with Dr. Fred A. Peeso, in Philadelphia and assisted the latter both at the chair and in the laboratory. When Dr. Peeso opened a post-graduate school and clinic in 1902, Mr. Cross served as an instructor. It was at about this time that he was graduated from Brown College Preparatory. After continuing as an instructor with Dr. Peeso at the University of Pennsylvania Dental Division, Mr. Cross became affiliated, in 1919, with Columbia, and has remained ever since despite the various changes which the school has undergone. We of the senior class have long looked to Mr. Cross as a comforting personality and as a man upon whom we can rely for help when laboratory difficulties present themselves. He is a jolly fellow, very popular with the students, and respected by all. It is a pleasure to pay tribute to so marvelously competent a worker. We bid him au revoir — we shall return to renew old friendship and laugh over old times. . Page 36 . hi mm s- elumoian ARTHUR N. CROSS . . Page 37 . . Ink MtaiM aiuwman ELMER P. CROSBY Vice-President MANUEL GOTTLIEB President DAVID S. SALZBERG Student Council ISSACHER YAVELOW Student Council OKE V. WIBELL Student Council JOHN D. GILL Secretary JOSEPH D. WALSH Student Council SENIOR CLASS HISTORY i. September . . . Forty-nine of us, from C.U., N.Y.U., C.C.N.Y., Pitkin Avenue, Ben- sonhurst, the Bronx, and points West, purchase one Gray ' s, one Cunningham ' s Manual, and a bag-full of tools, stroll into the Anatomy room and become the Class of 1935. Cadavers, muslin covered, all very cold and smelly, are assigned. We fight down fear, disgust, and reverse peristalsis, and begin on the skin. One week later Meinwald is seen eating a ham sandwich with one hand and with the other is endeavoring to locate the illusive Lady Vagus. October . . . Histology . . . The hellish din of stippling. Sill is called upon to describe in public the female genitalia . . . goes into acute shock . . . But somehow survives. December . . . Physiology. Gottlieb and Rosen are seen stalking dark alleys . . . Meowing loudly . . . Each carrying a sack in one hand and a piece of meat in the other. The price of adrenalin goes up, showing that Izzy Goldsmith is on the job. January . . . Bernie Havlicek has his hair trimmed by a hatchet-man. March . . . Professor Gallaudet, enfolded in his toga, emerges from his sanctum to find Oke Wibell demonstrating the action of the superior and inferior auricular Page 38 the itnh y f olumiiam muscles. We scatter to our tables, wipe our scalpels on our unresisting victims and return to work. April . . . Neurology. All students suffering from insomnia are cured . . . But finally contract Encephalitus Lethargica. May . . . Exams . . . Survival of the fittest . . . Vacation. 2. September . . . Once more we return with an inflated ego and high hope. But immediately we are taken for a buggy ride by Doctor Rosebury who evidently has loosed every minor beast upon us in an atte mpt to culture us bacteriologically. November . . . Pathology (extra-curricular). Harry Kaplan, Jr. and George Schaffer get married. Take microscopes on honeymoon. December . . . Walsh does his first extraction in the Prophylaxis clinic with a Uni- versal Scaler. Briskman is seen wheeling baby carriage along Riverside Drive. January . . . We are initiated into the mysteries of Prosthetics. Weiner seen working in a bath of plaster. Doctor Gillette meets with accident on the Plaster Trail leading to Elmer Crosby ' s South Norwalk home. March . . . Our dental education is well or, its way. The Class is continuously plug- ging away. Crown and Bridge at last. Mrs. Springer is in her own element. Now she knows how Horatius felt when he saw the bridge burning before him. May . . . Vacation again. 3. September . . . The class filled with new vim, vigor and vitality, and bored with the seemingly endless vacation, returns to begin the Junior Year. October . . . We are initiated into the Dental Clinic and assigned our first patients . . . And they don ' t laugh at us . . . they even call us Doctor. From our first patient we learn all there is to know about belching and breath odors. November . . . Gottlieb takes fourteen retakes out of fourteen takes in Radiology. Goldsmith, the Jeweler, diagnoses gingivitis in a man as pregnancy gingivitis. December . . . The Junior Class Dance. The female entertainer looks vaguely familiar to Nat Binder. Robbins is still looking for his bottle. January . . . The streets are covered with snow. The city is in the throes of a cold spell. Sid Charlat runs around in the nude and takes daily snow-baths. March . . . Japanese invade Shanghai . . . Hitler gains control of Germany . . . Havlicek takes another haircut. May . . . We look to the future with great expectations. We realize the respon- sibilities that go with the title Senior, but we assume them glady and with full confidence. 4. September . . . Public Health. Reports of a falling birth rate in Westchester are vile calumny after those eulogies of Westchesterian Virility. John Deely is greatly upset. October . . . Doctor McBeath asks Herman Reich where he, as a general practitioner, would look for signs of Scabies in examining a patient . . . Between the genitalia, on the inner aspect, is the famous answer. Page 39 tk nfcrota iiumoiao th his patient. He is looking for a Doscher November . . . Schonfeld spends week-ends gold crown which his patient swallowed. December . . . Harold Zerr finds half of his kit in Reisender ' s possession. finishes his first case in Prosthetics. Christmas Vacation. January . . . Teitelbaum extracts wrong tooth in Surgery. Yavelow is endeavoring to make Class III foils stick by means of rubber cement. February ... A bad month for bites. They are all off. Above the turmoil of the clinic we hear Lancaster ' s voice, Close mother . . . Bear down . . . Ha-a-rd now . . . and Don ' t close, now . . . Don ' t I tell you . . . Breathe hard . . . Open your mouth and breathe through your nose . . . Stop closing ... St - - - Doctor Smith! April . . . Bedlam in all clinics . . . Eisner is still trying to check out his first case in Prosthetics . . . Belle Abramson has 16 teeth to go, but is still hopeful and smiling . . . Mrs. Springer is wrangling over a point in Operative . . . Keber is running around with a wild look in his eyes, tearing his hair, and shouting, Am I in Trouble! ' . . . Bernie Havlicek is scalped once more by the hatchet-man. May . . . The sands of time are running low. It is with deep regret that we realize that soon the corridors of our Alma Mater will no longer re-echo our footsteps. The associations of many years are soon to be broken. We are about to embark on an unchartered voyage. But with the inspirations and ideals implanted in us by our Faculty as our guides, we have few forebodings as to our future success. H. K., Jr.: I. G. Page 40 tettffllll iiuMian REUNION IN 1955 IT is February 12, 1955 Alumni Day. The Class of 1935 is gathering for its twentieth reunion. Classmates are greeting each other warmly, some almost affectionately. Many arguments and heated discussions are rampant over various aspects of dentistry. All in all, the class meeting place, The Columbia Dental Clinic, is a scene of turmoil and bedlam. This can readiiy be interpreted and appreciated, for many of these men are meeting each other for the first time since graduation. Tfiere, for example, is our former class president — none other than Manny Gottlieb. Gone from his face is the silly smirk of his student days. His hair is sparse and gray, his well-waxed mustache is tinged with silver. Accompanying him are his twin daughters. Manny is now one of the Four Hundred. Hark! someone is heatedly debating a point in operative procedure. It is none other than Harry Kaplan, Jr., now a professor of Operative Dentistry in a well known Eastern dental School. One would hardly recognize Harry if it weren ' t for his genial smile. He certainly has become a ghost of his former self. And with whom is Harry arguing? Why, it ' s Sid Bleicher! One could never recognize him if it weren ' t for the fact that he carries a horse ' s head on his watch chain also. Sid has become so big and corpulent that his best friend would experience great difficulty in establishing his identity. And who is that tall, stout fellow over there? Why, it ' s John Deely, the leading dentist of Westchester! He is exchanging gossip with Doctors Keber, Koepke and Havlicek. Gee! the heads of Doctors Koepke and Havlicek are as bald as the proverbial billiard ball and just as shiny. Discussing things quietly between themselves as in the days of old, are Doctors Doscher and Greminger, the army surgeons. And, whom do we see promenading or, better said, waddling along the corridor? None others than the well known perio- dontists, Doctors Alterman and Briskman walking arm in arm with the genial Doctor Barton who is professor of Ceramics at the school. However, there is now a great stir in the group. Professor Meinwald, the renowned research man, is personally about to conduct the Class of 1935 through the school. The very first object that strikes us is the fact that the clinic is much more spacious than it was in our student days. Furthermore, chairs and units are entirely absent. The clinic floor is now divided into Prosthetic, Operative, Crown and Bridge, Periodontia and Orthodontic Wards. In the Orthodontic Ward, Doctor Meinwald explains to the group that move- ment of teeth is accomplished by mejns of electromagnetic forces. This is done by the placing of electromagnets in such positions that they exert a constant force upon the teeth to be moved or the arches to be widened — the teeth having been previously coated with a magnetic substance. The most difficult case of malocclusion is corrected by an overnight stay in the ward. In the Prosthetic and Crown and Bridge wards the students ere running madly to and fro. There we actually see full uppers and lowers growing upon the patient Page 41 tk itnh mummm in perfect occlusion and with no chance of dislodgement. The plates are really fixed as part and parcel of the patient ' s anatomy. The technic used is very interest- ing. The tissues which are in the area where the plate is not desired is coated with an insulating material. Then electrodes are placed on the exposed gingivae. A fine silver chrome spray is then directed into the patient ' s mouth. In twelve hours there is a precipitate of silver chrome on and into the gingivae. When the precipi- tated metal is heavy enough to withstand the stresses of mastication, the tooth spray is started. There is a separate spray for each type of tooth. The liquid porcelain spray forms the interproximal space and simulates gum tissue. A full upper and lower can be constructed by this method in fifteen hours, or during an overnight stay in the dental ward. Crowns and bridges are also constructed by this method. It takes approximately two and one-half hours to construct a four tooth bridge. As for Operative, the dexterous handling of a gold chrome spray has become one of the state board requirements. In Class III Sold Chrome fillings, sharp line and point angles are still essential. The state board time limit for a Gold Chrome Class III has become 19.5 minutes. Our group next visits the Pedodontia Clinic. There we are impressed with the scarcity of the little patients. Thanks to the work of the well known Pedodontists, Doctors Springer, Abramson, Lancaster and Raeder, the caries incidence in young children has been reduced and controlled so that caries in the young is insignificant. In the Oral Surgery Clinic, our group sees the world famous Eisner, surrounded by the noted quartet, Professors Gill, Kolodny, Schonfeld and Pacia, perform a root amputation on an upper left third molar by the use of a cross-cut fissure bur. As the sun slowly and sedately sinks behind the stately cliffs of the Palisades, many hearty handclasps are given. The reunion has come to an end. Each member of the class once more sets out on his own chosen path. Nevertheless, they will meet again for they all have a common goal — the relief and prevention of human suffering. I. G. INTERLUDE ON G The scene of this drama takes place on floor G. CHARACTERS: A. Pennywait, senior student Prof. Bevel of the operative staff Lotta Caries, patient Prof. E. Z. Mark of the operative staff. STUDENT: (to patient) Ah! there you are Miss Caries, only one hour late. That ' s all right, we have plenty of time. (Plenty of time, hell, I ' ll be lucky if I get the rubber dam on in two hours.) Page 42 ht Mta Mumumn (If I don ' t break my back, I ' ll be lucky.) ask Prof. Bevel to check it out. (I (Wotta butcher, I hope he chokes. PATIENT: (to student) I ' m sorry I came so late, doctor. (Doctor, my eye — he ' s only a half-baked student.) Twenty minutes have elapsed. The student has finally adjusted the chair to his satisfaction. Miss Caries is breathing hard. Her hair is dishevelled, her clothes torn. Her position resembles that of a person having an epileptic fit. STUDENT: (rubbing his hands with satisfaction) Are you comfortable, Miss Caries? (Who cares if she is.) PATIENT: Certainly, everything is fine. Student starts to apply the rubber dam. Time marches on. STUDENT: Well, the work is all done. I hope he doesn ' t bring his microscope along.) PATIENT: I didn ' t mind the drilling at all It felt as if he were digging for oil.) Student calls Prof. Bevel over. Prof, examines preparation with microscope. PROF.: That ' s not very good, Mr. Pennywait. Go over the margins with your 6l 2 — 23 , — 9-10 16 — 102-74 88 instrument. (What a beautiful preparation, I couldn ' t do better myself.) Student watches Prof. Bevel as he walks away and suddenly spies Prof. E. Z. Mark talking to one of the pretty oral hygienists. As he is about to call him over, he notices Prof. Bevel approaching. The student hides behind a pole until Prof. Bevel passes and then walks over to Prof. E. Z. Mark. STUDENT: Pardon me, Professor. Will you check my preparation? (If he doesn ' t, who will?) PROF. MARK: Certainly, my boy, certainly! (Just when I was about to date her up, too.) Prof. Mark looks at preparation while student fumbles with the light. PROF.: Very nice preparation. (I wonder where she went.) As Prof. E. Z. Mark signs the book, Prof. Bevel approaches. STUDENT: Ah! there you are Prof. Bevel. I looked all over and couldn ' t find you, so I called Prof. Mark over. (Boy, I hope that went over.) PROF. BEVEL: That ' s all right. I was busy. (I wonder if he knows I pinochle?) Patient gets out of chair, staggers over to get her coat and hat. whistling while he clears up the mess. PATIENT: Goodbye, doctor. When is the next appointment? see me again.) STUDENT: (looking at schedule) Same time next week, Miss Cari martyr!) PATIENT: Thank you, doctor. (Wotta mug!) They smile at each other. (curtain) M. G. was playing Student is (He ' ll never es. (Wotta Page 43 flk itnh Mummm BELLE ABRAMSON 1419 Jesup Avenue New York City Page 44 ik ituh f alumoian ALEXANDER ALTERMAN, B.S. City College of New York I I 72 Vyse Avenue Bronx. N. Y. Jarvie Society Page 45 tht dental y f iiumina ROGER W.BARTON 25 Bay View Avenue Prince Bay, S. I., N. Y. Jarvie Society Paae 46 to itnm lumiian NATHAN BINDER 64 Wadsworth Terrace New York City Alpha Omega Page 47 tht fata Ijolumiiian SIDNEY H. BLEICHER 900 West End Avenue New York City Jarvie Society Alpha Omega Page 48 . M Mill oiunmaM SIDNEY BLUM, B.S. New York University 149-30 Eighth Avenue WMtestone. N. Y. Jarvie Society Alpha Omega . Page 49 ™ itnh Mummm JACK BRISKMAN, B.S. City College of New York AAA East 58th Street New York City Assistant Editor Dental Review 3 Dental Columbian Staff 4 Quarterly Student Editor 4 Page 50 ht Mia y llpmmmM SIDNEY A. CHARLAT, B.S. Columbia University John Jay Hall Columbia University Page 51 ' ht denial ir{_oluinrinian ELMER P. CROSBY, B.S. New York University 55 Seaview Avenue East Norwalk, Conn. Psi Omega Vice-president Class 2, 3, 4 Page 52 . TO dema g oiumiian JOHN J. CURTIS, B.S. Manhattan College 246th Street and Riverdale Avenue New Yoric Cify Psi Omega . Page 53 W ituh - X Mvmmm JOHN J. DEELY, B.S. Manhattan College 35 Hudson Terrace Norfh Tarrytown, N. Y. Psi Omega Page 54 . . m (total f Mummm FREDERICK S. DOSCHER, B.S. Princeton University 914 Edgewater Avenue Ridgefield, N. J. Vice-president Class I Student Council I, 2 Page 55 At fatal y f Mummm LESTER L EISNER, B.S. New York University 24 East Eleventh Street New York City Assistant Editor Dental Columbian 3 Associate Editor Dental Columbian 4 Page 56 oiumiian JOHN D.GILL 624 Elm Street Westfieid. N. J. Class Secretary 3, 4 Page 57 tlk itnm ouymiiam ISIDORE GOLDSMITH 320 Tompkins Avenue Brooklyn. N. Y. Assistant Editor Dental Columbian 4 Page 58 . . M itMM oiumoian MANUEL GOTTLIEB, A.B. City College of New York 1747 Monroe Avenue New Yorli City Class President I, 2, 3. 4 Student Council I. 2 Secretary Student Council 3 President Student Council 4 Assistant Editor Dental Columbian 3 Dental Columbian Staff 4 Page 5? tut imh f alumtonao ALBERT N. GREMINGER, B.S. Princeton University Narrows Road Bedford Hills, N. Y. Page 60 hi imm mmm m BERNARD F. HAVLICEK 406 East 72nd Street New York City Page 61 Hat ituh q umDian THOMAS KACZNOWSKI, A.B. Columbia University 600 West I 69th Street New York City Page 62 he Mta ijjj lumen art HARRY H. KAPLAN, Jr., B.S. Xew York University 1393 Dahill Road Brooklyn, N. Y. Sigma Epsilon Delta Jarvie Society Assistant Editor Dental Review 3 Dental Review Staff 4 Editor Dental Columbian 4 Page 63 tk itu jolumlQiaini VINCENT M. KEBER, B.S. Manhattan College 265 East 200th Street New York City Psi Omega Page 64 Mental! .[yulymloiiiaini ARTHUR KOEPKE, B.S. Rutgers University 98 Palisade Avenue Bogota, N. J. Psi Omega Page 65 tine dfcnla iiumina DAVID KOLODNY, A.B. City College of New York 86 East I I Oth Street New York City Page 66 Hie Jemia umoiao ALBERT KOWEEK, B.S. City College of New York 4519 Skillman Avenue Long Island Gty. N. Y. Alpha Omega Jarvie Society Page 67 k Amfa Mummm WILLIAM M. LANCASTER, A.B. Columbia University Box 116 Halosito Huntington, L. I. Jarvie Society Pags 68 the fata HjhiumiDian ISRAEL MEINWALD, B.S. City College of Xew York 2012 Honeywell Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Secretary Jarvie Society 4 Associate Editor Dantal Columbian 4 Dental Review Staff 4 . . Paqe 69 iht fata s i yilumiBao SALVATORE PACIA, B.S. Fordham University 2159 Crotona Avenue New York City Page 70 m denra oiumuian EMIL G. RAEDER 33 Abingdon Road New Gardens, N. Y. Jarvie Society Page 71 the itnh f olumona SUSTAVE REICH, B.S. New York University 177 West 97th Sfreet New York G y Dental Columbian Staff 3, 4 Paqe 72 the denial iiumiiam HERMAN REICH, B.S. City College of Xew Yot ■k 2056 61st Street Brooklyn. N. Y. Jarvie Socisty Page 73 At itnh iiumiia SAMUEL !. REISENDER, B.S. City College of New York 1642 Anthony Avenue New York City Page 74 . . the Atnh oiumiiao EDWARD ROBBINS William and Mary College 575 West I 74th Streot New York City Alpha Omega Page 75 tht ituh Mummdh ALEXANDER A. ROSEN 638 West 160th Street New York City Dental Columbian Staff 3, 4 Dental Review Staff 3, 4 Page 74 . k itnh iiumoiao DAVID ROSENWASSER, B.S. City College of New York 753 Trinity Avenue New York City . Page 77 tlie ituh ss ifialumocao ALFRED ROTHENBERG, B.S. Xew York University 302 South First Avenue Mount Vernon, N. Y. Sigma Epsilon Delta Student Council I Page 78 Ac denta oiumoia DAVID S. SALZBERG, B.S. iVewi For University 524 Avenue C Brooklyn, N. Y. Alpha Omega President Jarvie Society Student Council 3, 4 Business Manager Dental Columbian 4 Page 79 kt total ijlpluimilDinan WILLIAM J. SAVOY, B.S. Manhattan College 3095 Heath Avenue New York City Psi Omega Jaryie Society Page 80 the dental iiumoian ISADORE G. SCHAFFER, Ph.B. Providence College 1734 Mahon Avenue New York City Sigma Epsilon Delta Advertising Manager Dental Columbian 4 Page 81 thiE Atnfo oiumoia ADOLPH E. SCHONFELD 5610 Twelfth Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. Page 82 ht itrim iiumiian GEO. SCHWENDENER, D.D.S. 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Psi Omega Student Council 3, 4 Page 92 . . A ut HUM mummm JOHN J. WILSON, B.S. -1 . St. Mary ' s College 7201 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn. N. Y. Psi Omega Page 93 At Attofa Mummm ISSACHER YAVELOW, A.B. Johns Hopkins University I 2 Wallace Avenue Mount Vernon, N. Y. Sigma Epsilon Delia Student Council 3, 4 Page 94 . . teieraa mi u mi 11 aim HAROLD J. ZERR, A.B. Columbia University 42 I West I I 3th Street New York City Jarvie Society Page 95 ttie Atnfo y Upluimiiiian ««! 5 v V NT JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY THE year of joys, the year of sorrows, the bewildering year, the year of variety and the year of martyrdom, for both patient and student. Indeed, it was the year when he who knew not how to wield a blow torch while munching a sandwich was handicapped; when he who could finish a set of dentures when promised was blessed; when he who could boast that his first preparation was a honey was a fibber; when he who had no fears while soldering was non-existent. A kaleidoscopic year indeed — A year when — Operative meant two hours to apply the rubber dam and a half-hour to find an instructor to check in the patient. Prosthetics meant — they fall out when I eat. Doctor, will they look natural? It ' s too bad the bite is off; better start cutting the vulcanite. Crown and Bridge meant — Oh well, I didn ' t like the looks of that crown anyway. Surgery meant — All right doctor, go right ahead and extract that tooth. But madam, he can do it as well as I can. You should have known better than to break a bicuspid root at 12:00 o ' clock. Radiology meant — You have fourteen retakes on this one. Say, Jaeger, did you forget to turn on the switch? I thought Juneman was the only one who did that. How the h — did you mix the numbers on these pictures? Page 96 lie tola oiunrmBiM Diagnosis meant — Do es it hurt with hot or cold? When you sleep? Now doctor, what is this? A granuloma or a cyst? (How does he tell, anyhow?) I m going crazy over a picture book. Orthodontia meant — Would you kindly read the last sentence over, please? Ouch, I just burned my fingers again. Do I smell burning feathers? No, it ' s no good — make it lie passive . . . Yes, I said passive. Periodontia meant — Oh where, oh where will this pocket end? Do you eat meats or vegetables? Have you any complaints about your health? Have you ever had any treatments for ' bad blood? ' Oral Pathology meant — Who has a red pencil? Some imagination! Did you see that under the ' mike? ' Oral Hygiene meant — X says yes and Y says no. Z completely disagrees with X and Y. The year Rampulla, Saffro, and Schwenk foxed us when it came to practice impression taking and rubber dam application on each other. The year Jaeger became a librarian. The year you, you and you wondered why your patient went into convulsions when you touched that pink soft spot in your preparation. The year Goldfarb forgot himself momentarily, and nearly sat in the rear of the room when he came late to a lecture. The year the school basketball team won games in spite of the Juniors on it. The year McAveny showed Manning that it ' s not height that counrs, but belly capacity. The year the root canal department had a continuous supply of patients. Why? Ask your neighbor. The year Levine, Levine and his flying machine, lost that wart on his nose. The year we wondered how we were going to make those prosthetics requirements. The year Feinstein took eight impressions of his bridge abutments. The year Shapiro was elected to join the ranks of our gang of perennial class politicians. The year our class tenors learned a new song to add to their repertoire. The year Thorsen received fifteen points for a cavity preparation. The year we will all look upon with regret after it is gone. CLASS OFFICERS President Vice-president Secretary-Treasurer Student Council Representatives FRANCIS KELLY SOLOMON KATZ RALPH TASH ABBIE SHAPIRO, SIDNEY STONE. IRVING TENZER Page 97 iiunrman SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY FORTY eager and excited young men milled about the sophomore lockers. Amid hearty pumping of hands, generous slapping of backs, and a hurricane of ques- tions a count of noses was taken. Three missing and one new addition was the report. With this roll call and greetings accomplished, we turned once more to the task, no let us rather say, the privilege and pleasure of continuing our studies. The subjects of Pathology, Bacteriology and Pharmacology opened to us new and fascinating fields of study and afforded us the opportunity of applying the knowledge so painfully gained in the first year. Doctor Richter and the Pathology staff very capably presented to us the results of the various pathogenic agencies. And now, we have our woes. We can ' t consume a piece of liver without first at- tempting to diagnose its gross pathology. A most embarrassing habit we must admit. Our first autopsy will take its place in our memory alongside that first day in anatomy. Neither will we forget the exam in which an entire row called malarial parasites in the brain, gonococcal salpingitis. Tsk. Tsk. Bacteriology presented to us the detailed study of the causative agencies of disease. Many a sun sank dully behind the Palisades of the Hudson as forty frantic students peered desperately thru their microscopes in an effort to determine whether that unknown was a streptococcus or a short bacillus masquerading as a coccus. Those bacteriology unknowns of Doctor Rosebury will long be remembered by many of us. The select ten who presented papers on phases of Dental Bacteriology were the envy of the class. We hear that none of the ten has yet been awarded the Nobel prize — but you never can tell. So much is expected of this class by the faculty that we are beginning to believe Page 98 Ink dltmta unman that we are good. We, therefore, predict that the Class of ' 37 will edit a text in radiology that will startle the radiology bigwigs. It will startle them all right — but how? We owe much to Doctor Leonard and the Oral Hygiene Course. It intro- duced us to a tremendous field of literature, the surface of which we admit we had hardly scratched. The class discussions were of infinite interest and an invaluable aid. We should like to talk of our other courses in operative dentistry, surgery, pharma- cology, etc., but space does not allow it. Suffice it to say, our second year has been a full one and has rounded out our medical education and started us well on our dental training. It is with eagerness that we look forward to our clinical years. Nor did our second year fail to have a social side. Early in the year the class tendered their annual smoker and dinner to the faculty. The repast was princely. Doctor Waugh ' s lecture was excellent, and headed by Zegarelli, DiLeo, Spellman et al, the beer quaffers were soon in a hilarious mood. A great time was had by all. The annual dinner dance will take place soon. The formal attire, enchanting women, lilting music and good fellowship should make the evening a memorable one. G. H. SOPHOMORE BOUOUETS EPSTEIN Who ' s been later ever since Rubin has been late. BUSCH Our Hemangioma expert. FINK Our well known linguist who sings duets with Dolce. Ask him for a sample. KERRIGAN Trying to emulate Vice President Garner or a ground hog. Has anybody seen him? DOLCE Our eminent ornithologist who can ' t refrain from mentioning birds (or giving them) at class meetings. You remember bullfinch? ' ' HILLMAN The Boshwell of the class . . . Sotto voce . . . Confidentially, why hound this class? BIEN Our color blind weasel who can be found in prosthetics during pathology. FEINBERG Would you mind repeating that statement, Doctor? I wasn ' t listening. ZUSSMAN Just plain Zussie to the boys especially Dolce. SANDLER A little naive . . . you have to blame it on something. SPELLMAN One of Miss F ' s secret admirers. Don Juan of the bacteriology lab. EWEN Lord Chesterfield of the class . . . just another butt. EISENBERG There are. two main imports from Arkansas, oilstones and Eisenberg ' s po ' kchops. DAVIDOFF Study your notes. It ' s the only way to pass this course. KAPLAN Now listen fellows. We ' ve got to finish this meeting. ZEGARELLI Last but still least in size. N. K. B. CLASS OFFICERS President ISADORE J. KAPLAN Vice-president JOSEPH N. KERRIGAN Secretary-Treasurer EDWARD V. ZEGARELLI Student Council Representatives DONALD WAUGH, ARTHUR WALD Paga 99 mt itnfo umiam FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY A NOTHER summer gives way to fall, and another Freshman class makes its debut  at Columbia Dental School. After getting over the shock of plunging from lofty undergraduate school seniors to inconsequential Freshmen we paused and took stock of our personnel. A much varied group we were, representing Universities from practically every section of the country, and to parallel this diversification, we found an equal varia- tion in the character, temperament, and physique of our members. There is Thomp- son and Lemends, the big boys — Adams the wit — Robbie the speed merchant — Wohlforth the sartorial artist — Bilderback the punster — Scola the politician — O ' Levy the Irishman — Stower the musician — Clark and his Good Stuff! (it ' s not liquor) — Spitaleri and his British — Quient and the fair sex — Sheckman the soldier, and Dinzles Premisler who ' s a one man circus from Vanderbilt. Thar ' s gold in this here collection. Come look us over. From the very first we knew we weren ' t in college because work began the day school opened. We all liked Histology. Perone insists it ' s a lot like basebail, one slide after another. But Buchsbaum says it reminded him of something else since it was a succession of tissues. (What could he be thinking of?) Gross Anatomy gave us our first taste of a real medical course. Time, the great healer, soon robbed us of our timidity, and we earnestly set to work to prove that what Vesalius had done could be duplicated by us. With the excellent aid of Drs. Rogers, Firestone, Milch, and Littman, we soon had reduced our specimens to an unrecog nizable mass of undetermined origin, but in the process, we managed to become more Page 100 ike tflenta oiumiian than slightly acquainted with what is laughingly called The Human Anatomical Structure. Needless to say we had our light moments with Roos — Sorrentino — Jacobs — Seelig, Singer et al cutting up; but they were well needed distra ctions that made a good course even better. It was no breeze but no matter what the wind velocity, we all stood the blow in great shape — That is every one but Doctor Rogers. Just what kind of a class we are, remained for Oral Anatomy to prove. Evidently we were so homely that Doctor Diamond gave his own movies so he would not have to look at us. Doctor Stein tried to Suggest tooth carving without success and as crowning testimony of our infancy, Doctor Erdreich couldn ' t stand it any longer and took himself a spouse. Needless to say he has our sincere wishes for great happiness. In this course we cut our first teeth. Most of us got the wrong idea and cut decayed teeth. Doctor Stein seemed to insist that even caries couldn ' t account for the misshapen messes we carved. The trouble was that his opinion counted. To the clamoring throng who desired to know if social thoughts find room in our busy minds, we now make answer. Yes! A thousand times yes. We trip the light fantastic, we drink deep and hard of the frivolous and alluring. Now there ' s Senft ' s telescopic interest in Babies Hospital, or Joe Spitaleri ' s flair for things Cockney or Pete McLoskey ' s appetite for his(?) and her famous viands or Jack Clark when every thing is O Key-Dokey. Each one of them proof enough that we are in the throes of a Romantic Profession, and what of our interest in hearty activity? Yes, what of it? c.f. Doctor Scott. Yet in spite of our love for the ladies, a late November evening found, us and the pleasant personalities that are the faculty, gathered in perfect harmony over as good a meal as our fungiform papillae ever rubbed up against. Semi-serious at best; it was a real highlight of the year, and a credit to President Frank Scola and his com mittees. Turkey day marked the next milestone — a holiday which gave us a chance to catch our breath. Afterwards basketball became the fad. Truth to tell, we shouldn ' t forget to mention that our record is far from enviable. But, never mind, we have some promising stars on our team, they promise to show up and don ' t. So that proves Columbia doesn ' t give Athletic Scholarships in Dentistry. Well, we can ' t go on forever, so suffice it to say we ' re having a hulluva great time and we ' re accepting no trades. We like what we ' re doing — where we are and what we ' re out to be, and our only desire is to try to eclipse the great record of the men who passed through these halls before us. CLASS OFFICERS President FRANCIS P. SCOLA Vice-president CORNELIUS J. McCLUSKY Treasurer NATHAN M. SCHECKMAN Student Council Representative THEODORE KATZ FEATURES In keeping with the motif of the 1935 Dental Colum- bian, we are very proud to present this series of mono- graphs. Each author, a man of authority, capability, and eminence, has depicted the advancement in the various phases of dentistry. We hope that with the inspiration crystallized in these papers, the Class of 1935 will con- tinue the research of their predecessors. K 1 % - ti Ilk itnm iiumonao YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW ARTHUR TAYLOR ROWE, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. Associate Dean, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University N the day that a member of some ancient race conceived the idea of shaping an artificial tooth from the tooth of an animal and by means of wire, attaching it to the remaining natural teeth as a substitute for one that had been lost, prosthetic dentistry had its inception. That was many years ago and it is probable that it was one of the first efforts in dentistry. To what extent has prosthesis progressed since that time? It was many years before the mineral tooth was invented, and its perfection as we have it now $ a development of the last thirty years. Gold wire was the original method of attachment and gold remains today the chief means employed for fixation of partial restoration. After the invention of the porcelain individual crown, hickory posts were used to fasten the crown to the root. The dry wood post was inserted in the root and the crown was fitted over the protruding end. The saliva moistened the wood causing it to swell and become tight. With the invention of cement the wood posts were replaced w ith metal and cemented to place. Since then metal has been used continually and refinements of technique have resulted in attachments that obviate the necessity of devitalizing abutments. For removable work the original wire has been modified by alloying to produce an elastic wire that can be used as a clasp so it is no longer necessary to fasten the replacement by twisting the wire. The clasp has been further modified by a system of male and female spring attachments, but they are essentially clasps. The first full dentures were carved out of bone or ivory. The development of plastic impression materials made possible the reproduction in plaster of the areas to be covered by the denture base over which metal was swaged to fit the mouth. Porcelain teeth were affixed first by riveting and later by soldering. These dentures were retained in the mouth by intermaxillary springs. Refinements in technique pre- cluded the necessity of springs and later the discovery of vulcanite made it possible to construct dentures without the use of metal bases. Still later the casting process revived the use of metal bases and many combinations of materials are now employed. With the improvement in porcelains there was also an improvement in the color and anatomy of the porcelain teeth. Of late years many mechanical types of teeth have been introduced and advocated. Thirty years ago, the then imperfect ana- tomical forms were ground to ogees to increase their efficiency and one wonders if the present trend is a reversal to that form. If this were all of the story, it would seem that there had been a great deal of change with some progress and that that progress had resulted from refinements of materials and technique. There is more to the story, however, for out of this long procession of events, that are a record of empiricism, trial and error, success and Page 104 7 Ut umm oiumiia •failure, some things have survived and have been accepted. The result has been a number of fundamental principles that are responsible for the gradual evolution of the practise of prosthesis to the science of prosthesis. The mechanical fundamentals were the first to evolve and they are being followed by the biologic fundamentals. Unfortunately dentistry has as yet made little progress in the solution of the problems responsible for its existence. The percentage of incidence of caries in the lower age group is progressively higher. Palliative treatment is about all that is offered for periodontal disease, and the need for orthodontic correction is increas- ingly evident. What factual information has dentistry to offer to prevent these con- ditions? is the cry, and Echo answers, Nothing. If this is true as it seems to be, how does dentistry justify its existence? By extending every effort in cooperative research to the solution of causes, by recognition of incipient disorders, and by a system of restorative dentistry that will be, in its employment, a harmonious part of a mechanism functioning normally and physiologically. The premise that the degree of efficiency of a restoration must be determined by the extent to which the biologic equation has been satisfied may well be considered an established principle. Changes in technique that may develop in the exemplifi- cation of this principle are more apt to be coincident with progress than those changes of the past that were based on empiricism. Page 105 tlirf Jeimtal i ilumonao DENTAL CARIES CHARLES F. BODECKER, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. A QUARTER of a century ago the problem of dental caries was considered to be practically solved — all that was necessary to prevent decay was to keep the teeth clean. However, this idea did not satisfy those members of our pro- fession who realized that even the most thorough oral cleanliness was not effective in preventing the destruction of the teeth of all persons. The persisting increase of dental caries forced the depressing conviction into the minds of most people — dentists and patients alike — that dental caries is an incurable evil. A ray of hope was cast on this gloomy outlook by the belief that many persons could keep mod- erately free from extensive caries by the constant use of a dentifrice and frequenl visits to their dentists. It has been generally realized that oral cleanliness will reduce harmful food fermentation around the teeth and that dental attention will take care of incipient caries before more extensive harm is done, thus preventing pain and serious loss of teeth. This was the general conception of dental caries about ten years ago. Since that time, on the basis of clinical observation and laboratory investigation, the rebels in dentistry have thrown doubt on the conception that dental caries is dependent solely on food fermentation. In other words, the generally accepted idea was questioned which conceived the teeth to be similar to pillars of stone whose destruction is dependent solely upon environmental conditions. The observation which prompted this doubt was that proper diets had a bene- ficial effect on the teeth of children and animals. The names of Percy Howe, Boyd, Drain and Nelson, Mellanby, and McBeath are preeminent in this connection. The question which now arises is: In what manner can a well balanced diet benefit the teeth in making them more resistant to destruction? Most workers believe that the saliva is the medium through which a balanced diet benefits the teeth. This view has resulted in much work being done on the chemical constituents of this secretion, but no generally accepted, clear-cut, salivary variations have been defined in caries- immune and caries-susceptible persons. Further, certain clinical observations in- dicate that the saliva cannot in all cases be the protective agency. Some investiga- tors have therefore taken up the old idea that the teeth are in nutritional relation to the body and that certain systemic disturbances can affect the dental organs. This view is heresy against the beliefs of the present century, when many men still main- tain that erupted teeth, being fully formed, require no nutrition, and following this line of reason, claim that there can be no disturbance of this non-existent function as a result of dietary deficiencies. The older investigators of the latter part of the past century considered the teeth to be an integral part of the body, and the state of health of these organs might be an index of certain systemic conditions. This hypothesis has a sound biological foundation, for there are no tissues or other organs in the body which do not have some form of nutrition. The nutrition of the teeth is necessarily of low activity, Page 106 leAeBnta ? y irjoi unman for the channels in their tissues are the most minute in the body. It is comprehen- sible, therefore, that even a slight nutritional systemic disturbance would be reflected in the teeth, just as the hair and nails may suffer under such conditions. The nutrition of Ihe teeth is somewhat different from that of other organs of the body; the difference lies in the elements evidently needed for the complete maturing of the teeth. Muscles for instance require, among other elements, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, while the teeth and bones need mineral salts. This has been shown by several recent investigators: they bring evidence that the teeth harden during the ten years after their eruption and that the source of the necessary mineral salts ap- pears to be principally from the interior, i.e. the dental pulp. The fact that systemic conditions have an effect on the welfare of the teeth complicates the phenomena of dental caries. Food debris and bacteria are in all probability the exciting cause of tfie destruction of the teeth. But this factor does not seem to operate until the teeth are weakened in some manner. One of the existing hypotheses of dental caries incorporates this idea and presupposes that nature, under normal conditions, protects the teeth against destruction. It appears that civilization has weakened this natural protection through the consumption of highly concentrated and refined foods; also through the lack of bodily exercise and sunshine. These factors all tend to reduce body vigor and make the teeth as well as others organs more prone to disease. We know as yet little of the mechanism by which nature protects the teeth against caries; the available channels through which this can occur seem to be the saliva and the dental pulp. In all probability, both are active at one time or another. How then are we to prevent dental caries on the basis of our present knowledge? The dentist fias three duties in this connection, two of which are generally fulfilled: (I) oral hygiene: (2) re-establishment of function of the masticatory apparatus through fillings, prosthetic and orthodontic appliances; (3) consultation with the family physician. Oral hygiene reduces food fermentation, thus weakening the attacking factor of dental caries. As a result, the dental protective force need not be so active in order to maintain dental health. But the effect on the teeth of some commonly used dentifrices may be questionable. It we accept the idea that a healthy body natu- rally protects the teeth, as is the case with primitive tribes living on a natural diet, it is possible that the introduction into the mouth of the various chemicals contained in dentifrices may interfere with this protective function. Almost all pastes and powders are compounded with the aim of reducing mouth fermentation. But we are ignorant of their other effects: they may also inhibit the natural protection of the teeth against caries. It is for this reason that it seems wise for the present to revert to the old method of cleansing the teeth, table salt. This can be replaced occasionally with precipitated chalk, v hich is not harmfully abrasive if proper brushing technique is employed. The importance of the re-establishment of function through fillings, prosthetic and orthodontic appliances is obvious. Thorough mastication keeps the teeth natu- Page 107 tht itnh y .[fjnllimnmlDiDaini rally more clean and increases the blood supply to these parts; thus the health of the entire masticatory apparatus is improved. Consultation of the dentist with the physician is advisable in treating cases of rampant dental caries with a view to finding the root of the trouble. We must, fiowever, expect occasional disappointment because the physician does not always find symptoms of systemtic disturbances in such patients. The admittedly low degree of vitality of the teeth appears to make them the first to be affected, even before clinical symptoms of general disturbances are manifest. It seems that the teeth may suffer as a result of some subclinical systemic disturbance; this is shown by the de- finite improvement of dental conditions as a result of feeding balanced diets to orphanage children having no clinically definable illness. Patients with rampant caries, showing no other apparent systemic derangement are best treated, in our temperate zones, on the assumption of a calcium-phosphorus metabolic disturbance. A well balanced diet such as the McBeath modification of the Boyd, Drain and Nelson diet has done much to reduce dental caries in otherwise apparently healthy orphanage children. The dawning conception of dental caries presents a more cheerful outlook than was possible in the past. Caries is no longer regarded as an incurable evil and hope for its complete prevention now exists. This rosy prospect probably will not be realized for some time, for our comprehension of the mechanism of dental caries is still incomplete, and we have no idea of specific beneficial or harmful factors. The dental profession of the future will have as its function the repair of the damages resulting from incorrect diet and from the hereditary taint of poorly calcified teeth. Nevertheless, dental caries will abate more and more as a result of better diets; thus the activity of our profession will enter a still higher sphere of activity in bending its energies towards the complete prevention rather than the repair of the ravages of dental caries. Page 108 IkMta iiumina THE SURGICAL PATHOLOGY OF THE ORAL CAVITY ARTHUR PURDY STOUT, M.D. OEFORE entering upon a discussion of this topic it seems pertinent to inquire into the reason for the qualifying adjective used in the title. There can be only one pathology of disease and it is impossible to divide all morbid processes into those which are treated by surgery and those which are not. Why, then, should one speak of surgical pathology? The surgical diseases are those which require more or less urgency in their treatment. Diagnosis, which is an hypothesis of the extent and type of a pathological process, must be made promptly and often with insufficient data. Part of the information is often furnished by an examination of larger or smaller pieces of tissue and from this the surgical pathologist must visualize the whole. Thus surgical pathology is the clinical branch of the science of pathology. Of all the orifices of the body the oral cavity is undoubtedly the most interesting and important because of the extraordinary variety of diseases which manifest them- selves within it. The complexity and importance of the structures which form part of it, such as the tongue, tonsils, salivary glands and jaws, or which are adjacent to it, such as the nasal cavity and its sinuses, are in part responsible for this. If one should merely enumerate the lesions to be encountered, it would occupy all of the space allotted to this subject. Therefore, only a few selections will be made for brief comment. Cancer is the most deadly of all the lesions known to us. This insidious growth may develop in any structure forming part of the oral cavity but most frequently begins in the mucosae. This appears as a painless ulcerating or fungating lesior which progresses steadily, frequently spreading to the neck and other parts of the body. The dentist is often the first to see the tumor and it is his duty to send the patient at once to a physician or clinic specializing in cancer of this region so that the proper therapy can be instituted without delay. Some of the constitutional diseases which the surgical pathologist encounters in biopsies are important. Tuberculosis attacks the gums, tongue, tonsil and naso- pharynx; the gumma of syphilis usually forms in the tongue or cheeks while its secondary manifestations appear anywhere in the mucosae and congenital syphilis causes malformations of the teeth. Scurvy involves the gums, tricliiniasis the tongue, osteitis deformans and osteitis fibrosa the jaws. The generalized form of osteitis fibrosa is associated with hyperparathyroidism and a swelling of the upper or lower jaw may be the first evidence of the disease to appear. Sometimes amyloid disease is initiated by a progressive and painless swelling of the tongue. A number of skin diseases such as lichen planus, pemphigus, and psoriasis, sometimes make an appear- ance within the mouth. Of the congenital malformations, hare-lip and cleft palate are well known, but there are rarer peculiarities such as epignathus or the attachment of embryonic tissues Page 109 ml nknla ummm or even an incomplete embryo to the palate, lymphangioma of the tongue causing macroglossia, the development of a goiter at the base of the tongue from con- genially misplaced thyroid tissue, the thyroglossal fistula opening in the same region, the growth of cysts and tumors from congenitally misplaced enamel organ epithelium in the jaws and the development of cysts in the naso-palatine duct from remnants of the duct epithelium. Infections and injuries in the jaws are of great importance and interest. Severe osteomyelitis with necrosis of bone may follow not only fracture of the jaw but even the simple extraction of a tooth especially if the cavity is tightly packed. The infection may pass by way of the lymphatics to the lymph nodes in the neck or in the parotid causing suppuration and even death. Actinomycosis is another peculiar infection which emanates from the teeth or tonsils and may extend not only to local tissues but also to other parts of the body. The salivary glands and their ducts are the seat of infections of both specific types like mumps and non-specific types with and without suppuration. The infection may come from the mouth through the ducts or by way of the blood stream. Calculi, cysts and neoplasms are also found. Finally, there are the malformations and infections which affect the teeth them- selves. Here microscopic changes in form are not usually specific so that surgical pathological diagnosis is chiefly a clinical matter. The dental pathologist has ad- vanced our knowledge of morbid processes very considerably but his field is still one largely of research. This incomplete enumeration is made to emphasize the fact that the oral patho- logist must be prepared to recognize a great variety of lesions and to distinguish between them. Since the use of the biopsy is becoming increasingly more popular this puts a great responsibility upon the pathologist whose decision often influences the treatment. Many of these lesions cannot be accurately diagnosed by micro- scopic analysis alone but only by a synthesis of all the clinical and laboratory findings. This forces the pathologist to become a clinician with a wide acquaintance of the manifestations of many diseases. In these days of extreme specialization this is an excellent thing for it brings into contact with the case one who must have some knowledge of all disease like the old family doctor. He is a specialist, it is true, but a specialist in the manifestations of all diseases, and therefore primarily a diagnostician. Paqe 110 the mm ouumoian THE PROGRESS OF ORAL DIAGNOSIS DANIEL E. ZISKIN, D.D.S. THE progress of science is epitomized in the transference of human craft from the kingdom of tradition and empiricism to the realms of scepticism and ex- periment. It is a history of the discovery of casual relations. Astronomy has evolved from astrology, chemistry from alchemy, and medicine from primitive magic. The development of oral diagnosis is parallel to those of the basic sciences; oral diagnosis, however, is current history while the others are ancient history. Oral diagnosis has but lately risen from a state of lethargy. In the past, skilled technique was the keynote of good dentistry. The practitioner ' s major attention was focused on the mechanics of his profession. He was then unaware of the larger and more constructive scope which time and some fundamental changes in his profession were to bring forth. Of course, the problems of the dentist today are more com- plicated, more conducive to study and thought than those which faced his predeces- sor. Now, before approaching a piece of work, he has the additional responsibility of considering the welfare of the surrounding tissues and the effect of dental struc- tures on systemic health. Even more important, he must exercise all available knowl- edge in an attempt to prevent both dental diseases and such systemic ailments as may bear a relationship to the oral pathology. Many times, systemic conditions are manifested in the mouth; in some instances the early signs appear in the mouth only. Hence, in order to perform his task effectively, our modern dentist must also be able to recognize oral symptoms of certain systemic diseases. Recognizing them, he is able to direct the patient to proper channels for treatment. In this connection, he knows the value of the complete case history and the dietary study. This, then, constitutes some of the stuff which goes to fashion the men of our profession today. In short, to make a diagnosis now implies much more than a recital of how many fillings, crowns, or bridges are needed. To be able to render the service demanded of him, the dentist must add to his technical skill the function of diagnostician in its largest sense. Let us consider how he may do this. First, certain routine technical devices and contrivances for determining mouth conditions are at his command. There are also at his disposal some scientific aids, such as the x-ray, and bacteriological, serological, and biochemical tests. These should be utilized to the utmost. However, in reviewing our present armamentarium, there is no room for smugness. We are greatly handicapped by lack of additional scientific means of making diagnoses. Clearly, it is our task to persist in research with the hope that laboratory and other tests may be applied successfully in the solution of an even larger number of diagnostic problems. Next, objective signs and subjective symptoms are the more subtle factors with which the dentist must concern himself. To be able to identify these signs and symptoms as having a possible bearing, and to interpret them correctly, are integral Page I I I M itvm r- lyiiumiQian parts of working up a case. Continued study, broadened knowledge, conscientious observation, and the experience gained in practice are invaluable in attaining this end. But an awareness of the presence of certain abnormalities is not enougn. Records must be kept. Oftimes carefully kept records yield truths not apparent in casual observation. Likewise, logical analyses of the data gathered assist in pro- ducing an orderly arrangement of ideas out of which deductions shape themselves into a conclusion approaching the truth. I should like particularly to stress the im- portance to the diagnostician of deduction. His powers of perception may be keen, his experience and learning vast, but if, after marshalling all these, he is unable to reach a significant and reasonable verdict, any other talents he may possess become merely weak props without the necessary masonry to support them. Hence, it is imperative that he cultivate the ability to think out his problem, to sift the available factors in such a way as to leave him with a well-founded opinion as to the patient ' s ailment. The seed of this ability, this process of deducing from the sum total of all his equipment, should show definite signs of a healthy growth before he ventures forth a full-fledged dentist. Which brings us to a final important angle of this discussion. The young man who enters the practice of dentistry in these times should have a solid foundation of well cemented ideas. The trend in dental education is to turn out good general practitioners: men who have received a thorough grounding in all branches of dentistry, and the associated sciences; men who are proficient in their field as a whole. With this end in view, their training must include a practical cor- relation of numerous isolated studies. For each department in a school of dentistry to cover its field in a thorough-going manner is obviously desirable. In this way the student receives a great variety of information and training. However, after he leaves his college bearing the credentials which place doctor before his name, he of necessity ceases to think at a certain hour only in the terms of prosthetics or at another hour in the terms of pathology. He has set out to practice dentistry. That is why coordination is essential. A relationship must be established between the separate bodies of knowledge if the young dentist is to live up to the high standards set for him and to emerge another step ahead of flis predecessors. This correlation of learning, this working together of the parts to form the pattern toward which we are striving, is the endeavor of Oral Diagnosis today. MdMa 5 oiumonap ORAL SURGERY HENRY SAGE DUNNING, B.S., M.D.. D.D.S., F.A.C.S. ' RAL Surgery is one of the youngest branches of general surgery, and is a youngster that has never quite grown up. The practice of this specialty is little understood by the laity and also by the medical profession and is taught differently in the dental schools and hardly at ail by the medical faculties. We have had many distinguished oral surgeons in the past but I regret that there has not been more uniformity in the teaching and in the practice of this field of surgery. Brophy said that oral surgery is the first specialty to be evolved from dentistry, orthodontia being the second. Dr. Harrison writes that nearly all of the outstanding oral sur- geons of the past have held dental degrees and that the dental profession has con- tributed more to the advancement of this specialty than has the medical profession. According to Dr. Gilmer, it was James E. Garretson, M.D., D.D.S., of Philadel- phia, who originated the term oral surgery, and he was called the father of oral surgery. Dr. Gilmer states that, in 1866, the curriculum of the dental department of the University of Penn was made to include a new branch of teaching, oral surgery and associated surgery, and Garretson was appointed to fill the chair. It was for both medical and dental students of the university. Later, other dental schools, following the lead of Penn, added oral surgery as an integral part of dentistry. Medicine was unwilling to embrace as a part of its practice any part of the services rendered at that time by a dentist. It would seem from contemporaneous and sub- sequently written statements of Garretson that he had no thought of connecting oral surgery with dentistry as a specialty. In the sixth edition of his book, he expresses the opinion that oral surgery is not a part of dentistry but that dentistry is a branch of oral surgery. Garretson ' s attempt to establish a specialty of oral surgery in medicine was a failure owing in part to the adverse attitude of members of the medical profession and probably in part to the lack of interest shown in the specialty by medical students. The dental schools adopted the name oral surgery and made the subject a special branch of dentistry. Gilmer thought that it had stuck there ever since, although he felt that it did not belong to dentistry. He said that the medical men wirh few exceptions recognized oral surgery as a specialty of surgery and he had not been able to find the term oral surgery properly defined in any medical or general dictionary. He said that this may be due to the fact that so few men limited their work to the surgery of the mouth, jaws and face. The opinions of Garretson and Gilmer are of great interest to us at this time as many medical and dental educators are trying to place oral surgery in its proper relationship to medicine and dentistry. We have the terms de ntal surgery, oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery, or oral and plastic surgery. These terms were more or less carefully defined by the medical and dental corps of our army during the late Page I 13 tht nkmita iiumiia war, and I think the foregoing classification may be of seme use to us in our attempt to classify oral surgery. In the army, the term dental surgery implied the surgery of teeth and the investing tissues and was practiced by the surgeon having a dental degree. The dental surgeon was supposed to operate on and to treat fractures, cysts, benign neoplasms, epulides, diseases of the gums, extractions, including impactions, etc. The dental surgeon had for a teammate a general surgeon who was more or less familiar with plastic repair in general, and the two would work together on any case that involved more than the surgery of the investing tissues of the teeth. The dental surgeon constructed splints and immobilized the bony parts over which the general surgeon repaired the soft tissue. These maxillofecial teams were planned by Dr. Vilray Papin Blair, of St. Louis, and I had ample opportunity as his assistant in France to observe that they worked out exceedingly well. The term oral surgery has a broader meaning and generally implies that the surgeon has the medical degree and is qualified to perform any operation in and about the oral cavity. He may operate on defects of the lips, palate, tonsils, buccal parietes, neoplasms involving the above-mentioned parts, floor of the mouth, tongue and submandibular space, etc. He is supposed to be a qualified surgeon who is especially interested in the surgery of the oral cavity. Lastly, we have the maxillofacial surgeon, or the oral and plastic surgeon, who has the broad training of the general surgeon, but who has a flair for reconstruction work, who has had special training in the repair of cases where there has been a severe injury or extensive loss of tissue. He must have the imagination, courage and initiative to handle all types of plastic surgery in and around the face, head and neck. This work includes the surgery of the ears, face, scalp, nose, eyelids, lips, oral cavity and cervical region. This classification is crude, inaccurate and quite arbitrary, but tends to help us in classifying the specialty of which we are writing, the writer believes that oral surgery is a branch of general surgery and not a branch of dentistry and that any operation in and about the mouth and jaws should be considered surgery as in any other region of the body. The above mentioned three classifications namely, dental surgery, oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery differ only in degree and extent and not in any other respect. Dental and oral surgery are taught in nearly all the class A dental schools of America and I feel that this is right and proper. The essayist, however, feels very strongly that there is a close overlapping of the three divisions of this specialty and that some part of oral surgery plus the practice of maxillofacial surgery should be taught in the medical schools. Maxillofacial surgery dealing with all of the surgery of the face, mouth and jaws should be comparable to otolargynology, opthamology and other surgical specialties. We are fortunate here at the Medical Center in having close cooperation between the medical and dental school and the hospitals and indeed are very proud of our oral surgical clinic as it it one of the largest in the country and gives the student a wonderful opportunity of seeing and studying Page 114 m Mental f olumniao nearly every type of malformation, injury, disease and neoplasm that occur in and adjacent to the oral cavity. I have attempted to give in this short discussion a little of the history and back- ground of the so-called specialty of oral surgery. It is difficult for me to say much about the future developments that will take place in this field of surgery. In closing let me say that we at Columbia at the present time are most con- cerned in graduating well-qualified dentists who understand the etiology and diagnosis of the more common diseases of the mouth and jaws and hope that the training given here will inspire them sufficiently always to be interested in the study of disease and the sympathetic care of the patient. In a good surgeon, a hawker ' s eye. a lion ' s heart, and a lady ' s hand. Leonard Wright. (Display of Dittlc) Page I 15 tin it fknla aiuMiam WHAT PRICE SHEEPSKIN? SAMUEL E. EISNER. D.D.S. The heading of this article is not intended to be rhetorical, cynical, or smart. It is rather a question propounded in all seriousness with the hope that the graduating class of 1935, capable of whipping up so enviable a record in the field of operative and technical procedures, might aiso bring forth a latent but ingenious mind — yea, a Solon, capable of supplying the answer. The much looked for response would not only be pertinent to the recent gradu- ate, but is of great interest to the practitioner of long standing. Graduates of a score or more years ago concerned themselves mainly with obtaining a foothold in a com- munity which held forth a likely promise of a sound classic existence, typical of the Victorian manner, and ultimately establishing a so-called family practice. With the spirit of the new order upon us, all this has undergone a marked change. Old doc- trines of serene stability are ruthlessly shattered and thrown into discard, while new dogmas appear in their places with astonishing rapidity. Our federal government carries on a propaganda under the broad heading of economic security which is certain to lead to some type of insurance practice as well as to the introduction of some form of socialization of dentistry. What promise does the regimentation of the professions hold forth for the eco- nomic well being of the dental practitioner? The answer shall be found in the new legislation that shall soon be framed to govern the future practice of dentistry. A united front of organized dentistry the country over would markedly influence our law- givers, surely resulting in a proper health service to the public, and an equitable treatment of the practitioner. Now let us cease crystal gazing and confine our mental attitude to a more concrete conception of our status quo. The graduate of today, even more so than his fraternal brother in the past, who has faithfully pursued his course of study, spend- ing his time, effort and good money to reach a cherished goal and earn his degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, has every right to expect success. The term success as applied to dental practice, even as in every other of life ' s ventures, is at best relative. But to be rational and equitable to our own pursuit and equally fair with our patients, we should hold out the following slogan as of prima facie importance: Dentistry as a health service to the public is a profession; but as a means of livelihood, it is purely a business. The next essential stepping stone is confidence. This should be mani- fested in two ways: first, by applying one ' s knowledge in the. treatment of a case to the best of one ' s ability; and second, to be honest in our dealings with our patients as well as all persons we happen to contact. It may not be amiss to state that the term honesty is not mentioned here with any divine thought: merely as a virtue that has been proven infallible as an excellent dividend payer in every type of practice. What is more, without our patients ' favorable appraisal of us as men of character, our proven ability as first class operators and technicians will hold no ardor whatsoever. A Page 116 tht fata oiumuiap satisfied patient will recommend others, and recommendations make up the precious rungs of our practice-building ladder. Another element of no small importance is the choice of location. One ' s per- sonal make-up and one ' s ultimate goal should serve as a valuable guiding factor. In this instance it would be highly advantageous for each of us to properly appraise the phrase Know thyself. Generally speaking, an office in a select neighbor- hood, hidden from view in a choice office building, with a lot of dog in the office equipment, but with little or no acquaintance with the right people, and lacking in an abundance of cash to take care of possible lean years, would even move a stone Buddha to tears. It is always worth remembering that industrial workers pay their bills promptly — and pay cash. Also that overhead, of which rental is an important factor, should be kept down to rock bottom. Personal cleanliness, and simple but well kept offices shall always prove inviting to patients. It is greatly advantageous, both to the dentist and patient, to arrive at an understanding about the cost of the work contracted for and the mode of pay- ment before starting treatment. It is equally good practice to establish office rules and enforce them. They should be honored both by the practitioner and patient. The above are not iron bound rules. They must be tempered by diplomacy and common sense. The 1935 graduate has every reason to succeed. The dawn of a glorious new day beckons him. He should approach his task with a song in his heart and with a confidence born of the knowledge that he is well equipped and equal to any task. In order to keep in step with modern dental thought and practice, it is highly essential to Join a dental organization of recognized standing. It is equally good practice to remain an active and loyal alumnus. Space does not permit me to elaborate further on this subject. Suffice it to say that rubbing shoulders with our confreres at alumni and dental society gatherings promotes a fraternal spirit of good fellowship that is balsam to our souls; and an interchange of ideas tends to broaden our minds and in a way inspires us in our calling to render cheerfully a more valuable service to our patients. Page 117 ACTIVITIES The various extra-curricular activities of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery may be divided into three groups: Executive, Scientific, Journalistic. The Student Council, the executive organization of the student body, consists of representatives of each class and of the faculty. Its duty is to discuss student problems and student-faculty relations. The Jarvie Society was formed to stimulate the spirit of research in the student body. It features scientific discussions and presents new avenues of thought in dental research. The publications are the Dental Columbian and the Dental Review. The former is a formal review of the year ' s activities, the latter is a quarterly publication deal- ing with both alumni and undergraduates. L tike imfo ijUnlumbian THE DENTAL COLUMBIAN Editor-in-Chief HARRY H. KAPLAN, Jr. Business Manager DAVID S. SALZBERG Advertising Manager GEORGE SCHAFFER LESTER L. EISNER Faculty Adviser DR. HOUGHTON HOLLIDAY Associate Editors Assistant Editors ISRAEL MEINWALD A. BERNARD SHEA ISADORE GOLDSMITH ELI H. SIEGEL HYMAN BRODOWSKY KATHERINE C. SHEEHAN Editorial Board MANUEL GOTTLIEB GEORGE HILLMAN ALEXANDER A. ROSEN NATHANIEL K. BERNE ABNER SHAPIRO EDWARD MALLOY EDWARD BILDERBACK R. ELIZABETH PERRY GUSTAVE REICH Photography Staff JACK BRISKMAN Page 120 . he Mia y f ilumiian DR. JAMES M. DUNNING DR. HAROLD J. LEONARD JOHN BRISKMAN THE COLUMBIA DENTAL REVIEW Editor JAMES M. DUNNING, A.B., D.D.S. Associate Editors MANUEL M. MASLANSKY. B.S., D.D.S. , tor the Alumni JOHN BRISKMAN, 1935, for the Student Body Business Staff JOHN J. MAYERS, D.D.S., Manager A. ALAN GREENE, D.D.S., Advsrtising Faculty Co-Editor HAROLD J. LEONARD. A.B., D.D.S. Assistant Editors G. G. TRATTNER, D.D.S. E. H. SIEGEL, 1936 H. G. BRODOWSKY, 1936 Contributors Senior: H. KAPLAN, Jr., I. 0- MEINWALD: Junior: S. KATZ, G. FEINSTEIN, A. SHAPIRO: Soohomore: G. HILLMAN: Freshman: E. BILDERBACK E. GCLCDERG Oral Hygiene Staff T. HAMBURGER 1.1. HOWELL Page I2I tut Atnh lU ' iunniiiian DENTAL COLUMBIAN LaJkikiiJL Kg - • ' - - ft A ; € : -S ' ' ; ; ■ cy ' OP MALLOY FEINSTEIN, SIEGEL, BRODOWSKY, SHAPIRO, GOTTLIEB, BILDERBACK, EISNER, BRISKMAN, MEINWALD, SCHAFFER, DR. HOLLiDAY, KAPLAN, SALZBERG. REICH. DENTAL REVIEW KAPLAN BRODOWSKY SIEGEL BRISKMAN MEINWALD Page 122 Ik Eternal fe iiumoian r -julr .-ia TT . 1 M i ; • i SALZBERG, YAVELOW, STONE, SHAPIRO, WIBELL, WALD, KAPLAN, SCOLA, KATZ, WAUGH. DR. HOLLIDAY, WALSH, GOTTLIEB, TENZER, DR. GILLETT THE STUDENT COUNCIL President MANUEL GOTTLIEB Vice-president DONALD J. WALSH Secretary IRVING I. TENZER Faculty Advisers DR. HENRY W. GILLETT DR. HOUGHTON HOLLIDAY ISSACHER YAVELOW ' 35 OKE V. WIBELL ' 35 DAVID S. SALZBERG ' 35 FRANCIS S. KELLY ' 36 SIDNEY H. STONE ' 36 Members ABNER SHAPIRO ' 36 DONALD B. WAUGH 37 ARTHUR H. WALD ' 37 ISIDORE I. KAPLAN ' 37 FRANK SCOLA ' 38 THEODORE KATZ ' 38 Page 123 umiian THE WILLIAM JARVIE SOCIETY President DAVID S. SALZBERG Vice-president IRVING A. TENZER Secretary ISRAEL Q. MEINWALD Class of 1935 ALEXANDER ALTERMAN ROGER W. BARTON SIDNEY H. BLEICHER SIDNEY BLUM HARRY H. KAPLAN, Jr. ALBERT KOWEEK WILLIAM M. LANCASTER ISRAEL 0- MEINWALD EMIL S. RAEDER HERMAN REICH DAVID S. SALZBERG WILLIAM J. SAVOY ADOLPH B. SHEA GEORGE H. TEITELBAUM DONALD J. WALSH HAROLD J. ZERR JERRY ALEXANDER HYMAN BRODOWSKY MORRIS ECKHAUS BENNE HERBERT MORRIS HURWITZ Class of 1936 FRANCIS S. KELLY THOMAS J. RILEY, Jr ELI H. SIEGEL SIDNEY H. STONE IRVING A. TENZER Page 124 kt utnm Mumumn OF STUDIES A Dental Student Turns Philosophical (In the Manner of Francis Bacon) TUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in laughing heartily at authors who state that they know something about dental caries; for ornament, is in throwing twelve syllable words at the latest flame in an attempt to overwhelm her with one ' s knowledge; for ability, is in acquir- ing a degree of D.D.S. To spend too much time at studies is weasling; to use them in class for ornament is a wicked attempt to belittle one ' s fellow men who know less. Men who are good technicians condemn studies, simple men admire them, and weasles use them. Knowledge acquired thru studies is useless; for there is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to learn; nor to be- lieve and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to enable yourself to pass your courses. Some books are to be bought if they are cheap enough; others to be borrowed from one ' s fraternity brother; some to be read where underlined by upcerclassmen; others to merely decorate bookshelves if they are thick and have imposing covers; and some few to be read only before exams. Reading giveth a headache when pursued conscientiously; conferences alloweth one ' s instructors to find out that one knoweth nothing; but cramming maketh one able to pass exams with honors. And, therefore, if a man read a great deal he is either a fool or a sucker for punishment; if he attends conferences too often he is a fool and will meet with disaster; if he crams before exams he is a wise man and will profit accordingly. His- tories make men wise; poets witty; bacteriology maketh one buggy; operative giveth one the ability to plug class three ' s; but only natural philosophy enables one to smile when an unknown fellow student walketh off with one ' s instruments. Studying is good for the weasel; always being ahead of the rest of the class is good for the weasel; always taking prolific notes is good for the conscientious student; having a ready answer to all the instructors ' questions is good for the conscientious student; and hanging is too good for the both of them. If one studies too much, one finds the extent of one ' s ignorance; if one studies little, one is still ignorant; if one studies not at all one is surely ignorant; so wherefore study in the first place. Happy is the student who studies; happy is the instructor who thinks he inspires his students to study; but happiest is the student who does not study and passes the exam by copy- ing from the paper of he who hath studied. G. H. FRATERNITIES The fraternal organizations provide an educational and social program to which students and faculty are cordially invited. They are an important factor in pro- moting good fellowship between students and the pro- fession at large. The three chapters now flourishing are Alpha Omega, Psi Omega, and Sigma Epsilon Delta. thit fata fytlumbian ALPHA OMEGA Offic Chancellor ISADORE KAPLAN Vice Chancellor SOLOMON L. KATZ Scribe GEORGE HILLMAN Quaestor RUBIN KRAMER Historian Class of 1935 HARRY KATZ NATHAN BINDER ALBERT KOV EEK SIDNEY BLEICHER EDWARD ROBBINS SIDNEY BLUM Class of 1936 DAVID SALZBERG MORRIS GREENBERG HALSEY RAFFMAN SOL L. KATZ Class of 1937 ROBERT SLUTZKY MILTON EISENBERG ISADORE KAPLAN IRVING FEINBERG HARRY KATZ HENRY FINK RUBIN KRAMER GEORGE HILLMAN OSCAR RUBIN Class 1938 JOSEPH ORNSTEIN LOUIS ARONOWITZ SIDNEY MILLER HERBERT BIRENBACH BERNARD LINN EDGAR BISCOW MILTON NEGER RAYMOND BRANDSTEIN ISADORE QUIENT HENRY HELBRAUN MILTON ROSENWASSER AARON JACOBS MILTON ROTHSTEIN MEYER KALMANOWITZ ALEXANDER SEELIG JOSEPH KLEIN MILTON TURKOPF LOUIS KUNIN MILTON WEINBERG Page 128 the tfent a fjiplummdn PS! OMEGA GAMMA LAMBDA CHAPTER Grand Master Junior Master Secretary Treasurer JOHN J. CURTIS ELMER P. CROSBY JOHN J. DEELY VINCENT M. KEBER Officers Class of 1935 JOHN J. CURTIS WILLIAM J. SAVOY ELMER P. CROSBY JOHN J. DEELY JOHN J. WILSON ARTHUR R. KOEPKE OKE V. WIBELL WILLIAM J. SAVOY Class of 1936 THOMAS P. MANNING Class of 1937 ALEXANDER F. GORSKY MICHAEL B. DiLEO CORNELIUS McCLOSKEY EDWARD MALLOY HENRY JUNEMAN FRANK SCOLA Pledges JOHN CLARK EDWARD H. KOCH GEORGE B. FINCH JAMES SPELLMAN JOSEPH KERRIGAN WILBUR PREZZANO JOHN DOLCE tut flkmta y ij|eiumiian m t t t f f t S % •2k- V SIGMA EPSILON DELTA GAMMA CHAPTER Master Vice-Master Treasurer Scribe HARRY H. KAPLAN, Jr. ALFRED ROTHENBERG HYMAN BRODOWSKY GEORGE FEINSTGIN JOHN BERGMAN LARRY GREEN SAUL COHEN IRVING STOWER CERNARD HANDEL THEODORE KATZ IRVING SIMELS SAMUEL KIRSCHNER Officers Class of 1935 Class of 1936 ABNER SHAPIRO Class of 1937 Pledges g:org: feinstein robert gold--apb abner shapiro hyman brodowsky GEORGE SCHAFFER ISSACHER YAVELOW ROBERT GOLDFARB CHARLES JAEGER MILTON SANDLER SAMUEL SLOANE SHELDON SENFT LEON SINGER IRVING REISER SIDNEY WINET FRANK SVERDLIN CHARLES KAPLAN SIDNEY SWEZBERG Page 130 tht denial ijlLpiu mini nam Page 131 k dental aiymnDa Page 132 At flkinta oiumoiait Page 133 . ORAL HYGIENE Within recent years the field of oral hygiene has be- come recognized as an indispensible factor in health service. It stresses prevention rather than restoration. The intensive course scheduled qualifies the student hy- gienist for assuming the position of an active assistant to the dental profession in prophylaxis and hygiene educa- tion. ht itnh wumoiao ORAL HYGIENE ANNA V, HUGHES, D.M.D., Professor of Dentistry 1 NURING the recent years, when college enrollments have been somewhat lessened by the economic situation, the Oral Hygiene Department has been particularly fortunate in retaining its full registration. This year finds us with fifty-nine earnest, enthusiastic students, who, we feel, are showing evidence of a true insight into the deeper and more fundamental meanings of their profession; insight which makes their highest aim not mere routine cleaning of teeth, but the purposeful helping of humanity through prevention hygiene and health. Nowhere is service in the preventive field more likely to be rewarded with gratifying results than in wcrk with children, and in the clinic at 59th Street the hygienists have an opportunity .to see the great importance of this phase of their work, for here children from kindergarten through high school have their teeth cleaned. The other two clinics concentrate on the treatment of adult patients. One of these is located at the Medical Center. The other one is in the Physics Building on the University Campus and is run for the benefit of the faculty, staff, and students of the University. The work here is carried on in conjunction with the Medical Office, and due to the excellent cooperation of Dr. McCastline, has proved a very successful undertaking, and has become an integral part of the medical service provided by the University. These three clinics provide the students with patients of all ages and occupations and serve to perfect their prophylactic technique. Here, also, they become familiar with the various existing mouth conditions and diseases, of which they are taught the cause and the method of prevention, where any is known. Every effort is being made to give the hygienist the fundamental training necessary for the intelligent practice of her profession. As a graduate of the courses in Oral Hygiene offered by Columbia University, she has an excellent foundation on which to build. It remains for her to increase her proficiency each year by the broadening effect of experience and the further pursuit of knowledge. . . Page 136 thciSenla oiumiian NNA M. HUGHES. D.M.D. Professor of Dentistry to MTa aiumoDani DR. JOSEPHINE E. LUHAN D.D.S. New York College of Dental and Oral Surgery 1912 Member of American Dental Association Member of Association of American Women Dentists Member of Zonta Club Assistant Professor of Dentistry MISS GENEVA H. WALLS Graduate of Forsyth Tufts Training School of Dental Hygienists 1917 Member of Dental Hygienists Association Member of Sigma Pi Epsilon Instructor in Oral Prophylaxis MISS KATHARINE F. HOLLIS Graduate of Columbia University Courses in- Oral Hygiene 1921 Member of Dental Hygienists Association Instructor in Oral Prophylaxis RUTH MIRIAM CONKLIN Secretary A.B., Barnard College Page 138 . ! ? — f ilumoiati ORAL HYGIENE CLASS AS each year is added to the oral hygiene profession the early struggle of its introduction fades into the past. The present looms high over the horizon with promise of what has been accomplished by the hygienist, and the future looks forward to the continued recognition and advancement of Oral Hygiene, in my opinion, the most valuable ally of Dentistry. A verification of this advancement is the large number of states represented in the Oral Hygiene Class of 1935. Girls from Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York gathered that eventful day at Columbia University to begin their training. We entered this new hygienic world with a very vague idea of what confronted us, but highly enthusiastic and interested. In a few days ' time the vagueness became a reality as the course unfolded itself and we were aroused to the earnestness and seriousness of the work. The anatomy of the teeth in our first lecture became a drama to be coped with and was so highly dramatic that one of our number was unable to withstand the jolt and withdrew. The rest of us summoned courage and buckled down to work. The tedious, trying periods of the various courses were new and strange to us. The novelty soon wore off but the work never ceased to be interesting. Mannikin training started in due course with the white gowns and caps, so in- spiring to both student and patient: and then subsequent clinics. After the panic of the first few days had subsided we found thorough enjoyment in the treatment and handling of patients and their reactions. The children at the 59th Street clinic were the source of much amusement. Page 139 the dental f ilumonao Although we were together but a short time we have had several social functions. The close harmony these activities afforded was especially noticeable at our first gathering, a luncheon given at the Graystone Hotel. The entertainment was furnished by members of the class in the form of drama, recitations, and music, in which we discovered much talent amongst our classmates. We made new and happy acquaintances with last year ' s Alumnae when they honored us with a tea in January. The social events were always attended and en- dorsed by our professors and instructors. So in our class activities many friendships have been made not to be cast away and lovely memories will be cherished in the ensuing years as we take our parts in life and attempt to reflect credit on ourselves and the Oral Hygiene profession. It is our earnest wish that the Oral Hygiene Class of 1935 will be especially out- standing both in work accomplished and in constructive activities within the profession of Oral Hygiene. R. E. P. A VOYAGE IN VERSE They came in numbers, size and shape, In varied color and hue, The acme in brain and grace to be had On the Atlantic side of the blue. Their purpose to quench an unquenchable thirst Which only we moderns know, A desire for knowledge, to go to college, Regardless of what winds blow. They got their tickets and passports too; The customs did them inspect — The customs inspector, a Doctor Hughes, Was looked to with much respect. Her repute was known and her seeds were sown In all the neighboring states, She had launched her ships and docked them too Without getting into any scrapes. Page 140 . . Ihi t dMTa unrniaM She was also the captain of the mighty ship That was about to set under sail. Her competent crew in numbers were small But had never been known to fail. They numbered a trio, a rare sort of trio, That worked just like a machine Her mates were shipshape, trained to the tape That made up this nautical scene. The gang-plank was lowered and they all came in The weather was warm and fair, Some gay as a bubble, without a trouble, While others seemed to have Mai de mer. Their looks of awe at what they saw Was a comedy divine If the mates were shirking instead of working They ' d laugh at this outward sign. The total number was fifty-nine. And they all hung over the rail. Waving to friends and faces they knew As the ship started to sail. The first three days, those unforgettable days They were so full of glee. But as they went farther, the bluer the water, Well! They were all at sea! The good ship Hygiene, a splendid craft Was tossing on waves askew! The acme of brain and brawn to be had, Were asking what to do? That original purpose, that unquenchable thirst Which only we moderns know, Had wavered and wavered and become disflavored. At the mention of H..O. Page 141 iiunman They hit a storm a few days out which brought out Many a wail. That chemical storm had crashed like a bomb Bringing torrents of water, rain and hail — The joyful glee, had turned to a plea! To old King Neptune, father of the sea. Water, water everywhere and nary a drop to drink Knowledge, Knowledge everywhere and nary a bit will sink. That storm soon passed and the waters were calm Anatomy and Pathology waves came on, All of which sent up a new alarm Ethmoid, and Atrophy, Sphenoid and Syncope Were new terms to learn. Unheard of animals, not found in Journals But vitally necessary for their bread to earn. All the storms came, there were many in all As the ship sailed further out — The panic of the passengers turned to work As they learned the ropes about. By sheer persistence, that far off distance Became a port to land — The ship was harbored, and firmly anchored The travelers touched foot to sand. As they walked along the sandy beach Each step was firm and bold — Like all good sailors and navigators — They were to have and hold This one grand trip, with this great adventure Its memories forever to be able to picture. And all who needed a life line Will be making Footprints in the sands of time. I. P. Page 142 tht itnh iiumoiao DORIS ELIZABETH ABEL 14 Spooner Street Floral Park, L. I. CHARLOTTE ANTOINETTE BAUR 9 Grove Street South Norwallc, Conn. Valparaiso University VICTORIA TERESA BELLUCCI 860 Bay Ridge Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. ROSE BERMAN 168 Beach 33rd Street Edgemere, L. I. Hunter College . . Page 143 flk itd ] u ummm FLORA BIRNBAUM 920 Avenue St. John Bronx, N. Y. MARGARET DORINE BISHOP Marietta, N. Y. SIGRID THORBERG CHRISTENSEN I 60 Marine Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. MILDRED LORRAINE COHEN 66 Kibee Street Hartford, Conn. . . Page 144 tht itnh o umiaian ALICE CASIMIR COSTUMA 2639 Davidson Avenue New York, N. Y. MARY RITA CULUNANE 36 Prospect Avenue Middletown, N. Y. ELEANORE CARMEN DASHIELL 41 North Street Stamford, Conn. ANNE DeBIASE 60 DeHart Avenue Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, N. Y. Page 145 the denta iiumoDa GRACE DeMARTINI 1825 West I Ith Street Brooklyn, N. Y. JEAN LILA DOLOWIT 2 Stratford Place Newark, N. J, HELEN LUCINA DYETT 175 West 137th Street New York, N. Y. EILEEN THERESA FITZGERALD I I 7 Jackson Street Ansonia, Conn. Page 146 At dental Mumnmn SYLVIA LUCILLE FREIBERG 2345 Ocean Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. Brooklyn College ELEANOR GOLDBERG 106 Summer Street Adams, Mass. TANIA HAMBURGER 109-01 I I Ith Street Ozone Park, L. I. m SYLVIA L. HARFENIST 1616 East 29th Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Brooklyn College Page 147 m Mta iiumiia GRACE HOLLANDER 2133 East 14th Street Brooklyn, N. Y. MARION LOUISE HOWELL Hancock, N. Y. BLANCHE GERTRUDE KOSTER 52 Summer Street New London, Conn. MILDRED FERN KATCHMAR 19 Fifth Avenue Ansonia, Conn. Pags 148 . ht rikifa oiu urn inn ami SYLVIA LEVENSON 304 Montgomery Street Brooklyn, N. Y. RUTH LICHTMAN 2902 Monument Avenue Richmond, Va. EDITH LILLIAN LUND 600 West 1 64th Street New York, N. Y. ROSE MARY MANTINO 60 Broadway Kingston, N. Y. St. Joseph ' s College Page 149 f Ik itnfo iiumiiao RUTH MAE MAXFIELD 22 Walnut Street Brandon, Vermont DORIS MIRIAM McPHEE 92 Prospect Road East Haven, Conn. Larson Junior College LEAH MOSES 89 Blue Hills Avenue Hartford, Conn. ISOBEL MARY MURRAY Magnolia Avenue Montvale, N. J. Bergen County Junior College Page 150 . itiedenla oiumoiap ROSALIE DOLORIES MUSACCHIO 207 Montauk Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. ISABEL PAZEIAN 44 Roxbury Street Worcester, Mass. University of Alabama Temple University Dental School ELIZABETH PRENTICE PEABODY 1217 Bergen Street Brooklyn, N. Y. ROSLYN SYLVIA PEARLSTEIN 1540 East 172nd Street Bronx, N. Y, . Page 151 tint fatal @iur™m SHIRLEY REBA PERLSTEIN 122 Vine Street Hartford, Conn. Connecticut State College RUTH ELIZABETH PERRY 80 Ball Street Port Jervis, N. Y. MARY VERONICA PIGHI I 89 Veronica Place Brooklyn, N. Y. HILDA FLORENCE POSTOL I I 75 Capitol Avenue Bridgeport, Conn. Page 52 ht Mta oiumim EVA ABINER PRITCHARD 35 Goodwill Avenue Meriden, Conn. ELENA OLYMPIA RICCIARDI 3054 Godwin Terrace Bronx, N. Y. ELSIE JOSEPHINE ROBBINS Harwich, Mass. B.S., 1933, Tufts College BERTHA LOUISE ROSENFELD 215 West 88th Street New York, N. Y. City College of N. Y. Page 153 tut itmlM f Mummm MILDRED SALID 1321 Union Street Brooklyn, N. Y. MARION RUTH SCHMIDT 272 Bronx Avenue Bridgeport, Conn. EVE ELAINE SHAPIRO 59 Dart Street New London, Conn. HELEN AGNES SHEA 634 Martense Avenue Teaneck, N. J. Page 154 . Mfcifal? iiummaoi KATHERINE CECILIA SHEEHAN 128 Chambers Street Waterbury, Conn. BELLE BEULAH SPIELMAN 769 Beck Street Bronx, N. Y. JOSEPHINE ROSE STEIN 83 Whalley Avenue New Haven, Conn. DOROTHY JEAN STOCK 101-38 I 15th Street Richmond Hill, L I. Brooklyn College . Page 155 tht itnh iiunman GLADYS ADELAIDE THAYER 54 Cortland Street Norwich. N. Y. R.N., 1929, Crouse-lrving Hospital, Syracuse, N. Y. JANE EGAN WALTERS 100 Washington Avenue Maywood, N. J. Columbia Extension DOROTHY EDYTHE WEBSTER Hillsdale, N. Y. MARTHA WEISENBERG I 75 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, N Y Brooklyn Jewish Hospital Page 156 . c denial «? oiumman FRANCES DOROTHY WHITE R. D. I, Box I I8A Kerhonlcson, N. Y. THELMA MURIEL WILKINS I 155 Prospect Avenue Bronx. N. Y. Brooklyn College HENRIETTA MARGARET WONDOLOWSKA 648 Stillman Street Bridgeport, Conn. Connecticut College of Pharmacy Page 157 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The brilliant accomplishments of the stars of the opera are applauded to the skies, while the patient work of those laborers behind the stage which guarantees the success of the show, often goes unnoticed and unsung. The Editors of the 1935 Dental Columbian have sincerely tried to make this book a truly student publication, and are deeply grateful to the numerous persons, both to those included in the staffs and also to those not included in the staffs, who have generously lent a helping hand in overcoming the difficulties attendant upon the production of a really different Yearbook. Without their unselfish assistance and freely proffered advice the Dental Columbian might never have reached its present form. To the following friends we owe a profound and sincere debt of gratitude. Dr. Houghton Holliday for his constructive criticism, for his kindly advice, and for his sympathetic guidance. Mrs. Marguerite McKenzie for her invaluable suggestions and for her diligent aid in proofreading. Misses Doreen O ' Leary, Geraldine Dunn, and Helen Pomodor for their help in the typing of the copy for this book. Miss Sylvia Rosen and Mr. Samuel Chernoble of the Comet Press, not only for their assistance in the fine printing of the book, but also for their helpful technical advice and unselfish consideration. The David J. Molloy Plant for the designing and producing of the fine cover of this book. And finally, the Chidnoff Studio for its prompt cooperation and unfailing assistance. IN APPRECIATION FOR THE COOPERATION SHOWN BY THE CLASS OF 1935 THE PURCHASING DEPT. SCHOOL OF DENTAL AND ORAL SURGERY JOHN T. HOPKINS, Purchasing Agent 011% on a Firm Foundation Successful practice is a problem in construction solved by sound training plus consistent use of the best equip- ment and materials obtainable. What better foundation for your precious metal require- ments than NEY tested gold alloys — outstanding among all others in uniformity and dependability? Tested by Bureau of Standards ' methods. Ad O Mi MB - oys Main Office HARTFORD 1812 Brand: Office CHICAGO Ultra -Modern Equipment means INCREASED EFFICIENCY and PATIENT CONFIDENCE This ultra-modern, efficient dental office is equipped throughout with Ritler Equipment. Other combinations to suit your purse. We are authorized repre- sentatives of the following: S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co. Ritler Dental Mfg. Co. Weber Dental Mfg. Co. General Electric X-Ray Co. Wilmot Castle Sterilizer Co. Pelton Crane Sterilizer Co. • It will pay you to investigate the possi- bilities of equipping your office throughout with brand-new, ultra-modern equipment. Your increased personal efficiency plus the prestige it will give you with your patients and the favorable word of mouth advertis- ing you will receive will make the ori ginal expenditure a profitable investment. Our organization is well-qualified to guide you in locating properly, and counsel you in the selection of the right equipment with which to start your practice. We should be glad to advise you how easily and economically you can equip your office with the best and most efficient dental equipment . . . and how contract payments can be adjusted to fit your income. A visit to our display rooms will interesting and profitable to you. prove GUTERMAN DENTAL SUPPLY COMPANY 203 EAST 23rd STREET NEW YORK CITY T_T ERE is a veritable gem in dental offices, compact, J ± complete, up-to-date to the last detail, Dentsply- planned, Dentsply-equipped with the most ap- proved models of the leading manufacturers, backed by Dentsply ' s guarantee and service. And the cost of this office, fully equipped, is as intriguing as its appearance. This is only one of several model offices on display at Dentsply. You should inspect them and learn in how many ways Dentsply Service can help you take that big step into the actual practice of your profession. The hub of Dentsply Service is our Office-Planning and Equipment Department, which differs from equipment specialists in that it considers equipment merely a means to an end — a successful practice. Dentsply also recognizes that a young dentist can be over-equipped as well as under-equipped and aims to plan a well-balanced office, complete, yet easy to finance. Dentsply goes still further and can suggest to you good locations and partnership opportunities. xUR intelligent self-interest suggests that the more y ) graduates we can guide to success through our long practical experience in equipment, planning and management, the more friends our depot will have. Your intelligent self-interest should suggest the value of associating yourself early with a depot which will stand by you day in and day out. answering every call for ser- vice promptly and willingly; a depot whose service is equalled only by the quality of its goods, a depot patronized by the leading dentists in New York. The Depot of The Dentists ' Supply Company of New York ENTIRE 15th FLOOR — - 220 WEST 42nd STREET, NEW YORK Headquarters for New Trubyte - Trubyte and Twentieth Century Teeth Equipment - - Gold - - Merchandise A Book Which May Show You the Way To A Bigger, Fuller Life 7 )R. James Leon Williams may well serve as an in- - - spiration to any young dentist. His long, fruitful life represents the peak of culture and professional attain- ment and won him recognition in art and science com- parable to his pre-eminence in dentistry. To enable every 1935 dental graduate to know of the career of Dr. Williams and to be inspired by his vision, interests and culture, we will send a copy of The Life and Work of James Leon Williams without charge to each member of the Class of ' 35 who will sign and fill in this coupon. THE DENTISTS ' SUPPLY CO. of New York 220 West 42nd Street. New York Please send me without charge a copy of The Life and Work of Tames Leon Williams. Dr. Street City . Columbia. 1935 s OURUG r IN all the professions, said La Rochefoucald, everyone effects a particular look and exterior, in order to appear what he wishes to be thought; so that it may be said that the world is made up of appearances. It is true that we are invariably judged to be by what we appear to be, and this method of mass estimation of our worth, whether fair or unfair, has a tremendous influence upon the measure of success we attain in life. So to you who are about to equip an office for the practice of dentistry, it is important that you exert every effort to make your first impression a lasting good one. Your recent graduation will make patients expect of you the latest in knowledge and treatment, conse- quently it is imperative that your surroundings suggest this. Before you handicap yourself there- fore with another ' s troubles in an old worn out chair or unit, let a distributor of S. S. White Equip- ment show you how easy it is to open your practice in the stimulating environment of new, efficient, trouble proof S. S. White Equipment which, in many instances, will cost no more than a second-hand equipment. For more than ninety years The S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co. has served dentistry with con- stantly increasing friendship throughout the world % Its products ate offered with the full realization it cannot retain respect and confidence with any but worthy ptoducts, and this cettainly applies to equipment. You can purchase S. S. White Equip- ment with the comforting assurance that its design and construction conform to the highest standards of engineering principles, that no part is slighted because it is unseen, that it will serve you for many years to come, and be recognized by your professional comrades and patients as symbolic of good taste and judgment. c 4-$k abo-ut tit U S. S.WHITE OFFICE PLANNING SERVICE AND DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN Either we or the distributors of S.S.White Equipment will furnish office plans and suggestions for efficient office artangements, and explain the convenient purchase terms. Any question will receive caieful and p.ompt aiemion — your correspondence is invited. S ' S ' Mih . t-e- Y H Mi THE S. S. WHITE DENTAL MFG. CO., 211 SOUTH 12th STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Everything Under One Roof A Complete Service to the Dental Profession GENERAL MERCHANDISE DEPARTMENT BUY THE GENERAL ' WAY is the advice of over three thousand den- tists — for at General you can depend upon an efficient, trained staff — men who know by experience just what is best suited for your particular requirement. EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENT The complete planning of the office, as well as the installation of the necessary equipment, with the satisfaction of knowing that servicing will be done quickly aand correctly, is why so many dentists say .... BUY THE ' GENERAL ' WAY. For the convenience of recent graduates we maintain a Department for friendly counsel. Here you have the benefit of our extended ex- perience in the selection of locations, office planning, etc., etc., and obtain suggestions helpful in solving the many problems connected with your entree into your chosen profession. Come up and avail yourself of our cordial invitation. GENERAL DENTAL SUPPLY CO., 19 UNION SQUARE, WEST, NEW YORK ALgonquin 4-9443-9444-9445 391 EAST 149th STREET 900 BERGEN AVENUE BRONX JERSEY CITY MEIrose 5-7889 JOurnal Square 2-2360 Weber Outfit - $1543 Dentistry never offered such possibi- lities as are ahead of the oncoming dentist of today. Dental equipment values likewise were never more attractive. Weber equipment meets every require- ment of the Profession, and is so fairly priced that it is considered by far the bes t for the man who knows. Don ' t fail to investigate before you buy. Sold on liberal terms by a selected group of responsible dental dealers everywhere. For more than a third of a century Weber goods have been known as dependable goods. SUCCESS TO YOU! -:- Cordially -:- The WEBER DENTAL MFG. CO. CANTON, OHIO D B 1 N S T E 1 N ' s ■A EL 1 A B L E IVeb U 1 L T E Q U ! P M E N T RUBINSTEIN DENTAL EQUIPMENT CO. 141 FIFTH AVENUE at 21st Street ALgonquin 4-5626-5627 New York City T A K A M I N E SCIENTIFIC TOOTH BRUSHES with BAMBOO HANDLES Endorsed by the Dental Profession Because It Is A Better Brush STANDARD MODEL for normal healthy mouths DELUXE MODEL a tooth brush especially designed for subnormal gingival conditions SALLIE MODEL for the pre-school child TAKAMINE CORPORATION 132 Front Street - New York City ANGELICA Side-Opening Smock Comfortable — Durable — Professional Angelica Side-Opening Smocks are professional, neat and dignified. They are cut full across the shoulders tor freedom of arm movement. No collar, tie or shirt needed. They are made of especially woven, long-wearing white twill. All strain points reinforced. Sizes 34 to 48. Mention size and style 4!TD8. Price so reasonable you can keep a good supply on hand. $2.25 When you remit full amount with order, we pay the carrying charges in the U. S. Our Professional Catalog picturing other styles sent free on request. Angelica Jacket Co. St. Louis 1419 Olive St.Chicago 175 N. Michigan Blvd. Los Angeles I 101 South Main Street NEW YORK 104 WEST 48th STREET Telephone BRyant 9-9590 Angelic STANDARD OF THE WORLD SINCE 1878 A completely Ritter equipped modem office like the one illus- trated is within the reach oj every graduate. Consult us about our deferred payment plan. A COMPLETELY MODERN OFFICE GIVES YOU A HEAD START . . . Why Let Old-Fashioned Equipment Handicap You at the Beginning of Your Professional Career ? A THOROUGHLY modern, properly equipped dental office inspires confidence — enables you to secure quick recognition. Most important, modern equipment in the eyes of the patient is synonymous with modern dentistry. A dental office, efficiently equipped assures success from the start and in the eyes of the community you are not viewed as just another dentist. Consult with us regarding location, architectural plan- ning of your offices, interior decoration and practice building suggestions. Our advise is based on many years of experience in the dental equipment business . . . our recommendations scaled to meet your own requirements. Forstbauer Dental Equipment Co. Incorporated 630 FIFTH AVENUE Rockefeller Center, at 50th Street. NEW YORK CITY . CIRCLE 7-3358-59-60-61 A laboratory like this one will materially increase your efficiency. Dentistry Offers You a Great Opportunity You who graduate this vear have an unparalleled opportunity to succeed in your chosen profession. Indices of bus- iness conditions show that the country as a whole is on the upturn. People are earning again. They have monev to spend ... to take care of conditions they were forced to neglect during the depression . . . for clothing . . . for their homes . . . and money for needed dentistry. Thirty-five million people are gainfully employed today. To a large percentage, their present steady income is the first they have had in five years or more. It is their opportunity to have accumulated dental work attended to . . . and your op- portunity to start your professional career under the most favorable and profitable auspices possible. Nor is there any better way to establish yourself in a carefullv selected commu- nitv or to earn the respect and confidence of your patients, than with thoroughly modern offices; with equipment which reveals that you are progressive, alert and thoroughly aware of the latest devel- opments in dental technic. Ritter Equip- ment most perfectly meets these require- ments. It is the accepted standard of com- parison in the dental profession yet it is so reasonably priced that it is within the means of every 1935 graduate. Why, then, handicap yourself w ith infer- ior or second-hand equipment when the Ritter Deferred Payment Plan enables you to have the finest for a small initial payment, w ith the remainder payable over a three year period if desired? Consult with your Ritter Dealer. He is more than a merchant. He is a wise coun- selor who will bring to bear the experi- ence of the entire Ritter organization in helping you to solve the inanv problems that will arise in starting your practice. Your opportunity to establish a profitable and enduring practice is at hand. Grasp it by starting right with Ritter Equipment. RITTER DENTAL MANUFACTURING CO. INC., RITTER PARK.ROCHESTER,N.Y. JUSTI TEETH represent the work of art in the true reproduction of natural teeth — whether in school or in your office, JUSTI TEETH have always proved practice- builders. H. D. JUSTI SON, Inc. 32nd and SPRING GARDEN STREETS Philadelphia Pennsylvania BUY EQUIPMENT in Terms of Tomorrow When you invest in new equipment, don ' t forget to figure the dividends that come from years of trouble-free operation. A location carefully selected — an office properly planned, and an equipment efficiently installed, make the first cost the ultimate cost. Choose a Melrose Installation — we are agents for all standard makes of equipment and supplies of quality. MELROSE DENTAL DEPOT, Inc. Grand Central Zone Liggett Bldg. 41 EAST 42nd ST. cor. Madison Ave. Dial VAnderbilt 3-4043 Bring Your Diploma To Growing Brooklyn . . BROOKLYN offers you 186.117 private dwellings . . . 63.310 apartment houses and hotels . . . 3.028 factroies. population approx- imately 2.600.000. Translated into terms of your future, these figures spell the richest opportunity you could find anywhere! WHEN YOU GRADUATE build your practice in populous, prosperous Brooklyn. Meanwhile, let us give you any desired information. We know Brooklyn from end to end and will be glad to suggest locations. Confidential financing of your outfit if desired. 35 FtiltoivSt., J3klyiY,N.T: Junction Fulton, Jay Smith Streets. Entrance on Jay Street. BLUE ISLAND SPECIALTY COMPANY Manufacturers of BISCO PRODUCTS - BURS - - BANDS SHELLS - - IMPRESSION TRAYS - - INSTRUMENTS - MOUNTED POINTS STONES - ORTHODONTIA - - APPLIANCES SUPPLIES - Write for Price Lists BLUE ISLAND SPECIALTY COMPANY BLUE ISLAND. ILLINOIS The House of A Thousand Models A Model for Almost Every Purpose CflDU-OJ RABIJA Ivorine - Aluminal - Rubber Stone - Plaster Columbia Dental X-Ray Corporation 131 East 23rd St. New York City FLECKS ...rft I HAVE BEEN TRIED AND TESTED I am marked I. in Preliminary Report on Zinc Phos- phate Cements made by Bureau of Standards and Re- search Commission of American Dental Association. See November 1933 issue Journal of A. D. A. I am endowed with extraordinary strength. In labora- tory tests I withstood compressive strength up to 19,500 lbs. per square inch. See Table 14. I possess most uniform quality in setting time in all my colors. See Table 12. I demonstrate extraordinary uniformity in setting time under varying conditions of humidity and slab tempera- ture. See Table 6. I am finest in texture. See Figure 7. MIZZY, Inc. Distributors New York Pycope ' Tooth Powder, a Pycope ' Tooth Brush and an effective brush- ing technique will assist you in build- ing your practice. This combination will provide your patients with a perfect Oral Hygiene program that will greatly benefit them and will convince them that you are truly interested in their mouth health. PYCOPE I 30 West 42 Street nc. New York Wisconsin -6576 E. E. SMITH 1232 RACE STREET Philadelphia, Pa. Specialists in the Manufacture of HANDPIECES and ANGLES -.-REPAIRING-:- Established 18S9 Anticipate Success! Your choice of a modern American Denial Cabinet reflects an alert professional altitude toward your chosen career. It means that you are looking forward to success and progress; thai you value the aid of modern equipment and methods in building a successful practice. AMERICAN CABINET CO., Two Rivers, W.s. Modern Ameri- can Cabinet No. 144 combines modern conven- ience features with today ' s trend in furni- ture design. CbrrvzAJucam DENTAL CABINETS T. H. McKENNA, Inc. Dental and Medical Books of All Publishers -:- Sole Agent for the -:- International Journal of Orthodontia, Oral Surgery, and Radiography 1 166 ST. NICHOLAS AVE. Bet. 168th and 169th Sts. NEW YORK. N. Y. RJali CLASS OF 1935 THE BOOK STORE appreciates your coopera- tion during your stay at the Medical Center. Graduates are given a ten percent discount on all dental books. Other Book Store services will be available during your continued connection with the University. MEDICAL CENTER BOOK STORE 630 WEST 168 STREET Billings 5-6000 EStabrook 8-7265 CHIDNOFF STUDIOS 469 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE 1935 DENTAL COLUMBIAN • ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MADE PERSONALLY by Irving Chidnoff Trade is occupation for livelihood; profession is occupation for the service of the work. Trade is occupation for joy of the result; profession is occupa- tion for joy in the process. Trade is occupation where anybody may enter; profession is occupation where only those who are prepared may enter. Trade is occupation taken up tempor- arily until something better offers; pro- fession is occupation with which one is identified for life. Trade makes one the rival of every other trader; profession makes one the cooperator with all his colleagues. Trade knows only the ethics of success; profession is bound by lasting ties of sacred honor. — Bissel B. Palmer fj |uour v near b 1 ■ 00 u ■ PUBLICITY- ENGRAVING CO INC. 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