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

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Prosthetics Pearl Harbor and Corregidor were fresh in all minds when the last Dental Columbian was published. Its pages reveal the tenseness of war, foreboding for the immediate future, con- fidence in ultimate victory and, above all, a determination to continue the search for truths. The world was being shaken by the forces of physical power, ruthlessness and intolerance; isolationism was giving way to internationalism. Dentistry had awakened to its war-borne respon- sibilities and was looking forward to advances most certain to come from the research forced upon it by the exigencies of armed conflict and a disrupted economy. The shortcomings of the profession stood out in bold relief. Little was known about the cause or prevention of dental caries. Dental training and thinking had been predominantly along reparative instead of pre- ventive lines. Selective Service had revealed the appallingly inadequate dental care received by the average draftee. Many dentists taken into the armed forces were uninformed and untrained to work with other specialists in the medical field. It was a time for courage and devotion to country and profession. The period from then to the present is his- tory. The war was won, though the cost was staggering; the forces of justice and humanity were overpowering; scientific progress made the world smaller; and the need for international harmony became imperative. Dentistry con- tributed its part and much was added to its science and art. Now we are at peace and we are faced with its problems. War must be outlawed; life, free- dom and happiness must be assured ; individuals and nations must sacrifice a degree of their au- tonomy for the benefit of all. The eyes of the world and the hopes of mankind are pinned on the Un ited Nations. Its success will not come easily; traditions must fall; sacrifices must be made; failures and objections must be over- come; and tremendous effort must be expended to achieve the ultimate goal. Much has transpired at Columbia since the last Dental Columbian appeared. Most im- portant was the action of the Trustees of the University in taking another step in their far- sighted program toward placing dentistry in its proper relation to other health services. By closely integrating Medicine, Nursing, Public Health and Dentistry into one faculty, the Fac- ulty of Medicine, the stage has been set for close cooperation and concerted effort in problems common to all. The dental school administration has been changed only slightly to facilitate this union; contacts between the basic science de- partments and the Department of Dentistry have been strengthened materially; barriers between divisions in the Department of Dentistry have been broken and replaced with bonds of harmony and mutual understanding. It will take years to reveal the full wisdom of this medico-dental integration. The Department of Dentistry will now be free to draw on the resources of all the basic science and clinical departments and to con- tribute in like manner. It will not function as an isolated field but will coordinate its efforts with all others in the healing profession. A more intelligent approach to the problems of dental caries and preventive dentistry will emerge from this relation. The Prosthetic Division will be able to take full advantage of these closer associations. Pros- thetics is no longer a purely mechanical art concerned primarily with skills and techniques. No prosthetic restoration will serve acceptably unless it is conceived with an intelligent under- standing of its biologic foundation, soft tissue and bony structure, as well as the functional, physiological and psychological considerations. The Class of 1947 has had the opportunity of seeing this program get under way. Your undergraduate training has all been directed toward this end and it is our hope that you will continue to develop as broadly after your gradu- ation. May the Class of 1947 contribute its share to a better world and to better dentistry. GILBERT P. SMITH 14

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JOSEPH SCHROFF DOUGLAS B. PARKER F. S. McCAFFREY SAMUEL B1RENBACH B.S.. M.D.. D.D.S. M.D.. D.D.S. B.S.. D.D.S. D.D.S. Assoc. Prof, of Dentistry Assoc. Prof, of Dentistry Assoc. Prof, of Dentistry Assoc. Prof, of Dentistry ALBIN ' R. SEIDEL D.M.D. Presbyterian Hospital Consultant. F. A. STEWART. JR. A.B.. D.D.S. Instructor in Dentistry WILLIAM J. SAVOY B.S., D.D.S. Instructor in Dentistry MORRIS KAVELLE B.S., D. D.S. Instructor in Dentistry THEO. M. BUNDRANT D.D.S. Asst. in Dentistry 13

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GILBERT PERCIVAL SMITH D.D.S. Professor of Dentristry HARRY A. YOUNG HENRY R. JUNEMANN D.D.S. A.B., D.D.S. Assoc. Prof, of Dentistry Instructor in Dentistry MAX PLEASURE GEORGE HINDELS D.D.S.. M.S.P.H. B.S., D.D.S. Asst. Prof, of Dentistry Instructor in Dentistry OSCAR E. BEDER SAUL MISCHELOFF ROBERT E. HERLANDS B.S., D.D.S. D.D.S. A.B., D.D.S. Instructor in Dentistry Instructor in Dentistry Asst. in Dentistry m WILLIAM J. MILLER GUSTAVE T. DURRER I. FRANK BOSCARELLI HOWARD J. ROGERS A.B., D.D.S. D.M.D., D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. Asst. in Dentistry Asst. in Dentistry Asst. in Dentistry Asst. in Dental Technique 15