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

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f-,. - Frank E. Beube L.D.S., D.D.S. Assoc. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry m Saul Schluger, D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Wra. A. Theraann, D.D.S. L. Hirschfeld Asst. CHn. Prof, of A.B., D.D.S. Dentistry Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Robert Gottsegen A.B., D.D.S Asst. Prof, of Dentistry Ellen Hosiosky D.M.D., D.H., D.D.S Inst, in Dentistry Melvin L. Morris B.S., M.A., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Lewis Fox. D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof. of Dentistry periodontia Dentistry has received meagre financial support for research in the past. Out of $130,000,000 expended on various investi- gations during the past year, only a little more than $100,000 of these grants were assigned for dental research. In spite of this inadequacy, considerable progress has been achieved since the formation of the American Academy of Periodontology in 1914 which marked a new era in the field of Peri- odontology. Terminology and classification of periodon- tal diseases has been relatively standardized and accepted by the profession, except for a few diehards who maintain their own nomen- clature. That further study is essential is rec- ognized by the American Academy of Peri- odontology and American Academy of Oral Pathology who have a joint committee study- ing this problem. Larger and larger numbers of papers and textbooks on periodontia and related subjects are being published. The physiology and pathology of the periodontium is better under- stood, resulting in the general agreement — that repair and reattachment of the support- ing structures of the teeth is possible after periodontal disease seemed to have caused irreversible damage. One of the most significant achievements in recent years is the development of precise periodontal technics for the successful treat- ment of even advanced periodontal break- down. It is now recognized that neither curettement nor surgical methods alone can successfully eradicate periodontal pathoses, but rather the application of different pro- cedures for the many conditions that develop around the teeth. Discovery of drugs which induce prolonged anaesthesia, the wider use of sedatives and antibiotics where indicated, has resulted in modifying the management of the periodontal patient in some dental offices. In lieu of short appointments and comparatively little done for the patient, the appointment sessions can be prolonged by the use of these new drugs. This has permitted the prescription and a bet- ter correlation of the restorative dental phase and the periodontal tissue phase of treatment. Many dental cripples can be rehabilitated within a few long sessions rather than by many short ones, by this method of dental practice. It appears that this will be the manner of handling patients in the future.

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Joseph A. Cuttita A.B., M.S.. D.D.S. Asst. Prof, oi Dentistry 1 MaMxA Jack Budowsky, D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof. oi Dentistry F. A. Tuoti. D.M.D. Instr. in Dentistry Ida M. Golomb. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. in Dentistry During the past decade notable advances have been made in the various specialties of dentistry with particular progress in the scien- tific aspects. True, the advent of chemother- apy and antibiotics is responsible for certain therapeutic improvements. It is fallacious, however, to attribute our progress in relation to oral disease as being due entirely to thera- peutic innovations. There is manifest in den- tistry at present an awakening, a realization that if we are to fulfill our obligations in the field of mouth diseases we will have to do it almost solely through our own efforts. Assum- ing these responsibilities and attaining a de- gree of self-reliance has truly elevated den- tistry as a health science. This comparatively new trend is evident in most schools and institutions of dental learn- ing. It is emphasized by the countless numbers of research projects directed not simply to discovering improved therapy for our many oral diseases but rather to uncover the true nature of these little known diseases. The field of oral diagnosis is playing its role in this new trend. Diagnosis is not simply the art of recognizing or identifying a specific oral disease; diagnosis is the corre- lation of basic knowledge directed toward the study of the nature of each disease with its inherent, specific, peculiar inner processes. Thus, diagnosis is more than a discipline — it is a science.

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Stanley L. Lane B.S.. M.D.. D.D.S. Inst, in Oral Surgery Win. J. Savoy, B.S., D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Joseph Schroff B.S., M.D.. D.D.S. William Carr Prof, of Oral Surgery Morris Kavelle B.S., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Fred Rothenberg M.D.. D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Morris Fierstein, D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry T. M. Bundrant. D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Some phases of the subject covered by the Oral Surgery Division may be of merely cul- tural interest. The greatest portion, however, of the subject matter finds practical applica- tion in modern dental practice, the measure of application depending upon the proclivi- ties and abilities of the individual graduate. Apparently the subjects covered treat in the main upon the biological phases of dental practice and the core of their content is lodged essentially in the basic and medical sciences. It is not intended to achieve complete in- struction and training in this area of under- graduate curriculum. The comprising sub- jects, because of their scientific and other oral surgery ramifications, constitute a lifetime study. Com- petence can be attained only through post- graduate study, well guided internships, hos- pital associations, and other available sources. The dental graduate who confines himself to the limitations of his office may be in a limited way, a very excellent man, but will not attain those important qualifications which are the hallmark of the cultured professional man. Mervin Eisenberg D.D.S. Clin. Asst. Robert C. Devine B.S., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Boaz Sbatlan A.B., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry