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

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pedodontics Ewing C. McBeath A.B., D.D.S., M.S: Professor of Dentistry S. N. ROSENSTEIN B.S., D.D.S. Assoc. Prof of Dentistry One of the factors that reflects the modern trend in pedodontics is the increasing and widespread recognition of the significance of and need for proper dental care for children. Dental educators, public health officers, and other child welfare officers are aware of the fact that fulfillment of dental needs for chil- dren is the most immediate obligation of the dental profession. The scope of the modern concept of proper dental care for children encompasses several important areas of investigation and therapy. The attainment and maintenance of complete dental and oral health for the child is the pedodontist ' s contribution to the child ' s total good health and well-being. This service in- cludes helping to guide dentitional develop- ment and prevent malocclusion, maintaining erupted teeth in a healthy and functioning state, and instituting measures of dental hy- giene and nutrition known to lower incidence of caries. All these may be accomplished readily after a favorable relationship, based on confidence and trust and friendliness, has been estab- lished. This is conducive to continuance of good dental habits and care. These services, and related factors bearing further investigation, offer a challenge to the young dentist which makes the practice of pedodontics interesting and rewarding. William A. Yerlin A.B., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry E. S. Luboja. D.D.S. Asst. in Dentistry Julian SchrofT B.S.. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. in Dentistry Ovid Slavin A.B.. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. 16

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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

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In the past fifty years orthodontics has gone through three phases of development; first, the mechanical concept; secondly, the bio- logic concept; and today, a new phase — preventive orthodontics. This concerns the general dental practitioner more than the or- thodontist, as it is he who sees the patients at an early age. The general dental practitioner should be trained to recognize factors of growth and development, either accelerated or retarded; developing malocclusions; form and function; etiology of malocclusion; the function of the deciduous and permanent dentition; and in- dividual normal occlusion. He should realize his responsibility starts and not ends when a deciduous tooth is extracted prematurely or when a permanent tooth is extracted. He should have at his command the ability to cor- rect cross bites, interlocked incisors, to open up or close spaces, and to place space main- tainers where indicated. The intelligent application of known prin- ciples of diagnostic procedures by the general dental practitioner could prevent a third of all cases of malocclusions. orthodontia Arthur C. Totten. D.D.? Professor of Dentistry James Jay, D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Harry A. Gallon, D.D.S. Assoc. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Axel Hanson Inst, in Dental Technic Clifford L. Whitman D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Francis J. Loughlin D.D.v Asst. in Dentistry Julius Tarshis D.D.S. Clin. Asst.