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

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William A. Verlin A.B., D.D.S. Julian Schroff D.D.S. a Bernard Nathanson D.D.S. Ovid Slavin D.D.S. Marc Louis Berg D.D.S. Philip Kutner D.D.S. Janice Schreiber D.D.S. Lawrence Marder George Kiriakopoulos A.B., D.D.S. D.D.S. PEDODONTICS The continuing increase in population creates many new problems which are intimately related to the various aspects of our societal development, as for example, sociologic, economic, educational and health. We are all interested in, and affected by, factors bearing on all these aspects. As educated, professional members of society, we should feel obligated to participate in constructive civic activities in our communities toward improvement in all these categories. As dentists, however, it is to be expected that our main curricular activity is in the category of health, to help solve the problems of maintenance of dental health, for which we have been especially and carefully prepared. It is very interesting that a high proportion of the population increase lies in two age groups: the very young and the old. Certainly the dental needs in these two groups are many and different; your teachers have provided the background of education and training necessary to permit you to render these services. The expanding technical and procedural task imposed by the increasing need for care will be insurmountable, and the need impossible of fulfillment unless, as individuals and as a profession, we place greater emphasis on prevention of oral disease. It is in the rapidly enlarging age group of the very young that preventive measures can be applied most effectively. Several sound, confirmed measures for lowering incidence of dental and oral disease are already known to us; additional means will most certainly be developed. It is hoped that by participating in the development and application of such measures, you will make your contribution to your profession and society. Dr. Solomon N. Rosenstein SOLOMON N. ROSENSTEIN B.S., D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry 17

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ORTHODONTIA ARTHUR C. TOTTEN, D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry The past decade has seen many changes in the field of dentistry and orthodontics. Recogni- tion by the public and State that a severe dento-facial deformity is a handicap to the welfare of the individual has been a strong stimulus to orthodontic education. As a result of State legislative action, the Administrative Code of the City of New York, the Domestic Relations Court Act of the City of New York, and the Education Law were amended on April 16, 1945, and the responsibility for administering the program for services for physically handicapped children in the City of New York was transferred from the Special Term of Children ' s Court to the City Department of Health. The City Department of Health has been interested in a broad program of care for physically handicapped children consisting of the following aspects of care: medical diagnosis and treatment of the total physical needs of the child, hospital care, convalescent care in institutions or foster homes, physical therapy, nursing follow-up, social services, appliances and devices and other services which may be required for the total medical, dental (ortho- dontic), social, emotional, education and vocational needs of a given child. As the program develops, procedures will probably change, categories of physically handicapped persons that can be included may be increased, and the services for which payment may be secured, extended. Through knowledge and research, it is hoped that prevention will assume the largest part of the orthodontic problem. Dr. Arthur C. Totten 16 Harry A. Galton D.D.S. 1 James Jay D.D.S. Evelyn Witol D.M.D. Clifford Whitman D.D.S. Walter Spengeman Richard Gliedman Monroe Gliedman Francis Loughlin A.B., D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. D.D.S. • Axel Hanson Julius Tarshis u Edward Teltsch a I Henry Nahoum a d nn.

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ORAL SURGERY JOSEPH SCHROFF B.S., M.D., D.D.S. William Carr Prof, of Oral Surgery A question that arises often in the minds of the senior students in Dental School, is the place of Oral Surgery in his practice upon graduation. It has been my observation during my Oral Surgery lectures to the Juniors and Seniors that they are eager to learn as much as possible and are under the impression that by the time they are graduated, most problems in Oral Surgery should be within their ability to handle — at least theoretically. And it is just at this point and for this reason that the problems arise. The Dental School curriculum crowds into its four years a great deal of material, which in reality represents just the bare minimum necessary to lay the groundwork for proper professional practice. Each department of Dentistry realizes that there is not enough time for what it considers the proper and effective teaching of its subject. Oral Surgery is no exception. As teachers we all realize the problems and are content to develop a good background in our particular subject. We are not attempting to develop specialists — at least not on the undergraduate level. The field of Oral Surgery, in almost every instance, brings into play all the basic sciences as well as the manual dexterities. The proper combination of both requires con- centrated training and experience. The latter takes time to develop. There is no question tha t the general practitioner should be able to treat the average case that comes into his office. But of even greater importance is the fact that, first, the practitioner should be able to properly recognize the abnormal, and secondly, recognize his own limitations and when necessary refer the patient for proper treatment. This statement does not imply that the specialist is the only one qualified to handle these cases; rather, it is a challenge to the general practitioner, so that he can continue his professional growth in the field. Dr. Alvin S. Nathan lA William J. Savoy T. Mitchell Bundrant Kourken A. Daglian Morris Fiersteio Morris Kavelle Alvin S. Nathan B.S., D.D.S. D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. B.S., M.A., D.l Fred Rothenberg Stanley S. Heller Bertram Klatskin Howard B. Moshman Robin M. Rankow Boaz Shattan D.M.D. : D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S . A.B., D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. D.D.S., M.D. A.B., D.D.S. 18 Harold D. Baurmash Harold Kresberg Louis J. Loscalzo A R . nns B.A. D.D.S. Stanley Sadies B.S.. D.D.S. Sam Turof George A. Miner vil B.S.. D.D.S. A.B., D.D.S.