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

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ORTHODONTICS! ARTHUR C. TOTTEN, D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry Professor Hooton states Malocclusion is princi- pally a phenomenon of modern civilization, and it is increasing most alarmingly — for if the human den- tition breaks down, it will carry with it in its fall the human species. It is the general dental practitioner, who admin- isters to the needs of the oral cavity, that is in a po- sition of solving the dental health problems of the people as a whole. The modern dentist must have a complete under- standing of the growing child in order to advise the parents accordingly. He must have some understand- ing of the orthodontic problems in order to differ- entiate between the normal and abnormal and their variations at the various age levels. The incidence of caries and malocclusions could be greatly reduced if the dentist recognized insipient conditions. The incidence of dento-facial deformities is grow- ing at an alarming rate. It is believed by many au- thorities that this is primarily cau sed by our modern diet. Form and function are synonymous terms. Normal function begets normal form and abnormal function begets abnormal form. Today ' s soft diet does not stimulate normal function; produces poor muscle tone and poor supporting bone. Todays ' general dental practitioner must be a man of vision and understanding, mentally awake and stimulated by the problems of tomorrow. Dr. Arthur C. Totten Harry A. Gallon D.D.S. James Jay D.D.S. Clifford Whitman Walter Spengeman Richard Gliedman D.D.S. A.B., D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. 14 Monroe Gliedman B.S.. D.D.S. Julius Tarshis D.D.S. Edward Teltsch Henrv Nahoum A.B., D.D.S. A.B„ D.D.S.

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o s ASLtf r N T Robert E. Herlands John J. Lucca Howard A. Arde A.B., D.D.S. A.B.. D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. William J. Miller Max A. Pleasure A.B., D.D.S. D.D.S., M.S., P.H. ' j ■9 TB B - r v ., ] T t Louis A. Cohn D.D.S. Jeorge Schwendener Ennio L. Uccellani Joseph C. DeLisi D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. Sebastian A. Bruno Edward Kesseler D.M.D. D.D.S. John D. Suomi A.BvD.D.S. In this era of mechanization and automation, rich with its progress and advancements in all fields for the benefit of mankind, one is easily caught in the tide of speed and materialism brought on by such advances. In such a tide, the consideration of the individual is often minimized or sacrificed, and the true aims and purposes of the advancements are lost. This is applicable to all fields, but especially so in medicine and dentistry. This most certainly is true of prosthetic dentistry. Each patient, each case, should represent an individ- ual challenge in itself, bringing its own problems, its own peculiarities, and also its own rewards. How the dentist meets these challenges is also an individ- ual matter. In your courses in prosthetic dentistry, an attempt was made to teach you the basic present-day tech- niques based on modern concepts of the restorative phrases of dentistry. Without a firm foundation in the biological sciences, this would be impossible to achieve or perpetuate. The procedures you followed in the clinical phases of prosthetic dentistry were a composite of the views of our staff. By means of monthly seminars through- out the junior and senior years, you were exposed PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY to many other theories and techniques which their exponents feel are equally as successful. If nothing more was accomplished for you through these sem- inars than the establishment of an open mind when reading and evaluating various controversial articles in the literature, we feel they were worthwhile. The responsibility for using all the knowledge im- parted to you for the benefit of the patient and the advancement of the profession is on your shoulders. We, the staff, of the prosthetic division, feel that as graduates of Columbia University there will be very few phases of prosthetic dentistry with which you will be unable to cope. Of this, we are justifiably proud. We extend our sincerest congratulations to you at this time and hope you will never cease to be students of dentistry. The hopes for the future of our profession lie in you. Dr. John J. Lucca GILBERT P. SMITH, D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry George W. Hindels M.D., D.D.S. Robert Kelley D.D.S. 13

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SOLOMON N. ROSENSTEIN, B.S., D.D.S. Profes.-wr of Dentistry Professor of Dentistry i ■ EDODONJICS i % Increasing attention is being centered on dental care for children in all sections of our country. As newly developed residential sections become popu- lated the accompanying increase in numbers of pre-school and school age children thrusts a com- bination of responsibilities on those communities which tax severely their education, recreation and health facilities. Among the several services which represent local efforts to fulfil their health respon- sibility for these children, dental care is considered a necessary service. This is manifested by the desires of many communities to appoint official school dentists, often on a competitive basis in order to obtain highly competent personnel. In some areas caries is present in more than 95% of the school age population. In addition, caries incidence is increasing in the pre-school age population. This represents a professional task of tremendous proportions. It is imperative that every general practitioner of dentistry welcomes the chil- dren of his area as patients for com plete dental care. As an essential part of complete dental care he must include emphasis on sound confirmed measures for prevention of dental disease. Many of these measures must be brought to the attention of par- ents and children, as they can be applied readily at home. Other measures, whose application is on a broader basis, must be brought to the attention of school and civic authorities by the dentist. Only with emphasis on. and exercise of, measures for prevention can the dental profession fulfil its respon- sibility to provide complete dental care for children. Dr. Solomon N. Rosenstein William A. Verlin Julian Schroff Marc Loui? Berg Philip Kutner A.B., D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. Bernard Nathanson D.D.S. Ovid Slavin A.B. D.D.S. Laurence Marder A.B., D.D.S. Janice Schreiber George Kiriakopoulos D.D.S. A.B., D.D.S. Arnold Rosenberg B.S., D.D.S. Mark Benes B.A.. D.D.S. Abraham Kobren B.S„ M.S„ D.D.S.