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

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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.

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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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trS «w» - r T. Mitchell Buiidrant Kourken A. Daglian Morris Fierstein D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. D.D.S. Morris Kavelle B.S.. D.D.S. Alvin S. Nathan Fred Rothenh B.S., M.A.. D.D.S. D.M.D., D.D.; I Stanley S. Heller Bertram Klatskin Louis J. Loscalzo Robin M. Rankow Boaz Shattan Harold D Baun B.S., D.D.S. A.B., D.D.S. B.A., D.D.S. D.D.S., M.D. A.B., D.D.S. D.D.S: George A. Minervini Julian W. Anderson A.B., D.D.S. D.D.S. P Louis Man del George Galvin Robert LieDei B.A., D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. Intern Intern WILLIAM J. SAVOY, B.S., D.D.S. Director of Oral Surgery ORAL SURGERY The pledged ideal of this graduating class is be complimented. To foster such a thought throug out one ' s lite, infers many self-sacrifices. It is n sufficient for one to give his all to his privs practice, for such is not truly gratifying. Practit as such, would not be stimulating enough to arous and keep aroused the ideas of research and aid one ' s fellow man. Several pathways are open to you, to stimula you throughout your professional life. Among the are dental internships and postgraduate courses. The internship broadens the basic education i the dentist; wherein he comes into closer conta with his patient; wherein he slowly adopts the a titude of his medical and surgical conferees, tht enlivening his interest in the eradication and all viation of disease processes. This in effect transpost him from a chair-side technician, to one truly inte: ested in the medical aspects of his work. The postgraduate course, enlivens a student in specific field, which will aid him in his future plan and make him more expert. Your training should not end here. Rather, th individual should project these instruments of ed cation into further usefulness, such as teaching, re search or clinical work. Where such ideals are carried into the teal-bin, field and with clinical work at hospitals for th needy and indigent, then only could dentistry trul come of age with medicine. Dr. William J. Savo '