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

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Dentistry in the United States is facing the same ■roblem which has confronted Medicine for wenty five to thirty years. The training by pro- ;ssional schools of a competent practitioner of ne of the healing arts in a field, the complexity f which is increasing far beyond the scope which :an be encompassed in the four year curriculum. This state of affairs makes it necessary to re- xamine the dental school curriculum to determine he most effective allotment of time to the various lisciplines comprising Dentistry. Medicine has jng ago determined that the four year curriculum nay not be expanded for a multitude of good easons and it is highly unlikely that Dentistry will [epart from this traditional span. It is necessary, then, for dental schools to re- ognize that only the basic skills can be taught dequately in undergraduate training. While clini- al training will of necessity become more and nore the province of post-graduate training, hrough the medium of curricula set up by schools nd teaching hospitals. Periodontology Periodontics, perhaps more -than most other branches of Dentistry, should be made more ac- tive in the total training picture, since at present it occupies a rather modest position in the average curriculum. The reason for this is not difficult to determine. Because Periodontics arrived relatively late on the scene, it has had a difficult time in be- ing placed timewise in our teaching programs. Then, too, since the roots of our profession lie in the restorative aspects of Dentistry it can be surmised that Periodontics faces a difficult task in achieving status consistent with its importance with other branches of Dentistry as a health service. If the dental extraction is properly regarded as an amputation of an organ Periodontics assumes a conservationist position in Dentistry. Surely this is the direction in which we must go if we are to be properly considered as members of a healing art. Our objectives must be to establish ourselves as therapists who treat and retain teeth in health which has been endangered by disease. Saul Schluger, DDS Associate Clinical Professor of Dentistry FRANK E. BEUBE D.D.S. Clinical Professor of Dentistry Director of Periodontics lilllllll STOMATOLOGY Saul Schluger Leonard Hirschfeld Ellen N. Hosiosky Melvin Morris D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. £1 Robert Gottsegen D.D.S. Irving R. Stern D.D.S. Seymour Algus B. H. Wasserman D.D.S. D.D.S. Charles Berman D.D.S. Norman Joondeph D.D.S.

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Jack Budoswsky Joseph A. Cuttita Ferdinand A. Tuoti Ida M. Golomb D.D.S. D.D.S. D.M.D. D.D.S. Jesse L. Lefcourt D.D.S. John D. Piro Eugene M. Tedaldi Lawrence Daum D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. Oral Diagnosis Society expects and demands the very best of its public health servants when ministering to the needs of its people. In those few words society amply defines the responsibility of the dentist. Not only should we as dentists shout a resounding amen to this thought but we should be firmly adamant that nothing less should suffice. The adequate fulfillment of that responsibility, however, places on each of us constant daily tasks in regard to each patient. Our responsibility begins with a complete history and examination — an ac- curate appraisal — a skillful evaluation of the pa- tient ' s problem. In other words, our responsibility cannot possibly be fulfilled without the necessary prerequisite of an intelligent diagnosis because correct therapy is dependent on accurate diagnosis. No longer will society accept arbitrary therapy — no longer will society tolerate empiric therapy. Such therapeutic approaches although valid many years ago are not only undesirable but they are also completely unjustified in this modern era of dental education and research. c tffct EDWARD V. ZEGARELLI A.B., D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry Director, Division of Stomatology During the past four years of your dental edu- cation strenuous efforts have been expended to- wards developing within each of you a suitable philosophy in regard to mouth diseases. This phi- losophy not only includes the importance of an appreciation of the nature of the various diseases processes but, more important, it emphasizes the methods or approaches which might be used when seeking the identity of diseased states confronting you. Armed with the knowledge and philosophy gained from a modern dental education and for- tified with the determination that one ' s best efforts must constantly be offered the fulfillment of den- tistry ' s responsibility to society will be realized. Edward V. Zegarelli, DDS Professor of Dentistry Howard Sanborn D.D.S. Herbert Silvers D.D.S. Robert Umans D.D.S. Joseph Serio D.D.S. Agate Suurkivi Austin H. Kutscher Evald Linder D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S.

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Edward A. Cain, Jr. Joseph M. Leavitt Irvin L. Hunt, Jr. D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. Harold Sherman William H. Silverstein Herbert P. Fritz D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. OPERATIVE DENTISTRY Dentistry is both a cosmetic and a health service, the need for which exists in every human being to a greater or lesser degree. The need may be a present one, in the form of impaired function and or diseases of the soft tissues and supporting structures. Where no immediate need exists the in- dividual may benefit from preventive measures. Continuing education is necessary to keep the general practitioner and the specialist abreast of the newer knowledge in his profession. Each patient under his care becomes the object for careful study, diagnosis and treatment planning. The application of all his knowledge and skill is the duty of the dentist if he is to serve his patient honestly and well. Where skill in applying newer techniques is lacking, the skill must be acquired through education and practice before attempting to treat conditions as presented by the patient. Dentists generally are a forward looking, studious, alert and ingenious group who are honestly striving to better their techniques and to add to their knowledge and understanding. The pleasure to be derived from work well done is a tremendous source of satisfaction. Education, directed toward the public, is also necessary, that society will be aware of the value of the service that can be furnished by the dentist. Only by participating in a program, firstly of self education, secondly of patient education, plus a realization of duty to himself and to those ' whom he serves can the dentist shoulder his responsibility to society. Carl R. Oman, DDS Professor of Dentistry CARL R. OMAN D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry Director of Operative Dentistry illiam Miller D.D.S. Gerald H. Besen D.D.S. James Benfield S. H. Brzutowicz Joseph E. Fiasconaro Steven Scrivani D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. D.D.S. Kenneth C. Deesen Irving J. Naidorf D.D.S. D.D.S. Pandelis Camesas D.D.S. George Lyons D.D.S. Marvin Firdman Thomas Portway D.D.S. D.D.S.