Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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ft ft t • ♦ t A. Hugh Hipple ' Dean The BLUE-JAY 1933 DENTAL FACULTY The School of Dentistry THE Dental College, appreciating the importance of dent- istry in the service of humanity, attempts to prepare its students to practice their chosen profession in accordance with modern ideas regarding the prevention and treatment of dis- ease. General instruction in the medical sciences as a founda- tion for specialization in oral work is strongly emphasized. Practical work in dentistry, supplementing the theory taught in the classroom is required of all students. Students engage in actual dental work under the supervision of instructors in a clinic equipped with facilities for eighty-six patients. The most modern approved methods and instruments are used in all dental work performed at the clinic. The chairs are of modern make, and are equipped with fountain cuspidors and electric units of the most up-to-date type. A plentiful supply of gas, electric power and lamps, compressed air and hot and cold water is always at the disposal of students. Individual instrument cabinets are provided members of the senior class. Approximately four thousand patients are registered in the clinic annually. These patients are drawn from Omaha and surrounding territory in Nebraska and Iowa. A variety of practice in all phases of oral work is afforded the students. The students are taught to meet and handle patients, and to diagnose new cases under faculty supervision. A methodical record is maintained, by which every step in the case, from registration to the completion of the operation, is [18]

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T W. J. Holder. A. J. Smith C. Seaman In the clinic there is now a full complement of the most mod- ern and costly diagnostic instruments, and trained technicians are available to supplement the judgment of the physicians. There is a well equipped laboratory, an X-ray department, and means cf radiological treatment, for determining basal meta- bolism and electrocardigram. In addition to the student doctor ' s specialized work in the clinic, he gains a general knowledge by being on call to visit the homes of persons too ill to report to the clinic. In all cases requiring hospitalization, the facilities of St. Joseph ' s, St. Cath- erine ' s, St. Bernard ' s, Mercy and the County hospitals are at the disposal of the medical students. By means o f a daily record, which contains every step from registration to completion of the operation, a reference is kept on hand for all work done by the students. This system pro- vides that at the end of the year it can be readily determined whether the skill and experience of each student entitles him to pass in the practical work, upon which his life vocation is based. The School of Medicine works on the theory that a doctor needs more than a thorough knowledge of the medical sciences in order to be a successful practitioner and citizen. The doc- tors, as leaders in their own communities, must be prepared to take the lead in its activities and in order to do this must have a good cultural knowledge and moral stability. This is just what the School of Medicine affords to the numerous students who hail from all parts of the country, and ai;e registered in this department of the university. F. J. Kabiesman Rev. J. J. McInerny. S. J. %egent The BLUE-JAY 1933 [17]

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Thomas Egan Paul Brandt Robert Hoban entered and endorsed by the demonstrators, and these records are filed for future reference. By means of these records it can be readily determined whether the skill and experience of each student entitles him to pass in the practical work. Prospective patients, reporting for the first time, are given a complete oral examination by students under the supervision of doctors. The type of work to be done, the quantity and quality of materials to be used and probable cost are decided at this time. Faculty advisors inspect and correct all work. Work in the clinic develops the technical skill acquired in the laboratories and theories learned in the classroom. It is in the clinic that the student gains sufficient experience to diagnose his own cases and apply with certainty and confidence the proper treatment. In gold foil work, especially, the student is well-trained at Creighton. All gold foil manipulation and kindred work is dene under the direction and supervision of Dr. Charles E. Woodbury, a nationally famous specialist in his field. In ad- dition, a capable staff of instructors, each leaders in some par- ticular line, are attached to the school. Dean A. Hugh Hippie has a record of thirty-seven years ' continuous service to the university and students. He held the chair of oral surgery at the Medical School from 1895 to 1905 and then came to the newly organized College of Dentistry to occupy the chair of operative dentistry. In 1908, he was ap- pointed dean and he has served in that capacity the past twen- ty-five years. A. V. Tollinger Rev. J. J. McInerny. S. J. Regent The BLUE-JAY 1933 19]