New York University College of Dentistry - Dental Violet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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A ll r ,mf - I ' W .offvaaaf fWo.f:s.Ea ly.. lhl- H-'M '41 ll M f' m IIIHT I lr-ug llillllllllll lllllillilllll flllll llllllll ' l f CHEMISTRY warm. LU ucv is f' ' 2 JOHN A. MANDEL I 1 Professor 'W 5 , CLAUS HINCK I - : Assoc. Prof., - ii E ' ' A : v 5 il 3 HENRY H HAW1.ING 5 ff ,li Asso. Prof. 1, Xi - ' E il E is l l - I JOHN A. MANDEL HENRY H. HAWLING rf! V E I Z, E KENNETH C. BLANCHARD I BASIL SOYENKOEF ggi E-:E : E 'gig Instructor ' Instructor gli 5 E I I y 1 ' T A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CHEMISTRY ' DEPARTMENT ' CLAus F. HINCK, Jr., Ph.D. if l I i I The history of the Chemical Department of the Dental College is an honor- 5 able one. It was here that the iirst Riintgen pictures to be made in this country 2 were produced, and throughout the years a host of students have passed through Z 5 its doors to receive a knowledge of metallurgical and chemical processes which :mg .. 1 . . . E E E E were to aid them to become roficient dentists. L.-5? :Pi-at P E E ' ' Formerly the chief interest was centered on inorganic chemistry because the is ' dentist was rimaril concerned about re a1r1n dama eg toda , ust as in medi- --f P Y P S S Y J mmm- -.mmm mnunu sumuu I' wllllllll lllllllll Ill 'ESQ'-2.3 X ,XX A .a 'W A ,I 5,4 , e E -44 Q-:za-' -Q , I ll IIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII1 IIIIIII I I II IIIII A1A.1'4x-S., S rss NW sltl X . E X fi we QQ -.5 Q X E -' I X X T EX X F X SX ,X ,S ru: - N D X Y X v - Xi S .X S x' L -' : bs -. . X g. -5 g s mfs, - Q- XX I 5 X X N : T I A v X Si' . Q as N 4 '-.. 1 QS E 4 Q X X XYTX, K ' 25 N X - '41 ' ' is is PX S l E, E X E X Na E E X -, E E E E Xxx E E 6 E 2 x : E X 5 E ' S F N E-.. :E N 5'-'- 1 ' XX X X FS Q i 3 X 11'- . 5 E .Q I 2 X 5- E E Q5 sift 2 ' E E Q X fe? E 5 XX P ' i E E 5 ' 7 ,Q 22 XXN- 5 N Xi S g ' Q : - X - . . , I-x Q - 2 X XV F. an V , A 'E x Y V xxx f - : fx A A EMA 'Nt .2 5 ' A nmn Ill llllllylllfl IHQUL A .'L .M'!II1llIIllHIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIlIlIllllI IIlIlIlIIIlIllll1I 1'llIlIilIilf s D - f e g XX- - muuummu mmunn Ill n-Tm 1 nm: nn I IIIIIL JS? Q- f , cme, the aim is to prevent damage and thus we strive for a knowledge of the -.,, has chemical changes which proceed in the human organism, how this wonderful organ- :vi E , gg ism reacts to external influences, and how we must treat it in order that it may I 1 u 1 u n a 1 1 n mg retain its resiliency and vigor. In short, the chief interest of the department is ' now focussed on biochemistry without neglecting the fundamentals of metallurgy , , in so far as they concern the dentist ' During the last summer the laboratory was remodelled to an extent commen- i ll ' - surate with existing circumstances to meet the requirements for biochemical work e i 1 .nu-nn Egg, um ll '41 In ll nu, If-..:-L ' -1- IH I gp 4 . ' E E , . . . . .............. .....-. ,. Emil i ,ll i431 .

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:fl .:i:iJ: W' 'N Je-lllllllC11ll:nu--:qv---: ''llIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllq ! - Illummnnm llllllllllllllllllllllllllll. an.ul':'-nm:ul1mm .TIM ,.. viii. girl- 'M-'1llIT.f wfmaaa. wrong? 'lla llui--331-'1 ' .lg -il .rl lu . .a. ..n . ,.llu... -1 lllllIIIIIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll It ' .vi Ill llllllIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllld t- .....nll., . lr.. .4. . -wav-I TV? . There can be no question that the dentist should know sufiicient about the Q E purely medical phases of micro-biology and immunology to meet physicians on com- j E -?'- mon ground. The general preventive medicine aspects should receive equal consid- E- '-2 in j eration. A dentist should be able to intelligently discuss the prevention of diph- ' 2 - theria with his more intelligent clientele. - Q 5 With the present organization of professional education it seems, therefore, V- E that the instruction for dental and medical students should cover the same general E ground, but should diverge in emphasis and the time spent on certain phases. The - S mi flora of the oral cavity, its relation to oral pathology, its bearing on systemic I.. 5 -V manifestation of disease should be presented in detail to the dental student. On the E- E 1 other hand the other sources of similar systemic symptoms should be taught, so that E' E 1 X' the dentist may no longer be accused of having his vision limited to the mouth. 1, E ', ly f Again the bearing of the flora of the mouth on obtaining material for bacteriologi- i f lli cal examination, the possible pitfalls and dangers of misinterpretation, its bearing f I if xlr on oral operations, office asepsis, etc., cannot be too thoroughly emphasized. .QQ I S til In immunology the questions of diagnostic applications, the specificity of bac- 'uf E ,il teria and bacterial products and their bearing on specific therapy in dental practice 1-'li E require careful consideration. If xl A 3 The answer to many of the present difficulties lies apparently in preliminary ' ll 5 N 2 preparation for the subject. Time is the outstanding need and the ultimate answer ' E gf , 5 rests with the solution of the many interlocked difhculties of present day profes- E , xg E sional education. pl ll! Ri g E AE El? ' I Eli we . . T: T T ' 5 q 5 l 1 a 5 Q 02 5 2 E E 2 2 F-E P 1 mi 6 Ll sg, P.!.j K 701 i I I ' li . l Q BACTERIOLOGY LABORATORY .1 sl E ,qwmlul ........ ,Vw ........ Ilnulllp-in. .mmllnuq IIIIIIIIIIIVN -- Ill ,lrmlIllllllhllq gi wwvxlllllllllllll 411, I ,fir Jlllllllllllau.:..-:num 4. Qmlmglllllllllllllgrl, ltl '-' K N' i ulllt- lbilllrf .4-, .mlu. '!llll-...im .- ll v ll ., M- ..rllIIl' .1 im. '5lIllu: 'il -J I42I

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,, , .,i1,i,... .. 1 ffkt s 1 ftixmal A i . . 2 1 1 f ilf'- ' n ....,.f'Illll f , tix, l Eighty students can now be accommodated at a time, and the necessary apparatus and chemicals have been acquired. Since the requirements for entrance have been raised, work will commence with a study of the components of the body, then continue with the chemical processes involved in some of the chief functions of the organism, as far as they are known, finally arriving at a plastic conception of the organism as a whole. Besides the instruction of students, which is of course the fundamental duty of the department, a series of investigations will be undertaken on subjects related to dentistry. Some of the preliminary work in this direction has been started. Ex- perimental research to be successful requires, among other things, time, materials and space. The worker imbued with the true scientific spirit will always find time, and materials can be gotten in some way or other, but space is something which cannot be extended at will, and in this respect the department is handicapped. We are looking hopefully to Alma Mater to take cognizance of this fact and alleviate the cramped condition under which the teaching staff is laboring, so that it may work untrammeled and produce something worthy of our university. CHE MISTRY LABORATORY iFW'w,jfffrf?rn??TYWQFWW?ff?frfif,.rvfnx1 N 415' ' QGDXJF-ills Uvlfjtkbi i Haw M ' at ' .- ,Jf::s.-'ef f H. ,. ff i 4-, w5'.'.wri li if 'f '1 , ,llplfft f C X Q31 iii 'f l44l