Temple University School of Dentistry - Odontolog Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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CI titles (L-. (J euTif, A.B., L.L.B., L.L.D. President of Temple University 12

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general surgeons who lacked familiarity with dental methods and requirements possessed by Dr. Garretson. He was the first surgeon to successfully use the Bonwill dental engine in surgical operations. As a result of his dental training and experience Dr. Garretson at once appreciated the applicability of the dento-surgical engine in bone operations. He made constant use of it and its efficiency is reflected in his superior results as well as by the fact that he could perform certain operations within the brain case that would be impossible of performance without it. The practical development of surgical uses of the engine is inseparably connected with the history of surgical development. Garretson's System of Oral Surgery , his greatest literary work, is a permanent record of his surgical achievements. Though some critics regarded it as unnecessarily voluminous it remained for years as the only publication of its kind. It passed through six editions, the first appearing in 1869 and the last in 1895. The earlier editions exhibit the evolution of a professional division which began in toleration, but it is in the last edition that the culmination of his life’s endeavors to place dental surgery upon a parity with the officially recognized dental specialties is seen. The eminent dentist did not limit his literary contributions to works of his profession, but also contributed to general literature. Among his earliest writings was an article on Dental Hygiene and another on the Ether Question , published in the Dental News Letter of 1855. Upwards of one hundred articles from his pen appeared in the Dental Cosmos besides a large number Continued on Page t82 11

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To the Class of 1941: The discovery of new truths is as essential to scientific advancement as is the testing of old knowledge. The task of unearthing these new truths is one to which every graduate in the professions should dedicate himself. Your studies, far from being over, are really just beginning, and should be continued all through your careers. The successful professional man is ever a student, keeping abreast of the ever-changing development in his chosen field. Opportunities in Dentistry to become more than a stereotyped practitioner are increasing with the expansion of the field of dental science. The surface merely has been scratched in the progress made to date in this important branch of the public health service. To the inquiring student there beckons a wealth of unexplored territory. Outstanding leadership in Dentistry, as in other professions, has been won by those who have consistently followed the urge for pioneering research. Rise above the commonplace by impressing your individuality upon your profession. I wish you every success in the years to come. Very truly yours, CHARLES E. BEURY, President. 13