University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry - Bushwacker Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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The M0!aV Kama: City Dental College-191? ' t nt in the Medical Corps and a professional physical examination required for appoin me . .U I i I I , examination which shall include tests of skill in practical dentistry and of proficiency in the usual subjects of a standard dental college course. f ' ried has no effect upon his eligibility for the Whether or not the applicant is mar Dental Corps. APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT ' Application for appointment must be madelin writing, upon the prescribed blank form, to the Surgeon General of the Army, Washington, D. C., who will supply the blank upon request. All the interrogatories on the blank must be fully answered. In com- pliance with the instructions thereon the application must be accompanied by testi- monials, based upon personal acquaintance, from at least two reputable persons, as to the applicant's citizenship, character, and habits. The selection of the candidates is made by the Surgeon General from the applica- tions submitted, and a formal invitation to report for examination to the most conven- ient examining board in each case will be issued by him. EXAMINATION. Examinations are authorized and boards to conduct them convened fromntime to time, as may be deemed necessary. Each board consists of one medical officer and two dental surgeons of the Army. The examinations are conducted under instructions from the Surgeon General. They usually last six days. b made for the expenses of applicants undergoing examination, No allowances can e - whether incurred in travel to and from or during their stay at the place of examination, as public funds are not available for the payment of such expenses. l' t on resenting himself to the board will prior to his physical Each app ican , up p , , examination be required to submit his diploma as a graduate of a standard dental college. Should he fail to do so the examination will not proceed. The examination consists of two parts: Kal Physical.-The physical examination must be thorough. an 1 a below 64 inches in height will be rejected. Each candidate must certify that he labors under no physical infirmity or disability which can interfere with the efficient discharge of any duty which may be required. Errors of refraction, if vision is not below 2Of100 in either eye, are not causes for rejection, provided they are not accompanied by ocular disease and are entirely corrected by appropriate glasses. fbl Professional.-The professional examination embraces both written and oral examinations,,and clinical work, as follows: C d'd tes who fall Written: Anatomy, physiology, and histology. Materia medica and therapeutics. Pathology and bacteriology, dental. Chemistry, physics, and metallurgy. Oral: Oral surgery. Operative dentistry. Prosthetic dentistry. Clinical work: Operative. Prosthetic. . I An average .of '75 per cent is required in the subjects of the theoretical examination and 85 per cent in the practical examination. The questions in the several subjects are f ' h d t th b d b h General. A sample list of questions is appendedlrms 9 0 e Oar S y t 6 Surgeon mengfkll instruments and materials used at examinations are furnished by the Govern- An applicant failing in one examination may be allowed another after the ' ' t' of one year, but not a third. Withdrawal fr ' tg' d -' '15 - expua mn for sickness, will be deemed a failure. Om examma lon ulmg l S plogress' except Pagr 26

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The Molar Kama: City Dental Collegz-1917 ESTIMATES Natural endowment, idiosyncrasy, beauty of face or figure, not just because it is you, fOh! ye favored of the Godsb, goes a great way in establishing the world's estimate of your real value. A So many fellows on earth have uncommon sense and so few the common kind and know how to apply it. You have been building the foundation of your profes- sional characte1'. Have you given your best effort to build firmly, or have you tried to beat the game ? Did you really do all the work on the dummies you had to turn in? If you did not, it was poor timber to put into a foundation. If your work has been thoroughly performed, with a firm grasp on the fundamental principles upon which dental education is founded, you are now at the door where lies the opportunity to prove your efficiency. Show yourself an approved work- man, and then this old world stands ready to extend to you the glad hand and greet you as a man and brother. FRANK O. HETRICK, Ottawa, Kansas. INFORMATION IN RELATION TO APPOINTMENTS IN THE DENTAL CORPS, U. S. ARMY. THE REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS. EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS, ETC. CONSTITUTION OF THE CORPS. The Dental Corps is one of the constituent members of the Medical Department of the Army, of which the other members are the Medical Corps, the Veterinary Corps, the Nurse Corps, and the Enlisted Force. It consists entirely of officers, who are com- missioned as dental surgeons. Appointments therein are authorized at the rate of 1 for each 1,000 enlisted men of the line of the Army. During the first 8 years of their service dental surgeons have the rank, pay, and allowances of first lieutenants. After 8 years they have the rank, pay, and allowances of captains, and after 24 years the rank, pay, and allowances of majors, subject, however, to such examination prior to advance- ment as the President may prescribe, and to the proviso that the number of dental surgeons with the rank of major shall not at any time exceed 15. Officers of the Dental Corps have rank therein according to the dates of their commissions, and they rank next below officers of the Medical Reserve Corps. Their right to command is limited to the Dental Corps. QUALIFICATIONS No applicant may under existing law be commissioned in the Dental Corps unless he is between 21 and 32 years of age, a citizen of the United States, a graduate of a standard dental college, and of good moral character, nor unless hc shall pass the usual Page 2.5 I

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The Molar Kumar Cily Dental College--1917 APPOINTMENT Applicants who qualify are appointed dental surgeons according to the needs of the service during the ensuing year, in order of their standing at the examinations. After the expiration of a year they will no longer be considered eligible until again examined. The appointments are made upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General, by the Prcsident of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the rank of first lieutenant immediately attaches thereto. . PAY AND EMOLUMENTS To each commissioned rank in the Army is attached a fixed annual salary, which is received in monthly payments, and this is increased by 10 per cent for each period of 5 years' service until a maximum of 40 per cent is reached. A dental surgeon with the rank of first lieutenant receives 32,000 per annum, or 3166.66 monthly, during his first 5 years' service. At the end of 5 years his annual pay is increased to 32,200, or 3183.33 a month. At the end of 8 years he is advanced to captain and receives 32,400 a year, plus 10 per cent for his first 5 years' service, making 32,640, or 3220 a month: and thereafter his annual pay is-at the end of 10 years, 32.880, or 3240 a month, at the end of 15 years, 33.120, or 3260 a month, at the end of 20 years, 33.360, or 3280 a month. At the end of 24 years he is advanced to major and receives 34,000 a year, that being the pay of his grade, 33,000 plus increase for prior service of 20 years up to 34,000, which is the maximum allowed by law to a major. Officers, in addition to their pay proper, are furnished with a liberal allowance of quarters according to rank, either in kind, or, where no suitable Government building is available, by commutation. Fuel and light therefor are also provided. When traveling on duty an officer receives mileage for the distance traveled. On change of station he is entitled to transportation of professional books and papers and a reasonable amount of baggage at Government expense. Gro- ceries and other articles for their own use may be purchased from the quartermaster at about wholesale cost prices. Well-selected professional libraries are supplied to each hospital, and standard modern publications on medical and surgical subjects, in- cluding dental journals, are added from time to time. Dental surgeons are entitled to medical attendance and hospital treatment without charge other than for subsistence. PRIVI LEGES Leave of absence on full pay may be allowed at the discretian of the proper author- ity at the rate of one month per year, which may accumulate to a maximum of four months, and at the end of four years is then available as one continuous leave. Beyond this an officer may still be absent with permission on half pay. Absence from duty on account of sickness involves no loss of pay. Officers of the Dental Corps are entitled to the privilege of retirement after 40 years' service, or at any time for disability incurred in the line of duty. On attaining the age of 64 they are placed on the retired list by operation of law. Retired officers receive three-fourths of the pay of their rank fsalary and increasej at the time of retirement. ASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, ETC. Officers of the Dental Corps are not permanently assigned to any regiment or arm of the service. They are assigned to duty upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General or of the department surgeon of a territorial department. No choice of station can be accorded or promise made of assignment to any specified locality. When an officer of the Dental Corps reports for duty at a post or station a suit- able operating room will be provided for him, in the hospital if a room is available there, otherwise in one of the other post buildings. All instruments, appliances, and materials necessary to the performance of his duties are supplied by the Government. Ordinarily one enlisted man of the Medical Department will be detailed to assist in operations, in caring for public property and stores, and in the performance of clerical work. Officers of the Dental Corps serve free of charge all those entitled to free medical treatment by medical officers. The next examination will be held July 2, 1917. Page 37