University of the Pacific School of Dentistry - Chips Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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JOHN K. YOUNG, A.B., A.M., D.D.S. Professor of Bacferiology and Pathology The DeparTmenT oT BacTeriology and PaThology has insTiTuTed a new research proiecT This year, has conTinued iTs work on caries-inhibiTing agenTs, and has made some changes in curriculum lisTings. The new research proiecT is being conducTed in co-operaTion wiTh The EndodonTic Branch of The DeparTmenT oT OperaTive DenTisTry. lT deals wiTh The relaTionship beTween inTecTion and paThology in The apical and periapical regions. RadioacTive beryllium is being used in The sTudies underTalcen by DocTors l.eicesTer and Thomassen in Their search Tor caries-inhibiTing agenTs. The deparTmenT has This year divided iTs undergraduaTe Teaching inTo Three courses: namely, General PaThology, Oncology, and BacTeriology. lT is The sincere wish oT The sTaTT oT This deparTmenT ThaT our research endeavors may be rewarded by noTeworThy Tindings and ThaT in our Teaching program we may conTinue To serve The besT inTeresTs oT The very excellenT sTudenTs iT has been our pleasure To insTrucT. -J. K.Y. y pathology

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HZ- if rv-s FREDERICK T. WEST, A.B., D.D.S., A.M., F.A.C.D. Clinical Professor of Orfhodonfics AppreciaTing The TacT ThaT prevenTion is The lceynoTe oT modern ThoughT in The healTh sciences, The College OT Physicians and Surgeons has inauguraTed The policy ol emphasizing prevenTion in all phases oT orThodonTic problems. Space mainTainers, acrylic appliances wiTh simple auxiliary wires Tor The correcTion oT Tipped or driTTing TeeTh, recogniTion and correcTion oT habiTs ThaT aTTecT The normal growTh processes oT The iaws and alveolar process, The psychological and mechanical approach To The correcTion oT various sucking and pressure habiTs, The conTrol oT Tongue ThrusTing, careful observaTion and encouragemenT oT oral cleanliness and operaTive den- TisTry procedures, are The iTems which appear mosT TrequenTly on The record cards of The paTienTs in The clinic. This deparTmenT sTrives To presenT a pracTical course Thaf every graduaTe will carry inTo his oTTice pracTice and which he will be able To use wiTh no exTra or special equip- menT buT by merely making use oT his mind and exercising his digiTal slcill. As his en- Thusiasm Tor prevenTive orThodonTics increases, his experience will enable him To care adequaTely Tor The mosT aTTracTive, appreciaTive and desirable clienTele, The child. -F.T.W. orthodontics 2I

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pedodontla ln fhe lasf decade and a half denfal healfh for children has become an imporfanf parf of denfal service. So much so fhaf fhe specialfy of Pedodcnfics has affained a sfafus of imporfance second fo none. The individual pracficing denfisfry for children foday is equipped fo freaf any oral healfh condifion which arises in fhe child's moufh. including prevenfive orfhcdonfics. l-le is expecfed fo have masfered fhe operafive and prosfhodonfic procedures, fo be capable of managing fhe child's behavior in fhe denfal office, and fo perform adeguafe fherapy for pulp-involved feefh. ln fhe lasf several years fhere has been such an increase in fhe number of menfally and physically handicapped children fhaf fhe Pedodonfisf is being forced fo seelc beffer means fo fake care of fhe oral problems of fhese children. By fhe feam work of Pedo- donfisf and Medical Anesfhesiologisf, fhe oral condifions of fhe child can be adequafely cared for by fhe use of a general anesfhefic. -P.W. lvl. PIERRE W. MARQUESS, D.D.S. Assisfanf Clinical Professor of Operafive Denfisfry lPedodoniicsl 2? ff -..,NNLs-S i i Sify. umm 53111111