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

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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

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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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LOWELL N. PETERSON, D.D.S., F.I.C.D., F.A.C.D. Associafe Clinical Professor of Periodonifia AlThough The PeriodonTia DeparTmenT has only been esTablished since l95l , The sub- iecT has been TaughT Tor many years under The deparTmenT oT OperaTive DenTisTry. The principal problem which we are sTill Tacing is The inTegraTion oT The Sophomore, Junior and Senior Teaching program so ThaT iT is progressive and consisTenT. The Sophomore course in Oral Hygiene inTroduces The sTudenT inTo clinical pracTice. l-le becomes Tamiliar wiTh The denTal equipment handling oT paTienTs, and operaTing in The mouTh. The Junior course in PeriodonTia covers The eTiology, diagnosis and principles oT managemenT oT periodonTal disease, wiTh emphasis on making a Thorough examinaTion oT each paTienT. In The Senior year The sTuclenT learns Technique oT surgical procedure in The TreaT- menT oT periodonTal disease, Because our knowledge oT The subiecT oT periodonTia has grown rapidly in recenT years and many oT The problems have been solved, There has been increasing inTeresT shown by The proTession. For These reasons, reTresher courses are oTTered periodically To assisT pracTicing denTisTs in increasing Their abiliTy To conTrol periodonTal disease. -L.N.P. periodnntfia 24 T Q I