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

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postgraduate department Undergraduates must ot necessity devote all time and ettort toward developing a clear-conception ot all basic tundamental principles. When a multitude ot techniques are interiected into a class attended by inexperienced students, only contusion and mis- interpretation can result. Atter the completion ot basic education and a teeling ot surety has been acquired it is to be encouraged that advance instruction be sought in subjects ot particular interest to the dentist. Several types ot postgraduate instruction are available: l. An extended course lone or more yearsl in a specialized branch ot dentistry which will satisty qualitication tor a Specialty Board or will lead to an advanced academic degree. A 2. A course extending over a tew weelrs which will provide experience in one or several departments ot special interest. 3. Short retresher-type courses ot several days duration which consist ot intensive training in one tield or endeavor. Attendance in courses ot any type is stimulating to men and will encourage their urge to progress with their protession.-C.A.S. CHARLES A. SCRIVENER, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. Director of Postgraduate Courses M E a X uw' re ww my . I M ff I

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HENRY J. RALSTON, B,A., Ph.D. Professor of Physiology The necessarily limiTed Time available Tor physiology and pharmacology land oTher basic sciencesl in denTal school makes iT impossible To devoTe as much aTTenTion To The laboraTory aspecTs as mighT be desirable. AT Physicians and Surgeons This dilTiculTy is compensaTed Tor, as Tar as is possible, in The lecTures which are devoTed largely To describing The basic experimenTs upon which The sciences resT. The human aspecTs oT The sciences are emphasized as much as possible. l:urTher, every eTTorT is made To poinT ouT The ways in which a knowledge oT The TacTs and procedures oT physiology and pharmacology may conTribuTe To The advancemenT oT denTisTry, boTh as a science and as an arT. Finally, The denTal pracTiTioner needs To be Tamiliar wifh The signs and sympToms OT disTurbed TuncTion, as well as The physiology oT The normal human subiecT. To This end, The pafhological aspecTs oT boTh physiology and pharmacology are emphasized in The courses aT Physicians and Surgeons.--l-l.J.R. physiology and pharmacology

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l prosthetic dentistry lt is the purpose ot dental prosthesis to provide the means tor the restoration ot normal physiological tunctions and to re-establish the appearance ot those areas ot the tace which the loss ot teeth has attected. ln order to tultill in the highest degree the requirements ot prosthetics, one should be an anatomist, a sculptor, an artist and an artisan. The knowledge, slcill, and handicratt necessary to carry out these requirements comes with close, long continued, and patient application. The student progresses trom technique pieces designed to acquaint him with the advantages and limitations ot basic dental materials to the ultimate construction ot dentures in clinical practice. ln content and arrangement, the course in Prosthetic Dentistry has loeen planned to stress the tundamentals underlying all procedures. Whatever the manner chosen to treat a given case, the decision will be largely determined only atter caretul study and adequate diagnosis.-J.W. JACK WERNER, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. ,Professor of Prosthetic Dentistry 2 E, 4