University of Maryland Baltimore Dental School - Mirror Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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LIBRARY BAI DEN ' ■■ SU 6ditorial Staff. Editor-in-Chief , Bert Frank Allen. Assistant Editor, William Arba Mabie. James Madison Porter. Athletic Editor, Louis Charles Hess. Business Manager, Frank Joseph Boslett. Literary Editor, John W. Pletcher. Grind Editor, Thomas Bernard Brady. Subscription Editor, Clarence Lorne Thompson. Assistant Business Manager, William Vale Ankeny. Hdvisory Board. Edward Hoffmeister, A.B., Ph.G., D.D.S. Bert Frank Allen, Everett Earle Robins, William Arba Mabie, Enoch Love Ellison. 9

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DENTAL SURGERY, Our Dedicatees. T is to be regretted that full and accurate accounts in regard to the early dentists is inaccessible to the rising generation of practitioners. The following brief sketches of Drs. Hayden and Harris tell what they, under adverse conditions, accomplished as pioneers in practice and promoters of dental literature, associated efforts and educational institutions. To these two men full credit and honor is due, for they raised the standard of dentistry from a trade, handicraft or art up to a recognized science and most honorable profession. The National Dental Association has for some years been trying to create an interest in this subject of Dental History. It is to be hoped that all the members of the profession will cooperate with them in their endeavor to collect accurate information. Cbapin H. Bams was born in 1806, in Pompey, New York. He commenced his medical studies early in life and began practice in Ohio. His attention was called to dentistry by his brother. John Harris. Until after 1827, however, he gave but little attention to dental practice except to extract and clean teeth and insert a few fillings; when, after studying Hunter, Fox and Delabarre, he entered upon the exclusive practice of dental surgery. From 1827 to 1833 he traveled South and West, elevating the profession of dentistry and establishing his repu- tation. In 1833 ne opened an office in Baltimore and wrote largely on dental subjects. In 1839 he published his first edition of his Principles and Practice of Dental Surgery. With the end in view of preserving the experience of the profession, he visited New York and with some of the leading dentists of that city established a periodical devoted especially to the interests of the profession. Drs. Harris and Eleazer Parmly were joint editors of this periodical and, in accordance with the arrangement, the first volume was issued from New York, June, 1839, under the title of The American Journal of Dental Science. During the first year of its publication it was issued with some irregularity at the price of $3 per annum. It was printed in Baltimore. His next task was the creating of faculties for