Word: dentalized
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...James M. Dunning '26 has been advanced to the position of dean of the School of Dental Medicine, it was announced last night by Dr. C. Sidney Burwell, dean of the Medical School...
...forty-two-year old war veteran succeeds Dr. A. LeRoy Johnson, who resigned recently after three year's duty as administrative officer of the Dental School. Dr. Dunning will also serve as associate dean of the Faculty of Medicine, a position which Dr. Johnson held previously...
...Main provisions: the Government would take over all hospitals, help set up local health centers, train more physicians, spend some $600,000,000 a year to see that every Briton got complete medical and dental care, including drugs, eyeglasses, false teeth...
...before hysterical cries of inefficiency and indifference are bandied about, a closer glimpse at the picture might be appropriate. Survey of the dental situation in the Boston area would show that the University's problem is merely a symptom of a general trend. Throughout New England, throughout the entire nation, the tale of woe seems to be the same--overworked dentists and doctors, overcrowded hospitals, everywhere besieged by long waiting lines...
...reason! Perhaps the capacity of our medical and dental schools is just not great enough to serve the country's needs. Perhaps people with more money than they have ever had before find themselves indulging in long-postponed or purely unnecessary medical and dental work. But regardless of the cause, the deficiency remains with us. And whatever the ultimate solution--more medical training facilities, a much broader public health program, or some form of socialized medicine--years will certainly elapse before adequate service appears. Until then, the only alternative seems to be the usual patience and fortitude...