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Last week Herndon told the District of Columbia Dental Society how he deals with sufferers from "burr psychosis": he puts them to sleep. He has an anesthetist and two other assistants to help him, and a dental chair that can be converted into an operating table...
There have been some complaints about red tape and delays, chiefly against dentists, who must get an O.K. from their Dental Estimates Board before starting expensive dental work. Said one dentist last week: "Sometimes it's a damned nuisance getting authority from some pipsqueak on the board before you can start a job, but I admit there are some chaps who would yank out a mouthful of teeth for the profit they get on the dentures. So in a socialized service I suppose we've got to put up with some interference...
Teeth. The American Dental Trade Association, which includes makers & sellers of tooth-pulling instruments, faced a little painful dentistry itself. The Federal Trade Commission charged its 144 members with price-fixing and restraint of trade. A.D.T.A. said the charges were "reckless and unfair...
...manufactures one type of ammoniated powder called Amm-i-dent, has chosen the schoolchildren of Mahopac, N.Y. (pop. 1,109). Some 500 Mahopac pupils from kindergarten through the tenth grade will be asked to brush their teeth twice a day with Amm-i-dent. Free X rays and periodic dental examination will provide a running check on the experiment. Its sponsors hope that the new powder will prove effective against decay, regardless of the tooth-owner...
Charles W. Greenough '19 has been appointed business manager for the Medical School, the School of Dental Medicine, and the School of Public Health, vice-President Reynolds announced yesterday...