History of Dental Surgery


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History of Dental Surgery: History of the development of dentistry, operative dentistry, prosthetic dentistry, orthodontia, oral surgery, dental literature, dental journalism, dental education and dental colleges.- v. 2. Dental laws and legislation, dental societies and dental jurisprudence.- v. 3. Biographies of pioneer American dentists and their successors by B. L. Thorpe


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History of Dental Surgery, Vol. 2 of 3


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Excerpt from History of Dental Surgery, Vol. 2 of 3: Contributions by Various Authors; Dental Laws and Legislation, Dental Societies and Dental Jurisprudence This chapter is written with reference to the enactments of laws concerning especially practitioners of dentistry. These laws define the manner of obtaining the right to practice, what constitutes acts of violation 'of their provisions and the penalties which are thereby incurred. Much has been said and written in criticism of these laws, and especially in a fault finding way with reference to the laxity of their enforcement. Experience has taught that the dental laws of the United States have greatly contributed to the elevation of the profession and its individual members. Experience has also taught that the public needed education' with reference to these laws, and when we use the term public, we include and. Consider the general body of the profession at large as well. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.