DENTISTS AND THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3039, 28 March 1917, Page 4

DENTISTS AND THE WAR

REPLY TO THE MINISTER FOB. INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

By, Telegraph—Press Associar.iion.

Dunedln, March 27. The (Acting-Director of the Otago University Dental School, replying to statements by tlie Hon. G. W. Russell published last week, says that during the last six years 82 men presented themselves for examination under the Aots of 1910-11. Tho Dentists' Act was opened to admit these men, who otherwise would have had to pass through college. This deprived the college of a large number of students. Fifteen had obtained the degree of B.D.S. in the last six years, and two men obtained registration by reason of British qualifications. This explains whore the 49 new dentists starting in New Zealand in the last six years came from, not, as tie Minister said, from American colleges. The acting-director cites instances in refutation of the statement that the method of training dentists in _ New Zealand had proved a colossal failure. As-a remedy for the shortage of students the acting-director Bays tho remedy is to make available to dental students bursaries such as aro proposed to be given the medical students or such as are proposed to be given to home science and teacherstudenta attending a training college.