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N.Z. DENTAL ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING OP DELEGATES. ( .. Tllo thirteenth annual meeting of the New Zealand Dental Association commenced in Victoria, College yesterday morning, ihere.being a large attendance 01 delegates. The president of the asso-' elation, 3lr. P. 1. Washboura, cf Timaru, occupied the chair. The proceedings were ?,P e r b ,y t h ? Mayor (Mr. J. P. . Luke, L.Jl.tt., M.P.), who wished the conference success in its deliberations. The . people ot New Zealand appreciated the irorkjiono by the dentists right throughout the war period. The dentists had played the game. .There were two men connected the dental profession in New Zealand who had attained high dis- - V. n , ctl 9s' They -womld be failing in their •- - PSW. they did, not' .express their -very highi appreciation of the honour conferred upon Brigadier-General B. C. i Freyberg, y.C. (Applause.) The honour conferred on General Freyberg was also , an honour for the Dental Association. brigadier-General'Young had also done a v wry work of which they were all proua. In addition to these two distinguished members of . the dental profes- ■ Bion, there were many others who. had performed valuable service,'. In. common with the medical, profession, the dentitsts hau made great sacrifices during the war. Many 01 them bad worked in the war ■ Period practically wftliout remuneration. We value, indeed, what you did," conclud_ed Mr.> Luke. "The Dentists' Association were out to play the game, and they did it." (Applause.) . The, president _ thanked Mr. Luke for what he had said about the association, especially his references to those memibers who had fallen in the war. At Mr. Washbourn's suggestion the delegates stood for a few minutes o-nt of respect to the memory of those members 01' tlfo association who had laid down their lives in the Empire's; cause. 'The next business was the reading of' the presidential address and th» presentation of the report and balance-sheet. In discussing the dentists' duty to tho , public, 'during the course of his presidential address, Mr. Washbourne asked if the dentists, as a profession worked along sound financial lines? Was their remuneration from their work such that they could contemplate the future with equanimity, always taking into consideration the fact that under local conditions their earning period was comparatively short, and their working and saving years few,. There wore means by which they could accomplish their ends without throwing a heavier burden 011 their patients,. many of whom had a bard enough struggle to make ends meet. He thought there was another way, which also had the advantage of enabling them to keep fit for the strain of professional outy. He suggested that many dentists could' take up some outdoor occupation, 6uch;as bees and poultrjr-keeping, fruitgrowing or afforestation—occupations which meant an entirely new train of thought, and which would enable them, when the strain o£ dentistry became too heavy in their advancing years, to.change over to a new occupation, with a fair cumber of useful years of activity ahead of them. It must of necessity be 6ome time before any ,scheme.of State dentistry could be 111 working order, but in tho meantime there was much that dentists could do to further .the proposal. There were several ways in which they could do good service, and they naturally entailed some sacrifico on tho part of the profession in the early stages. One was by the establishment of dental wards in ail the hospitals throughout the Dominion for the treatment of those unable to pay ordinary _ dental fees, but who desired conservative dontnl treatment. Another was. by encouraging tho establish- ■, ment_ of dental wards in institutions,' especially those having the care of voung children. A further method which required the sympathy and co-operation of the Government- Department and right down through tho education boards, school committees, and teachers, had to do with the children attending- the various schools. He believed that it would improve the prospects of acccptance with the children if treatment was undertaken during school hours. The timo lost could bo easily made un. but the loss sustained through dental neglect was possibly irremediable during the life-time of the patient, and affected even possibly future generations. In the afternoon demonstrations of clinical work were given by Dr. A. Paterson (Christchurcli), and Messrs. P. Annstrong (Duncdin). and J. N. Bishworth .(Auckland). !. The visiting delegates were entertained at a smoke concert in tho evening by the Wellington branch of the association. The -proceedings will be continued today, and this evening at 7.30 o'clock the association's official dinner will _ take place. The Primo Minister and' other members of Cabinet, the Director-General o7 MeuTcnl Services, representatives of the 8.M.A., and others will bo tho guests of the association.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 200, 19 May 1920, Page 7

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N.Z. DENTAL ASSOCIATION Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 200, 19 May 1920, Page 7

N.Z. DENTAL ASSOCIATION Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 200, 19 May 1920, Page 7

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