Dentists

In Chicago last week 12,000 dentists met in conventions of the American Dental Association, American Association of Dental Colleges and Chicago Dental Society. They heard discussions on:

Cigarets. Smoke raises the mouth's temperature from 98.6DEG (normal) to 112DEG. This is not harmful, for the mouth cools quickly if the cigaret is frequently lifted away.--Dr. Dan U. Cameron, Chicago.

Hands. "Many people like a woman dentist because as a rule she hasn't got smoky hands."--Dr. Dora Hendrickson, Chicago.

Toothpicks. "Perhaps occasionally toothpicks are harmful, but no more so comparatively than razors, scissors, safety pins, matches and even dental restorations in some instances. Why can't we be modest about it and derive the benefits to be derived from the proper use of the proper toothpick at the proper time?"--Dr. C. M. Kennedy, Des Moines.

Brushing. "Don't drag the toothbrush from one area to another. The bristles bend and sag and don't do their work."--Dr. H. H. White, Chicago.

Marrow, Alfalfa. "One of the greatest services a man could render the world today would be the formulation of a recipe for an appetizing dish of bone marrow. Next would come an introduction of alfalfa as an item of our menus. Alfalfa is the richest of all foods in vitamin and iron."--Professor Louis S. Davis, Indiana University.

Foods. "We are neglecting whole wheat bread, crusty bread, raw vegetables, sorghum molasses and unsalted butter. We ought to eat our lettuce just as it grows. Instead we cut it up first into tiny bits so that we won't have to chew it. This nation today is consuming sugar at the rate of 100 pounds a person a year, as against 30 pounds before the Revolutionary War. That's another failing on our part, our national tooth is too sweet."--Professor John A. Marshall, University of California.

Community Welfare. "Doctors in general have been too individualistic, too content to minister only to the needs of their own patients, and too little interested in community conditions." --Surgeon General Hugh S. Gumming, U. S. Public Health Service.

Gnathologist. This is a person "versed in the science of the mascatory apparatus," and dentists should call themselves so.--Dr. B. B. McCollumn, Los Angeles.