Army Dentistry: Forsyth Lectures for the Army Dental Reserve Corps (Classic Reprint)

The Forsyth Dental I nfirmary, the first infirmary of its kind, dedicated to the children of the world by John Hamilton and Thomas Alexander Forsyth in memory of their brothers, James Bennett and George Henry Forsyth, was incorporated in 1910 by aS pecial A ct of theM assachusetts Legislature. The objects of the institution have been summarized as follows: (a) to educate parents, teachers, nurses, and children in the hygienic value of healthy mouths and sound teeth, and to furnish instruction as to the best methods of securing the same; (6) to prevent dental caries by oral prophylaxis and by the care and preservation of the temporary teeth; (c) to investigate the causes and to study the prevention of oral diseases and caries of the teeth; (d) to remedy, so far as possible, existing conditions of dental caries and other oral diseases; (e) to establish and promulgate a higher standard of dental asepsis; () to furnish for the dental profession an opportunity for charitable work and for the educative experience of a large clinic. The Institution consists of many different departments, such as surgical, extracting, orthodontia, Roentgen-ray, research, oral hygiene, library and museum, clinical, etc., embodying a breadth of professional vision unsurpassed in the world. It is ideal for children, dentists, and soldiers. In fact, the Forsyth I nfirmary, on account of its modern equipment and excellent staff, has been accepted by theW ar Department as aB ase Hospital for the care of jaw wounds in soldiers returning from the present worlds
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