Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 September 1949 — Page 22

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“indiana Has World's Oldest State Dental Association

-To National Society

Organized dentistry in Indiana

ganized medicine. The Indiana

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Sfate Dental Association was ‘founded in‘ 1858. It is the oldest state dental society in the world and preceded. by one year the founding of the American Dental Association. Like medicine, ‘dentistry has $8 ; 0 TNs made such strides within the last i Rg | century that it. has completely : changed its character, Early dentistry was largely confined to one function—relief of pain by extraction of teeth, And the extraction was done the hard way, too. Although anasthesia had been discovered—Hor‘ace Wells, a dentist, discovered the use of nitrous oxide gas as an anesthetic in 1844—it was not ° In general use. There was general ‘distrust of such a radical measure as putting a person to sleep’ American dentistry entered

upon its second phase about 1880 » : when the 4dea became rather Vaccinations Are | firmly established that teeth were § important enough to merit pres- Must’ for Children ervation whenever possible. Den-|

tal education stressed repair of damage and restoration of func-

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Dr. Frank H. o Halloran eis Indiana State Dental Associa. | tion president. ]

Some vaccinations or inoculations or children are practically

(tion, Between 1880 and 1920 pebd-| “musts.’

INDIANA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ON YOUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY

CONGRATULATIONS TOTHE +4

THE

LICENSED NURSING HOMES

FOR SERVICE

INDIANA ASSOCIATION of. ne

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Indianapolis homes, stores and industries is testéd regularly day and night by experienced _chemists and bacteriologists. These tests, totalling "+ more than'50,000 a year, assure a potable water supply—safeguarded against harmful bacteria that Fuse sickness and disease, Remember—in Indian. apolis you.always enjoy safe water, which is certified by the Indiana State Board of Health as meeting the requirements of the United States. Public Health Service standards, 2

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ple generally became convinced of, One of these is vaccination the importance of a clean mouth against smallpox—a terrible disin the interest of both health and| ce which again will scourge the Appearance, tdo i trai Prevention Stressed earth if t many peop'e reiran The present era is one of pre- from being protected against it, ventive dentistry. Prevention of It is usually recommended that dental disease is considered more vaccination against smallpox be significant than repair of dam- done within the first three months age. The dental profession is en- after birth. gaged in extensive research in After this vaccination, immunithe various dental schools and zation against diptheria and other institutigns such as the Na- whooping cough is usually desir-

tional Institute of Dental Re- able. These are most often given [search and the U. 8. Bureau of between six and nine months after Standards. birth.

Proper diet and scientific home| Injections against tetanus, or care are stressed as preventives||ockjaw, can be given about the of decay. Most significant of re- game time. These four—smallpox cent discoveries is the role of diphtheria, whooping cough and fluorine in curbing dental decay tetanus—are probably the most! among children. important protective inoculations It has been established that go. ohijdren. application of sodium fluoride by As a rule, children the dentist to the teeth of chil- vaccinated again for dren at certain intervals will when entering school and about réduce new decay approximatelyiae ype time of their. graduation {40 percent. Extensive research from high school. The Shick test (Is in progress on the advisability yo." 40h theria and the Dick test {of adding a tiny percentage of gor scarlet fever ought to be done {fluorine to public drinking water when school age is reached so reupplies. Experiments are being, =, ow." whether the child is conducted in several cities but conclusions will not be established Susceptible to these diseases. tor several years, Midwest Standards High American dentistry today is the | best in the world and nowhere has {it attained higher standards than in the Midwest. The Indiana | University School of Dentistry is AME the lop ranking schools of than serious. Half the American The Indiana State Dental Asso- People, including school children ciation was organized in Ramsey's during the school year, are sald | Hall, Indianapolis, December 28, to have some form of the in1358 with 15 charter members. It fection. now has a membership of more than 1600, with 14 component RECOVERY HASTENED societies representing every sec-| Early rising after childbirth oftion of the state. fers a double benefit. The mother Officers are Dr. Frank feels better, there is less chance O'Halloran, Evansville, president; for complications, and convalesDr C.T. Mayfield, Kokomo, pres- cence is more rapid. It also re-ident-elect; Dr. E. E. Ewbank, |jeves the hospitdl shortage of Kingman, secretary-manager; Dr. beds and nurses. Frederick C. Baker, Hammon], treasurer; Dr. Walter A. Crurn, » Richmond, executive: committee- will man; Dr. Wilbur P, McNulty, Ft ‘ (Wik ge Wayne, master of exhibits; Dr |W. N. Kelly, Clinton, supervisor {of clinics; Dr. H. C. Dimmich, Ft. | Wayne, editor-in-chief. Dr. O'Halloran says of the as(sociation: “Its objectives are: first, to improve the ability of dentists 10 render better service; second, to educate the public on the value of dental health in the general health picture”

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NEPHRITIS IS DANGEROUS + Nephritis, - sometimes called Bright's Disease, is a partly inflammatory, partly degenerative | lesion of the kidneys. This disease is third on the list of causes 76f deaths in the United States.

CENTRAL INDIANA OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY

THE INDIANA STATE

on a century of achievement . . .

Plans Expanded

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ment” certificate was made today

|will extend membership on a di-

| less than five employees. A signed | health statement will be required {of applicants for membership

‘Blue Cross members.

Health Instrance

Membership Offered On Individual Basis

Announcement that the Blue

to individuals on a “Health State-

hy officials of the hospital and/

Issuance of the new certificate,

|rect-pay basis to persons who are |self-employed, unemployed, reItiréd, or employed in firms with

under the new certificate. The constantly increasing de:

mand for membership coming {from persons not heretofore {eligible led the boards of di-

rectors of the two plans to {authorize issuance of the Health | Statement membership. ‘Covers Medical Care In addition to the usual provisions for hospital, surgical and obstetrical care, the new ‘plan provides for medical care payments for hospital patients, A broader schedule of payments for X-ray service in the doctor's office’ is likewise provided. Because of these broader provisions and because of the greater collection expense for direct-pay members, a slightly higher fee schedule will apply to members under the new certificate, In the five years since the Indiana Blue Cross Plan was in-| corporated, more than 440,000 members have enrolled. In its three years of operation, the Blue Shield Plan has enrolled 325,000 Hoosiers, all of whom are also The na-

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A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE INDIANA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

ON THEIR

100th ANNIVERSARY

tional - Blue Cross enrollment is more than 34 million.

Indiana

the state.

THE INDIANA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

CONGRATULATES

INDIANA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

‘Upon its unsurpassed

100 Year Record of

Achievement in Indiana

Veterinary

THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION IN INDIANA EXTENDS ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INDIANA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

ON ITS | ()()th ANMVERSARY

We appreciate the excellent service rendered by its membership through the years by. sponsoring and supporting public health laws for the protection of all the people of

The Indiana State Medical Association's insistence on a high standard of professional education for those seeking license to pracfice any branch of the healing arts has been a. substantial factor in securing better professional services for the people of Indiana.

THE INDIANA: ASSOCIATION OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND. SURGEONS

Sincerely

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Medical Association

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