The study of dental surgery, and the means thereto / by John Tomes.

  • Tomes, John, 1815-1895.
Date:
1881
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Credit: The study of dental surgery, and the means thereto / by John Tomes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    My strong advocacy of the special,must not be interpreted as indifference to general qualifications. I woiild give every possible encouragement to the attainment of the latter, not, however, as a substitute for, but as a supple- ment to the dental degree. Educationally, the relations of the membership to the dental licentiateship may be re- garded in the same light as the relations of the fellowship to the membership are regarded. This view will, indeed does take effect in certain appointments. In many of our hospitals, although the membership of the College of Surgeons is a full qualification for practice, the governing bodies require that their surgical officers shall be Eellows of the College. Whenever the Fellowship of his College is required of a candidate—provided the Fellowship betokens a higher degree of professional knowledge than the Mem- bership—it may justly be required of the dental candidate for office that he shall possess the Membership in addition to the dental license of his College. The profession at large must be congratulated upon the recent determination of the Medical Council to enter in the Dentists’ Register surgical degrees as additional quali- fications. It may be said that this should have been done from the first, but those who have practical experience in bringing an Act into full operation, know quite well that success requires patience, perseverance, and last, but not least, the free exercise of forbearance. Upon the question of examinations and examiners I need say little. The former will, in their character, follow the lead of medical examinations, and it is provided in the Dentists Act that should the conjoint scheme come into operation in medical, it shall do so in dental examin- ations. The examiners are the guardians, on the part of the ])ublic, against incompetence, and should, as a matter of course, be independent of the pecuniary success of the schools, and collectively irresponsible for the professional instruction of the persons they ai’e called upon to examine. In revievving the task imposed upon the student, it may