The startling fact that there are 400 persons practising in Shanghai as "dentists" and that, of these, than a dozen are properly. qualified or are graduates of agnized dental colleges was Josed to a representative of the North-China Daily News" on September 3 by Mr, Win. Vinson. Lee, who has been making an investigation of this matter, In almost every thoroughfare of Shanghai signboards of "dentists" are to be seen but the majority of these men are unqualified and mow little or nothing about the practice of dentistry. In addition to these, one visiting the Chinese City and the smaller roads of the Settlement will notice native "dentists" practising, these men exhibi ing boxes of decayed (and some perfectly. good) teeth which they have extracted for a few cents. Needless to say, the latter carry on their work in dirty hovels under the most insanitary condi-|° tions, In view of this, a long felt want to be filled through the establishment of the Shanghai Dental College in the" Science and Technic Building, 46 Szechuen Road, which will be the first institution' of its kind in China and which will give an opportunity to young Chinese desiring to accept dentistry as a profession and to practise it in accordance with strictly professional standards, While in most countries the dental course takes: four years, the course to be offered by the Shanghai Dental Calle will cover three years, Which students will be given a full training the profession, which will include dental ethics and dental Jurispredence.
The fees are reasonable, $100 per term, which sum, of course, does not include board and lodging, books, ete, Students desiring to matriculate are required to undergo a strict examination as it is the intention of the promoters to secure quality and not quantity. Special students, however, may be admitted but. they will not receive a certificate or diploma ut the close of their" studies, The College will confer the egrce of Bachelor of Science in Dental Surgery after he ha: Attended all the necessary lectures and examinations and completed the technical and clinical work prescribed throughout, the course. The first semester will begin on October 1 and end on January 31, 3931, Dr. Wu Lien-tch, the famous surgeon and plague fighter, who is director of the National Quarantine Service: Dr. Mu Hou-ki, Commissioner of Public Health for the Gity Government of Greater Shanghai: Dr, Yen Fu-chun, head of the department of medicine of the Central University: Dr. Hermar C.B, Liu, president of Shanghai College: Dr. Fong F. See, former chief English editor of the Commercial Press: and Mr. Win. Yin-son Lee, have been elected to the Aivectorate, and Drs. Peter K. Hsu, Benjamin 'K. Wong and Henry Zeo have been made members of the executive committee.
Practically all of the practising Tocal dentists who have graduated from American and British dental colleges have consented to serve on the faculty and they include Dr. Peter Kingman Hsu, president: Benjamin K. Wong, dean: Drs. Henry Y, Zeo, Hsu Tsing-min, K. Yiep and P, P. Tan. In addition, the faculty members include a dozens or more well-known local nwvdieal practitioners and seien-
The fees of dentists ate proverd-folly high, most of the qualified men being educated in foreign countries, 8 thes men have spent considerable sums of money for their training. With. the establishment ofthe Shanghai Dental College, at Which young men may receive proional training. and graduate at a' reasonable cost should, therefore, prove a boon not only to the students themselves but to the public at large in years to come.
At present, the poorer classes are served with so-called dentists who have had no technical training, or practical experience whatever! and they are, unable to go to the expense of consulting the qualified but expensive practitioners. It of course, fortunate that they can
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