Success in dental practice : a few suggestions relative to the most approved methods of conducting a practice / by C. N. Johnson.

  • Johnson, Charles Nelson, 1860-1938.
Date:
[1913], [©1913]
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Credit: Success in dental practice : a few suggestions relative to the most approved methods of conducting a practice / by C. N. Johnson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    lem in criminal history. A body was found in one of our Western States decomposed beyond recognition. The authorities tried every means of identification but without avail, till they hit on the idea of examining the mouth. A chart was prepared of the dental work done on the teeth, and this was published in leading dental journals, through which medium identification was established by the dentist who had done the work. Criminologists and detectives are becoming more and more impressed with the reliability of dental records and are frequently appealing to dentists for aid in clearing up doubtful cases. In the light of present-day knowledge on the subject it would be a serious reflection on a dentist if his services were sought in one of these cases and it was found that he did not keep records. Another important advantage of having records relates to the rendering of accounts, a matter which will receive more detailed con- sideration further on. In fact, no dentist can hope to keep his affairs in systematic or satis- factory order w^ho fails to make and preserve accurate records of all his work.