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yO DENTAL LAWS CONDENSED.

9.—All applicants shall submit together with their diplomas
or certificates, declarations sworn before a justice of the peace,
(a) of personal identity, (b) of the authenticity of the said diplo-
mas or certificates, (c) of the fact that they are entitled to prac-
practise as qualified dentists in the countries where the said diplomas
or certificates were granted, and that they have never been de-
barred from practice in any country by reason of misdemeanor or
professional misconduct.
10.—No diploma granted by the Government or any uni-
versity or other body of a foreign country shall entitle the holder
thereof to registration as a (medical practitioner or) dentist in
this colony unless equal rights and advantages are given in such
country to the holder of any British registerable degree.
II.—Regulation No. 10 of the 24th of February, 1902, shall
not apply to any person born in the Colony or domiciled therein
prior to the said date, who shall at the said date have completed
or have been actually pursuing in a foreign country the recog-
nized dental course for obtaining a dental diploma, in such
country.
"Colombo, Ceylon, December 14, 191 1.
"An American possessing the diploma
Ceylon. of a reputable American dental college
will be permitted to practise dentistry in
Ceylon provided the Ceylon Medical Council is satisfied with his
qualifications, and registers him as a qualified practitioner.
There is no special legislation on this subject in Ceylon. As
it is, the island is well ofif in the matter of dental surgeons. In
view of the fact that the Cingalese, as a rule, have very good teeth
and rarely need artificial aid in preserving them, there is little
scope for the practice of dentistr}' out here.
"Those that need the services of dentists are the European
residents, and the wants of these, in this direction, are supplied
by nearly a dozen well-qualified dental surgeons. It may be in-
teresting to you to know that three out of this number hold
American diplomas."

"Valparaiso, Chile, March 6, 1912.
"Foreign physicians and surgeons pre-
Chile. senting degrees from universities recog-
nized in Chile are considered equal to
licentiates of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, and are sub-
jected only to a practical examination in order to obtain the title
of surgeon, which is equivalent to that of M. D. in the United
States. This examination covers operative medicine, in-and-out