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lion imisl ho made io the Superior Mcdioal Council (Conscjo
Superior Medico) for permission to practise. 'Phis application
must be accompanied by:
"(i) A diploma of an accredited Dominican or forcij^jn insti-
tution properly legalized (in the case of a foreij^n institution, the
document must be le,q;alized by the Dominican Consiil having
jurisdiction in that district) ;
"(2) PVoof of the identity of the applicant;
"(3) The diploma must be accompanied by a certificate of
the good moral character, also properly legalized; and
"(4) The certificate of the applicant's having successfully
passed the examination of the Superior Council must also accom-
pany the application.
"A diploma from a United States dental college does not en-
title the holder thereof to any special privileges, and all appli-
cants are required to take the above-described examinations.
"The best openings for American dentists in the Dominican
Republic would probably be in the cities of Santo Domingo,
Macoris and Puerto Plata, which cities contain the largest foreign
(and especially American and English populations) of any cities
in the Republic. The majority of the native Dominicans, especi-
ally of the lower classes, have had very little education in the
proper attention and care of their teeth, and the dental practice
among these people would therefore be comparatively restricted."
"Guayaquil, Ecuador, March ii, 1912.
"Dentists who have received their
Ecuador. diplomas in the United States and intend
coming to this country to engage in their
profession, should have their diplomas viseed by the Consul or
Consul-General of Ecuador in the United States before leaving
there for this country, otherwise the diploma would not receive
proper consideration here.
"After arriving here with the diploma viseed as stated, an
examination, general and professional, is required, and which as
a rule will be taken or conducted in the Spanish language. The
expense of the examination is said to be about forty dollars. The
examinations will be held either at Guayaquil or Quito.
"There is reciprocity between Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador,
with respect to the practice of dentistry, that is, a dentist having
the right to practise in one of these countries may also practise
in either of the other two without having to take an examination,
but simply have his papers properly registered, after which per-
mission will be given to practise."
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