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92 DENTAL LAWS CONDENSED.

"Legacion de Panama. Washington, D. C.
"Any person holding a diploma from a
Panama. reputable dental college from anywhere
in the world can practise dentistry here,
provided that the applicant pass an examination before a board
appointed for that purpose, and upon payment of a fee of S50 for
a certificate."
"Asuncion, Paraguay.
"Diplomas from American dental col-
Paraguay, leges are not accepted here. Diplomas
from the colleges of the Argentine Re-
public, from Uruguay and from Peru entitle the possessor to prac-
tise in Paraguay without examination, but American dentists
would be obliged to pass the examination before the local board.
Three American dentists are now practising in Paraguay. I
would not advise a dentist to come here unless under a contract.
Spanish is the language of the country, and a dentist should
understand and speak that tongue in order to be successful."

"Legation de Perse, ^^'ashington, D. C.
"If a graduate of a reputable American
Persia. dental college wishes to practise his pro-
fession in Persia, his diploma must be
certified by the proper authorities, viz. : By the Secretary of
State in his own State, by the Secretary of State of the United
States, and then the Legation will certify the Secretaries of State
and the U. S. seal. The applicant must have practised dentistry
for three years. This is all that is required."

"Callao, Peru, December 27th, 191 1.
"The Peruvian regulations require that
Peru. physicians and dentists who are graduates
of foreign universities, and who desire to
practise their profession in Peru, shall present themselves before
the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lima, bringing with
them the diploma of the university from which they have graduated,
with the signatures properly legalized by the Peruvian Ministn' of
Foreign Afifairs, and a certificate of personal identity issued by the
Minister or Consul of the nation of the applicant resident in Lima.
In the absence of these officially, there must be produced a legal
identification by witnesses.
"Graduate dentists of foreign universities must pay the fees of
matriculation, which amount to $244, and stand two examinations
in this order: i. Theoretical, which comprises anatomy and physi-
ology of the mouth : 2. Theoretical-practical, which comprises