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REVIEW OF DENTISTRY. 175

The number of dentists registered in Nova Scotia was, Octo-
ber I, 1892, 72.
There exists one dental society in Nova Scotia.

NEW BRUNSWICK.

Dr. C. A. Murray writes from Moncton, N. B., June 9, 1893:
"Previous to 1890 we had no law to regulate the practice of
dentistry in any way; but during that year we succeeded in get-
ting a bill through the House of Assembly.' Since that time we
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found where we could improve it very materially, and in 1893, the
present year, we were successful in getting an amendment to the
original act, and now we have a law which suits our purpose very
well.
" I will endeavor to give you some of the leading features.
We will register no persons without passing the preliminary ex-
amination before the Board of Examiners. This examination
consists of a fair knowledge in the following subjects: English
Grammar, Composition, Arithmetic, Geography, English and
Canadian History, Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry and Latin.
" The applicant must also have fulfilled all the requirements
for graduation in some one of the dental colleges or schools in
the United States, recognized by the National Association of
Dental Faculties, and received a degree therefrom, or in some
dental college or dental school in the Dominion of Canada or in
Europe, in good standing, requiring for graduation an attendance
of at least three school-years, of six months each, or more, and
received a degree therefrom; or,
" He must have fulfilled all the requirements for graduation
in some dental college or school, in good standing, requiring for
graduation an attendance of at least two school-years, of six
months each, or more, and received a degree therefrom; and
also passed an examination before the Board of Examiners in the
following subjects: Physiology, Anatomy, Chemistry, Histology,
Osteology, Dental Materia Medica, Therapeutics, Operative Den-
tistry, Prosthetic Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Metallurgy.
"An applicant for registration must be a resident of the Prov-
ince for at least six months before being registered.
"A person who violates the law is proceeded against accord-
ing to the provisions of Chapter 62 of the Consolidated Statutes
of the Dominion, or, in other words, the offender is arrested and