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ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

(republic.)
Area, 1,125,086 square miles. Population, 4,046,654.
Capital, Buenos Ayres; population, 538,385.
Dr. N. Odahl, of Buenos Ayres, writes in a letter dated May
24, 1893:
" The odontological course at the University of Buenos Ayres
requires two years of study. The student must pass two prelimi-
nary examinations, and the final dental examination, the last one
being practical and theoretical.
" The candidate is, after the first year, examined in the fol-
lowing branches: Anatomy, Pathology, Surgery. The second
year's course comprises Surgery, Hygiene, Materia Medica,
Therapeutics, Operative and Prosthetic Dentistry.
" Dentists from foreign countries are required to submit them-
selves to the same examination, in order to be permitted to prac-
tice in the Argentine Republic.
" The student, before he enters the studies of dentistry, must
have graduated from the National College (corresponding to the
degree of B. S. or A. M. in the United States). He must also
produce a certificate of good moral character and a certificate of
vaccination.
" The Examination Committee consists of three 'academicos'
and five professors, the dean of the medical department of the
University presiding at the examination.
" There are no statistics relative to the number of dentists in
the country, but there are about fifty practicing in the capital.
Half of this number are foreigners, Americans, Italians, Span-
iards, etc."