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REVIEW OF DENTISTRY. 215

The number of dentists in Rio de Janeiro is about eighty, and

in the whole country about 250.
Dentists are taxed 80,000 reis, and 10 per cent, additional on
the office rent, besides a municipal tax.
The first law in Brazil regarding the dental examination was
passed April 28, 1854, in relation to Section 3, Article 21, of Decree
No. 1387 and reads as follows:

CHAPTER VII.

Article 80. Any one desiring to be examined for the pur-
pose of obtaining the title of dentist must, with the application,
bring documents proving his good moral character.
Art. 81. The dental examination comprises: (1) Anatomy,
Physiology, Pathology and the anomalies of the teeth, gums and
alveolar processes; (2) Hygiene and Therapeutics of the teeth;
(3) Descriptions of dental instruments; (4) Their theoretical and
practical use; (5) Materials used in prosthetic and operative dent-
istry.
Art. 82. The candidate thus having proved his efficiency to
the faculty, receives the title of Approved Dentist. (Dentista
Approvado)
This first law was revised in 1881 and again in 1891, and con-
tains the following restrictions:

STATUTES FOR THE FACULTIES OF MEDICINE AND
PHARMACY IN UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.

(Dated January 10, 1891.)
CHAPTER IV.

Relating to Courses in Connection with the Faculty.

Article 3 1 . The preparatory requirements for the odontolog-
ical course are as follows: The Portuguese Language, the French or
English Language, Arithmetic, Elementary Geometry, Physics
and Chemistry.
Art. 33. In order to obtain the title of Surgeon Dentist the
candidate is required to pass examination in the following
branches, disposed of in two series: First series—Anatomy, His-
tology, Physiology and Dental Hygiene. Second series—Chem-
ical and Prosthetic Dentistry.