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tion, he must have attended a course of at least one year, and at
least during two calendar years have been a student with one or
several dentists in Denmark.
The qualifications for graduation are as follows: The candi-
date must be twenty-one years of age, must have passed the
technical examination, and have attended a full course at the
dental school.
The above programme, confirmed January 20, 1889, makes
the obligatory course for all who desire to pass the final exami-
nation extend over four subsequent half years.
This dental school was opened for students February 1, 1889,

and the first graduation at the school was held in December, 1890,
and January, 1891.
In 1873, when a regular examination was decided upon, there
were also passed certain regulations for the practice of dentistry,
and limitations for the same.
The practice of dentistry had heretofore been open for regu-
larly authorized physicians, but an ordinance of March 3, 1873,
issued by the Department of Justice, reads: "License to prac-
tice dentistry, which is conferred by the Department of Justice,
may, for the future, be expected only when the applicant, who
must be twenty-five years of age and must prove by responsible
persons that he is of good moral character, has passed an exami-
nation, according to the ordinance issued March 1, 1873."
This ordinance of March 3, 1873, was, on March 8, 1892, modi-
fied, so that an applicant for license, who was under twenty-five
years of age, was entitled to receive this license if he, after hav-
ing passed examination, had been a clinical assistantto an author-
ized dentist for a period of two years. A person who has received
this license is authorized to clean, fill and extract teeth, insert
artificial teeth and treat diseases of the teeth and gums at the
place where he is living; but he may not practice any other
branch of surgery or medicine. The dentist was also authorized
to prepare and dispense medicine for external use; but only for
his own patients. He may not prescribe medicine for internal
use; and may administer anaesthetics for general anaesthesia
only with the assistance of an authorized physician.
It may be noted, that by virtue of a royal resolution of April
28, 1877, women are entitled to the same rights and privileges in
regard to the study and practice of dentistry.
These laws and ordinances have been interpreted in different